From the monthly archives:

August 2008

Superb Renaissance Revival Bed Needs Some Work

August 30, 2008

This bedstead on Ebay will be sold by the time some of you read this but I thought I’d mention it due to the quality of the piece. It is a Renaissance Revival bed with 101″ height and 75″ length and not quite Queen width at 57 1/2″ mattress width.
You can find it’s twin on [...]

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Flomaton Auction August 29th

August 29, 2008

The Flomaton sale snuck up on me today since it isn’t being conducted with an online Ebay bidding capability. There are several Victorian items up for bid including a few Belter chairs and the bed above, whose provenance, according to Flomaton is:
Purportedly Southern and owned by General Robert Patterson, he served War of 1812, Mexican [...]

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Pair Matched Robert Mitchell Throne Chairs

August 27, 2008

If you remember the recent post on the Robert Mitchell chair that I own, here’s a matching pair up for sale from Bradford’s Antiques. These chairs are a fun addition to any hallway or parlor. Oftentimes, if you can find a pair of something, there is often differences in the finish due to differences in [...]

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James D. Julia Antique & Arts Sale

August 25, 2008

James D. Julia is having their 21st annual summer sale and there is much in there for Victorian furniture fanatics. I’ve created a sampling of items that visitors of this site would be interested in below. Hover your mouse over the thumbnail for a quick synopsis or click through to the item for [...]

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John Henry Belter Bill of Sale Update

August 25, 2008

A quick update on the Belter Bill of Sale that was in the previous post. The December 1998 issue of Magazine Antiques has an exhaustive article on this particular bill of sale, documenting the history of the furniture purchased with this receipt. It was originally purchased by “Col. B. S. Jordan [of] Gorgia [sic]” [...]

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Original 1855 John Henry Belter Furniture Order Receipt

August 24, 2008

Lise Bohm has shared with us an original 1855 receipt that she owns documenting a Belter furniture order by what appears to be Col. B. L. Jordan. I was unable to find anything documented on this Colonel.
The order is for 2 Sofas, 2 armchairs, 4 parlour chairs, 1 centre table, 1 fine Etagere, 1 [...]

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Own a Piece of Herter Brothers – Vanderbilt History

August 22, 2008

If you are a Herter Brothers collector, here would be a special item to add to that collection. In 1879, Christian Herter began his “magnus opus, the William H. Vanderbilt residence on Fifth Avenue at Fifty-first Street. It was the largest, most elaborate commission in his career.”1
This dresser is branded “Herter Bros” and is [...]

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