From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Michaan’s Fine Art, Furniture and Decorative Arts Auction Friday, June 12, 2009

May 29, 2009

The June 12 event to be presented by Michaan’s Auctions of Alameda, CA, is sure to be a crowd pleaser. More than 260 lots of fine art, furniture and decorative art will cross the auction block this day.
One of the notable Victorian furniture items is a wonderful mid 19th century American Rocco [...]

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The Helen Of Troy Theory

May 28, 2009

(Continuation from Part I and Part II)
I’ve been talking a lot about Jenny Lind lately and here’s the impetus for my resurgent interest in solving the mystery of who the carved-arm females are meant to depict:

The owner of the sofa had recently put it up for sale on Ebay and an intriguing story came with [...]

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Need Tips On Visiting Cape May, NJ

May 28, 2009

photo by wasabi_bob
There is a reasonable chance that I will be visiting Cape May soon and am reaching out to the Rare Vic community to see if anyone has tips on which [Victorian] houses to visit and places to antique/see antiques. Comment below if you do!

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The Curious Case of the Victorian Carved Bench

May 27, 2009

As I eluded to yesterday, there are a few changes happening at Rare Victorian – all for the good. I’d like to introduce Cynthia Boris who will be helping out with a Forum News post every week to summarize the interesting activity going on there.
Cynthia is a veteran blogger who started her writing career [...]

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Victorian Furniture Highlighted in Cowan’s June 6, 2009 Fine and Decorative Art Auction

May 26, 2009

Cowan’s is preparing for a solid auction of Fine and Decorative Art on June 6th, where they are emphasizing 19th-century furniture and other decorative arts.
Along with elaborate newel post electroliers, a Tiffany lamp, Meeks side chairs, and Rococo and Renaissance Revival pieces, the sale features a ca 1870-1880 Midwestern Aesthetic [...]

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Rare Victorian Antique Classifieds

May 26, 2009

There are some exciting new additions coming to Rare Victorian this week, so please be checking back over the coming days to see what is in store. I have been very busy behind the scenes and I still owe you a follow-up post to the Jenny Lind saga and it is in the works, but [...]

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Auction Houses – Contact Me

May 21, 2009

If you work for an auction house that regularly features high-quality Victorian antiques and would like to be included on a list of auction sites that we monitor to report on for Rare Victorian readers, please use this form to submit your auction house. I’m looking to get more aggressive and timely on providing this [...]

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