From the monthly archives:

June 2009

George Hunzinger Lounge Chair

June 30, 2009

George Hunzinger furniture fans will probably be interested to see this chair design by him based on the 1869 brace patent. This is not a common form and I personally haven’t seen one in the past. You can see the chair without arms in the Hunzinger book on page 66.
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Neal Auction Summer Estates Auction

June 26, 2009

Neal Auction’s next sale is coming up this weekend and it has it’s share of worthy lots which I have provided a sampling of below.  I have been so busy recently that I haven’t had a chance to review the paper catalog that is sent out but their website has all the details.  Attributed pieces [...]

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John Jelliff Neo-Grec VSA Article

June 24, 2009

I recently “met” Roberta Mayer virtually through this site when she saw my posts on Jelliff and the “Jenny Lind” carved arms.  She made me aware of an article she had written on the same topic several years ago for The Victorian Times for VSA.  Roberta is an accomplished and widely published author and presenter [...]

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My Antiques Roadshow Experience Part II

June 23, 2009

I left off with my Antiques Roadshow experience in the last post at the paintings table.  Both Chris and I had lugged our final appraisal items through this, our longest line – long enough that it was broken in two, which was not apparent until you reached the “inner circle”.

Chris took a large “Russian-looking” painting [...]

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Does “Victorian” Really Have Any Meaning?

June 22, 2009

Photo courtesy of Liveauctioneers
Now that we’ve tackled the semantics of Empire vs. Late Classical, let’s take a crack at something larger – the word “Victorian.” Does “Victorian” really have any meaning? Did it ever? There are those who would argue that the word has become a generic term with muddied applications, while [...]

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Auction Results Round-Up June 20th Edition

June 20, 2009

In what will hopefully become a regular feature on Rare Victorian, I’ve invited Sue Mellish, who has been an antiques and collectibles writer for Antique Week in the past, to wrap up some of the recent Victorian auction highlights for us.
The estate auction of Mrs. Katherine Creamer of Mobile, AL had some fantastic pieces sell [...]

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I’ll Gladly Pay You Tuesday For A Hamburger Today

June 19, 2009

No sooner do I put up a post about J.W. Hamburger than woodwright points out the Great American Auction sale coming up tomorrow.  I had previously reviewed the lots, but since I just did the post earlier this morning, one stuck out for me this time around.  The “Jelliff” chair on page 2 favors [...]

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