Comments on: For The Record: Kilian Brothers Worktable http://rarevictorian.com/2009/09/for-the-record-kilian-brothers-worktable.html The definitive Victorian antique furniture destination Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:07:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: jr http://rarevictorian.com/2009/09/for-the-record-kilian-brothers-worktable.html/comment-page-1#comment-2538 jr Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:42:50 +0000 http://rarevictorian.com/?p=3158#comment-2538 I am confused. how do you know these are variants by the same manufacturer and not different manufacturers using the same old stock parts ? it seems that items on this site get rounds of applause for being "attributed" with variants and on other highly respected sites the items are similar and made with stock parts by different manufacturers. it makes me suspect of the attribution and the reviewers. I am confused. how do you know these are variants by the same manufacturer and not different manufacturers using the same old stock parts ? it seems that items on this site get rounds of applause for being “attributed” with variants and on other highly respected sites the items are similar and made with stock parts by different manufacturers.

it makes me suspect of the attribution and the reviewers.

]]> By: zeke http://rarevictorian.com/2009/09/for-the-record-kilian-brothers-worktable.html/comment-page-1#comment-2498 zeke Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:13:01 +0000 http://rarevictorian.com/?p=3158#comment-2498 Here’s a small table we have. I won’t attribute it to Kilian, but I have seen a bunch of variants on this one. Some are entirely ebonized and some partly ebonized with gilding and different elements. Some are more Renaissance Revival, some are more Neo-Grec but all are made with some parts in common. The manufacturer most likely had stock parts pre-made so the tables are almost modular in construction. This was a great way to keep costs down, while still making a quality product. http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/zekenstein/IMG_2342.jpg Here’s a small table we have. I won’t attribute it to Kilian, but I have seen a bunch of variants on this one. Some are entirely ebonized and some partly ebonized with gilding and different elements. Some are more Renaissance Revival, some are more Neo-Grec but all are made with some parts in common. The manufacturer most likely had stock parts pre-made so the tables are almost modular in construction. This was a great way to keep costs down, while still making a quality product.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/zekenstein/IMG_2342.jpg

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