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Posts filed under Reader Finds from the RareVictorian furniture archive.
Here is not one, but a matching pair of John Henry Belter settees in an early, seldom-seen grape pattern from the applied crest era of his work. Notice the scrollwork has a ridged pattern instead of the usual flat "taffy
It is with great sadness that I pass on the news that Rare Victorian regular and email friend of mine, Zeke Feldhaus, has passed away. I had not heard from Zeke nor seen him around Rare Victorian for a while but I didn't
Bill M. sent me photos of a five-piece inlaid Renaissance Revival parlor suite with porcelain plaques to get some input on it's maker. He had run into this older post I did on the Herter Brothers attributions that come a
Herter BrothersInlaidRenaissance RevivalRosewoodGustave HerterChristopher DresserPorcelain Plaque
Speaking of Victorian Furniture restoration, you might remember an ebonized French pedestal that was found in pieces and I was able to locate an original catalog image to identify it's maker and original configuration. W
Some of you may recall a blog post here on Rare Victorian regarding Frank N. Otremba, a Hawaiian woodcarver that produced a mantel and chair for Mark Twain around 1908. Twain purportedly had a choice between the two item