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Rare Elijah Galusha Bedroom Furniture Photos

February 28, 2010

Elijah Galusha Bedroom furniture photos are not exactly commonplace and up until I visited the Rensselaer Historical Society in Troy, NY, I had never seen any, period. The following rare photographs are from a labeled dresser taken in 1970. The third image captures construction details and measurements of the piece by the director of an [...]

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Galusha Mahogany Secretary

February 7, 2010

To continue to fill out my online collection of Elijah Galusha furniture photographs, this secretary is another known Elijah Galusha piece in residence at the Rensselaer Historical Society in Troy, NY. I’m assuming 1835-1850-ishdate for this piece. The pulls are replacements unfortunately, so don’t be distracted by their later date.
Galusha seemed to enjoy incorporating ripple [...]

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Pottier & Stymus Bedroom Furniture Receipt

January 12, 2010

Here’s another interesting find from the files of the Rensselaer County Historical Society in Troy, NY. This is an 1861 receipt to Richard P. Hart, Jr. for bedroom furniture provided by the firm of Pottier & Stymus, dated April 3rd, 1861. The writing on the rear appears to record the completion of payments totaling [...]

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Did Henkels Produce Laminated Furniture?

January 9, 2010

Some text accompanying a recent auction ad caught my eye that had made reference to a laminated Rosewood parlor set that would be part of the upcoming sale. I had seen the pattern many times before (as any a long-time Victorian (Rococo) collector has) and am familiar with its usual attribution to George Henkels as [...]

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Elijah Galusha Rococo Revival Sideboard

December 21, 2009

Continuing with my series of photos taken at the Rensselaer County Historical Society in Troy, NY, I present several of a sideboard by Elijah Galusha made in the Rococo style.
Make note of the mirror-image carved foliage in the gadrooning. You will see it again in a parlor table that I will be posting photos [...]

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Let’s Put The Jenny Lind Theory To Rest

December 10, 2009

I’m thinking that maybe a 16th century sofa can end this Jenny Lind rumor for us, but let’s review the ground we’ve covered on this topic for a moment.
In this first post (yes, long ago), I announced a contest asking everyone for their own theories on the female heads carved into Renaissance Revival furniture. The [...]

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Thomas Brooks Sideboard Stencil Confirms Maker

December 1, 2009

I thought I’d give the Rare Victorian readers who don’t appreciate Rococo Revival a little break from the Galusha deluge and whip up a post for Renaissance Revival fans.
How often is it that you see the biggest, chunkiest Renaissance Revival pieces attributed to Thomas Brooks? Often. And it is usually based on slim [...]

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