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Enhanced iPhone Support

February 11, 2010

If you’re an iPhone user and need your Rare Victorian fix while out and about, you should pop over to RareVictorian.com. I’ve installed enhanced support for iPhone and navigation is now quick and easy.

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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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Macro Antiques: John Henry Belter Rosalie

February 2, 2010

I though it would be interesting to see an angle of decorative arts that we don’t always see: the extreme close-up. I’ve pulled out my new macro lenses and have taken some close-ups of pieces that I own and will be sharing them over time in a new series of macro photography. My antiques [...]

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Philadelphia Sale in Louisiana

January 29, 2010

Neal Auction’s latest sale is this weekend and it appears that the consignors with 19th Century furniture by famous Philadelphia makers will do better selling them in Louisiana than in Philadelphia area auctions. I can’t blame them since Neal does such a great job.
I’m excited about this sale. It is the first of the new [...]

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Aesthetic Recamier At The Armory

January 26, 2010

Herter Brothers or Associated Artists? That was the question that was floating about at the Armory this past weekend. Joan Bogart had opinions from others on the maker associated with her recamier but no one had a rock solid firm one. The flower, inlay patterns, and carved feet have unmistakable and possibly unique [...]

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Overheard At An Antique Show

January 23, 2010

I was perusing the Armory show on 67th Street yesterday and while I was dashing through at lightspeed scanning the dearth of Victoriana, I had to stop to hear the rest of this conversation between two random show-goers:
She, admiring a piece of art: “the duality [of the piece]….it’s incredible”.
He: “Yes, it’s palpable”.
Me, thinking: “gag”.
I always [...]

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Book Review: Winterthur Portfolio 10

January 19, 2010

Published in 1975 by the University Press of Virginia for The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, this book holds some valuable reference material for Victorian furniture fans. I personally purchased it for the multitude of Phoenix Furniture Co. photos such as the one above that provide a reference for the furniture that they [...]

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