Update and Book Giveaway

July 12, 2011
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I know that I have been very silent in past weeks so I thought that I would give you an update on what’s going on and give away a copy of a recently published book that will be of interest to many of you. My life has changed greatly in the past year as I [...]

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Fontaine’s Exceptional Antique Auction Tomorrow, 5/21

May 20, 2011
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press release: The following Monumental R.J. Horner Figural Mahogany Dining Room Set. 12 Pc. Figural carved set will be offered at Fontaine’s Auction Gallery in Pittsfield MA, on May 21st 2011 at 11am EST. The set includes a selection of the best American carved pieces of its time. The set is in a deep untouched [...]

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Neo-Grec Parlor Suite For Sale

May 9, 2011
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I get a lot of offers to buy Victorian furniture and recently I’ve been passing on them personally and handing the opportunity on to you.  Here is a Neo-Grec three-piece parlor suite that I have not run across before.  It is very well carved and is not your run-of-the-mill Renaissance set.  The crest and seat [...]

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Leon Marcotte-Attributed Credenza For Sale

May 5, 2011
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After having been in a private collection for 36 years, you can now own a piece of the Cummins Diesel estate from Columbus, Indiana. Possibly made by Leon Marcotte of New York in the 1860s, this credenza has all the high-end attributes of the best makers’ work at the time. Rosewood, Birdseye Maple interior and [...]

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Two Belters are Better Than One

March 27, 2011
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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” profile. Thanks to Kevin for sharing his photos with us. Right Now on eBay Rosewood [...]

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