Unusual Brass Chair – ca. 1900

March 8, 2011
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I don’t think that I’ve ever seen a brass chair before aside from those depicted in books.  You may also remember this very unusual glass chair that sold three years ago – I haven’t seen one again since. It’s more common to see brass beds, lamps, tables, and stands, but chairs seem to be less [...]

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“Massachusetts Style” Cabinet

February 21, 2011
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Some might be tempted to put a New York attribution on this Neo-Grec cabinet, including myself, but not so fast this time. This one was made in Manchester, Massachusetts by John Bigwood in 1875.  We know this because he took the time to sign it as such in a hard-to-reach spot in a hidden compartment [...]

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Herter Brother Credenza Will Sell at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers

February 3, 2011
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This credenza was bought at an estate sale, misidentified as an Italian piece, and now is coming up for sale at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers as lot 122 this weekend. Fortunately, it has been properly identified as a piece by Herter Brothers and it’s relation to this cabinet pictured below in the Herter Book on page [...]

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Allen & Brother Desk on the Roadshow

February 1, 2011

One my favorite cabinetmakers, Allen & Brother from Philadelphia was profiled in the May 1996 edition of the Magazine Antiques and a desk very similar to this one appraised below on the roadshow is shown on page 723.  The attributions appear to be related to the the desk locks in the article having an “A” [...]

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M. H. Schrenkeisen Factory

January 30, 2011

I thought that I’d share this M. H. Schrenkeisen factory drawing from an October 1880 Scientific American cover.  It depicts the full cabinetmaking process beginning with raw logs coming into the factory and in the lower right you can see finished Eastlake-style furniture.  I guess Home Depot and Lowes had not yet opened in their [...]

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