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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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Another “If Only …” Moment

August 6, 2009

Sometimes Rare Victorian regular Zeke sends me things that get my blood pressure pumping in a bad way and this is another example of one of those “If Only” moments. If only I’d been there. If only Zeke had bought it. If only one would show up at that price today because [...]

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Herter Brothers-Attributed Cabinet May Be Allen & Brother

June 12, 2009

I bid on a cabinet this week after I learned of a “Herter Brothers” cabinet coming up at a local auction. I immediately thought Allen & Brother when I saw the cabinet photos. I coincidentally ran into the “Gems of the Centennial” which I then posted here on Rare Victorian and lo an behold there [...]

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Fontaine’s Exceptional Antique Auction, April 4th

April 3, 2009

Fontaine’s has another one of their Exceptional Antique Auctions coming up this weekend and there are many great Victorian pieces to be aware of. Live bidding will be provided by Artfact Live! I wish they had excluded the Allen & Brother sofa from the sale. Don’t they know to hold onto all Allen & [...]

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Grandview Sale Including High Museum Henkels Desk

November 29, 2008

Grand View Auction has several fine Victorian antiques in today’s sale including this George Henkels desk, once exhibited in the High Museum. It is reminiscent of the desk and furniture in the Asa Packer Mansion. Other notable items include an Allen & Brother Cabinet and J & JW Meeks Parlor Set. I’ll need a little [...]

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Allen and Brother Winged Griffin Desk

September 24, 2008

This desk is being attributed to the shop of Allen and Brother of Philadelphia and being dated to around 1875. I happen to have seen this desk in person – it sat in Adamstown, PA for a number of months and I drooled over the carved griffins on the base, but I couldn’t part with [...]

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Allen and Brother Egyptian Revival Marble Top Table

August 6, 2008

This Egyptian Revival parlor table constructed by Allen and Brother is an impressive one. A table like this is shown in the May 1996 issue of Magazine Antiques and I wouldn’t be surprised to know that the table’s owner at the time, Judith Hollander, had subsequently donated it to the Philadelphia Museum of Art where [...]

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