September 2, 2008
I’m a big fan of all styles and eras of Victorian furniture and my interests even leak into the immediately preceding and following eras.
Not wanting this site to be all about Renaissance Revival and Rococo, I’m always on the lookout for nice pieces in any Victorian style. It’s just that there are more examples of [...]
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August 22, 2008
If you are a Herter Brothers collector, here would be a special item to add to that collection. In 1879, Christian Herter began his “magnus opus, the William H. Vanderbilt residence on Fifth Avenue at Fifty-first Street. It was the largest, most elaborate commission in his career.”1
This dresser is branded “Herter Bros” and is [...]
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