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Victorian Antique Furniture Books For The Holidays

December 21, 2008

If you need a relatively inexpensive gift for the holidays for a Victorian collector, the Victorian Antique book page is a good source for some ideas.  Most of the links on the page are to Amazon.com which is a very efficient operation that is able to get books out the door and to your doorstep [...]

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Antique Marble and Stone Identification

December 21, 2008

I’ve created an antique marble/stone reference below to provide us with a little more information on what types of stone and marble went into the furniture of the Victorian era.  I’ve started this “reference” with images from my collection and invite you to take pictures of yours and send them to me to be added.
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Speaking Of Antique Brass …

December 19, 2008

Antique Brass is a passion for many, and Zeke had mentioned in a comment that he’d like to see more mention of antique brass items on this site and I just happen to have the occasion to do so. I recently ran across this letter rack/holder in an antique shop and it was the perfect [...]

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Another Puzzler – Identify The Wood In This Dresser

December 5, 2008

Take a look at this dresser and give me your best guesses on the type of wood used in this piece.  Answer will follow in the next posting.

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Unusual Tin-Clad Victorian Armchair

August 12, 2008

No this isn’t a high-end piece of Victoriana. This chair is “Rare” for another reason – that is not silver paint.
This Victorian-era chair is clad completely in Tin and appears to have been done so originally. I’ve never heard of this treatment for furniture before, but it must coincide with the tin ceiling [...]

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Video – Antique Rococo Revival Chair Crest Repair

August 7, 2008

Some good friends of mine asked for a recommendation on a repair shop and I mentioned to them that Rose Valley Restorations does good work for me, so they brought the chair to me to take in to John Hutchinson.  This will be the first of two short videos on the repair.
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“Hand-Made” Victorian Furniture Does Not Mean 100% Hand-Made

July 23, 2008

I thought I’d share this excerpt from a 1980 dissertation by Page Talbot, “THE PHILADELPHIA FURNITURE INDUSTRY 1850 TO 1880″. This dissertation was written to partially fulfill her requirements to achieve the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Page’s name shows up often in our niche and is author, co-author, and editor of several [...]

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