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Belter Bidding War

March 1, 2009

This video is from a 2006 Antiques Roadshow video appraisal done on this pair of John Henry Belter scroll pattern armchairs where the buyer paid $7,000 for them – a result of a heated bidding war where the thrill got the better of him. I’m a bit more taken aback by the $4,000 to $6,000 [...]

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Robert Mitchell High-Back Arm Chair #66-1337 A

January 22, 2009

I knew eventually that this chair would turn up and it finally has. This is the Robert Mitchell High-back Arm Chair from his ca. 1902 catalog, model #66-1337 A. The “A” designates the Mahogany version of the chair, which this is. It was also available in quartered Oak – which had 2 [...]

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Kimbel & Cabus Modern Gothic Armchair at Neal Auction

October 3, 2008

In my opinion, Neal Auction is being a bit conservative in their attribution on this chair. I’m always very appreciative of Neal’s condition information and research that they provide with their listing and I feel they are consistently careful not to go out on a limb on attributing a maker unless they have a [...]

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John Jellif Furniture Prices Dropping or Anomaly?

July 3, 2008

I will be checking the results of the above attributed John Jelliff 4-piece parlor set after the July 12th Neal Auction sale is over. The 8-piece set that recently sold at Cowan’s drew a disappointing $2,600. Maybe there was a structural issue with one or more of the pieces as was mentioned in the forum [...]

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Gothic Revival Armchair

August 29, 2007

Coming up for auction within striking distance of my SUV is this Gothic Revival armchair ca. 1860. This chair is profiled in “The Big Book of Antique Furniture” by Lindquist (which I find to be a valuable reference for the $2.00 investment at Amazon.com) on page C-10. It’s nice to find the furniture [...]

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Charles Boudoine (not Belter) Armchair

June 24, 2007

Up for Auction is a very nice Rococo Rosewood armchair I will attribute to Charles Boudoine, and I believe incorrectly marked as John Henry Belter for it’s auction. In looking at the listing, the “earlobe” carving on the chair back reminded me of Boudoine but not of Belter. Charles Boudoine was of French [...]

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Jelliff Aficianados, Lend Me Your Thoughts

June 14, 2007

I picked up this chair at auction that at initial glance reminds me of the overall form that a John Jelliff armchair would have. There’s a natural tendency to assume that what you now own is made by the famous maker that you want it to be and to avoid doing too much research [...]

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