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North Georgia Antique Auction Starring Pottier & Stymus

January 7, 2010

North Georgia Antique Auction is offering up some fine Victorian pieces in their upcoming January 9th auction. For me, this attributed Pottier & Stymus credenza with extensive ormolu bling is a standout. I’ve seen those capitals and horse/chariot ormolu before but I can’t place it, even with some fairly involved searching of my research material. [...]

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Victorian Furniture Highlighted in Cowan’s June 6, 2009 Fine and Decorative Art Auction

May 26, 2009

Cowan’s is preparing for a solid auction of Fine and Decorative Art on June 6th, where they are emphasizing 19th-century furniture and other decorative arts.
Along with elaborate newel post electroliers, a Tiffany lamp, Meeks side chairs, and Rococo and Renaissance Revival pieces, the sale features a ca 1870-1880 Midwestern Aesthetic [...]

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Modern Gothic or Eastlake/Aesthetic or Both?

May 15, 2009

Bob Courtney Auctions is selling this 3-piece bedroom set on Ebay at the moment and the sale will be ending today. The have listed it as an “Eastlake Aesthetic Movement” set and I’ve been mulling over this categorization and haven’t yet come to grips as to whether it falls cleanly into that genre or if [...]

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W. W. Strong Ebonized, Aesthetic Movement Bedroom Suite

April 20, 2009

This Aesthetic Movement bedroom suite has popped up on Ebay and is labeled via stamp to be made by W. W. Strong Co. of Chicago, Illinois. The seller has some other provenance to share with us on the set:
The set was purchased from the Galesburg, Illinois Historical Society. It was supposedly part of the furnishings [...]

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Rare R.J. Horner Bedroom Suite Up At Auction

March 21, 2009

Just a quick note to mention the upcoming April 5th sale of an attributed R.J. Horner Bedroom suite. A tag does accompany the set. More details and photo tour at the R.J. Horner blog.

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Kimbel & Cabus Attributed Bedroom Suite

December 5, 2008

The printed Neal Auction catalog and NealAuction.com website has some additional substantiation that does not accompany the Ebay listing for the attributed Kimbel & Cabus bedroom set in their upcoming sale. I thought I’d share that information here since some of you may have viewed the set on Ebay and not had access to [...]

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Allen & Brother or Herter Brothers Bedroom Suite

August 17, 2008

I was contacted by the recent buyer of the above bedstead, which is part of a two-piece suite. There is no question it is a very desirable set and I’d be happy to have it in one of my bedrooms. It is constructed of solid Rosewood, has gilt incising and a bronze plaque [...]

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