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John Henry Belter Patents – Improved Bedstead & “Dished” Lamination

May 4, 2009

Below are two of four patents that John Henry Belter secured (two more to follow):
Pat. 15,552 (Aug. 19, 1856) – John Henry Belter’s improved bedstead patent that seeks to address issues with bed construction prior, such as assembly, eliminating recesses where bugs could reside, and reclaiming lost space from the requirement of thick bed posts [...]

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Stevens Estate Auction May 2nd, 2009

April 27, 2009

Stevens Auction will be having a sale this weekend which will include antique Victorian Furniture from a variety of makers and periods and the convenient thing about the sale is that you don’t need to bring a truck or trailer to take your purchases home.  Just be the high-bidder on the 36-foot RV that they [...]

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Pottier & Stymus Neo-Grec Half-Tester Bedstead

September 10, 2008

Grand View has the Pottier & Stymus-attributed bedstead shown to the right in their upcoming September 13th sale.
You don’t get more straightforward Neo-Grec than this – a repeating Greek Key pattern surrounding the classical-themed bronze plaque.  Like a Greek wreath split in half, either laurel or olive leaves create tassels on either side of the [...]

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Superb Renaissance Revival Bed Needs Some Work

August 30, 2008

This bedstead on Ebay will be sold by the time some of you read this but I thought I’d mention it due to the quality of the piece.  It is a Renaissance Revival bed with 101″ height and 75″ length and not quite Queen width at 57 1/2″ mattress width.
You can find it’s twin on [...]

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Nearly Identical Pair Of Rococo Bedsteads

August 16, 2008

If you’ve ever wanted a pair of Rococo style Victorian beds, QUEEN size no less, then this is your chance. There are minor differences in the carvings, but you can see that they appear to have come from the same shop, possibly the New Orleans area.
The main difference is that one is made of [...]

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