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Grandview Sale Including High Museum Henkels Desk

November 29, 2008

Grand View Auction has several fine Victorian antiques in today’s sale including this George Henkels desk, once exhibited in the High Museum.  It is reminiscent of the desk and furniture in the Asa Packer Mansion.  Other notable items include an Allen & Brother Cabinet and J & JW Meeks Parlor Set.  I’ll need a little [...]

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William Fischer Hawaiian Kou and Koa Center Table

October 30, 2008

This koa and kou wood center table was made by William Fischer around 1869.  A very similar table was ordered at the time by Governer Dominis.  Dominis was an American-born statesman who became Prince Consort of the Kingdom of Hawai’i upon his marriage to the last reigning monarch, Queen Lili’uokalani.  Using kou wood was an [...]

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Kilian Brothers Inlaid, Gilt-Incised, Ebonized Parlor Table

October 26, 2008

There’s something about Kilian Brothers pieces that make them some of my favorites.  Their heavy mix of ebonization, polychrome paint (in some cases), heavy use of gilt-incising and Neo-Grec styling is very appealing to me and resulted in me adding one of their pieces to my collection a while back.
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Unusual Marble Top Rococo Table

July 31, 2008

I thought I’d share this somewhat unusual Rococo marble-top center table that I recently had the opportunity to purchase, which I didn’t, due to the price being too high for today’s market.  The overall form is a round center table but the edges are scalloped.  The base is a moderate quality Rococo design but what [...]

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Meeks Pieces At Jackson Auction Today

July 16, 2008

I’m on the road again so Rare Victorian access is somewhat limited but I caught a window of time to mention that there are a few Meeks-attributed items going up for sale during a Jackson’s Auction sale happening today. The above table is being sold as a “Stanton Hall” pattern Meeks table with it’s [...]

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Rosewood Center Table – Possibly Herter Brothers

May 29, 2007

Does anyone besides me have an affliction for collecting Victorian parlor/center tables? I think it happens to the best of us for a variety of reasons:

Most furniture is huge (sofas, cabinets, dressers, beds….) and requires manpower and trucks to get it into your house. I can quickly dart away with a table by [...]

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Pottier & Stymus Center Table

April 18, 2007

Up for sale is a center table attributed to Pottier & Stymus by Heritage Auction Galleries. Circa 1870, this table includes Rosewood, ebonized and giltwood elements with marquetry inlay. The chalice in the stretcher is usually a good sign of a high-end maker such as Herter Brothers or in this case, Pottier & [...]

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