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For The Record: J. W. Hamburger Prince Of Wales Chair

November 25, 2008

In another installment of “For The Record” on Rare Victorian where I feature the work of low profile makers of the 19th Century, I’m pleased to present what I strongly believe is a Joseph W. Hamburger Prince of Wales chair.  An image from their ca. 1870 catalog below shows a model #33, “Prince of Wales” [...]

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Who Made This Chair?

November 24, 2008

There is museum evidence that helps attribute this chair to two possible makers. Stop by the forum to read about this chair, submitted by a site visitor.
I have also added another feature to Rare Victorian – a quick reference to back issues of The Magazine Antiques in the Reference section to the right.  It [...]

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John Henry Belter Child’s Chair

October 8, 2008

I would like to see one of these Belter youth chairs in person.  I have a Belter slipper chair and it is diminutive;  I can’t imagine how tiny these chairs made for children would appear.  At 27 3/4″ tall, I could almost walk by it and not notice it in the room.
Don’t be fooled by [...]

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John Henry Belter “Lincoln” Pattern

September 3, 2008

I ran into a listing for a Belter “Lincoln” pattern sofa and not having heard of that pattern before, I had to do some research.  It happens that Lincoln had several pieces of Belter furniture in the White House during his time there, some of which had a very simplistic design.
In my brief scouring of [...]

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1857 Bembe & Kimbel U.S. House of Representatives Chair

August 14, 2008

Rare Victorian is please to offer for sale this original 1857 U.S. House of Representatives chair bearing the original stencil of it’s maker, Bembe & Kimbel.  It is identical in style to the chair that Abraham Lincoln favored as his photo chair and the design is depicted in the recently completed Thaddeus Stevens monument.  Only [...]

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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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Herter Brothers Eye Candy

August 8, 2008

I thought I’d share two photos of Herter Brothers pieces from my recent Philadelphia Museum of Art trip. You’ll have to excuse the photography as it was with a camera that was foreign to me and since the Herters’ pieces were behind glass, I think it created some challenges for the auto-focus.
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