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Daniel Pabst

Philadelphia Sale in Louisiana

January 29, 2010

Neal Auction’s latest sale is this weekend and it appears that the consignors with 19th Century furniture by famous Philadelphia makers will do better selling them in Louisiana than in Philadelphia area auctions. I can’t blame them since Neal does such a great job.
I’m excited about this sale. It is the first of the new [...]

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Auction Results Round-Up June 20th Edition

June 20, 2009

In what will hopefully become a regular feature on Rare Victorian, I’ve invited Sue Mellish, who has been an antiques and collectibles writer for Antique Week in the past, to wrap up some of the recent Victorian auction highlights for us.
The estate auction of Mrs. Katherine Creamer of Mobile, AL had some fantastic pieces sell [...]

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“Shannon Phila” Locks = Daniel Pabst?

February 24, 2009

I ran into this dresser listing on Ebay which caught my eye due to the expertly done Aesthetic Movement carvings. What further caught my eye was a mention in the listing description of the presence of locks that bear the mark, “Shannon Phila”. Shannon was apparently a manufacturer of hardware in Philadelphia at the time [...]

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How About An Alexander Roux Under Your Christmas Tree?

December 3, 2008

Not that it would fit under a tree, but go with me on this one. Drop some hints to your special other someone that you’d like a nice hunt sidebaord attributed to Alexander Roux or a few Belter chairs under the tree when you wake up December 25th. Tell them you won’t even peek [...]

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Daniel Pabst Free-For-All

November 21, 2008

There are seven – count ‘em – seven “Pabst” pieces on Ebay right now and I wonder about how loosely the name is being bandied about for anything that resembles the style that he worked in.
British architect Bruce Talbert’s influential “Gothic Forms“, published in 1867, influenced many a maker at the time, including some to [...]

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Book Review: Victorian Detail by Priscilla S. Meyer

May 18, 2008

I had previously mentioned that I’d be giving you a little more of a review on my latest book purchase, Victorian Detail, by Priscilla S. Meyer, so here goes.

Lise Bohm tipped me off to this book, as she occasionally does, and this time I hit some research paydirt immediately upon receiving it. I had [...]

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Fontaine’s "Exceptional Antique Auction" – February 23rd

February 15, 2008

For those of you who are avid VictorianForum.com visitors, you are already aware of this, that the Fontaine’s auction is approaching and now the listings have hit Ebay. I’ve created a custom search that isolates just the furniture for Fontaine’s here, which includes 139 high-quality pieces.
The Roux-attributed table above will be one of the [...]

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