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Rare Elijah Galusha Bedroom Furniture Photos

February 28, 2010
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Elijah Galusha Bedroom furniture photos are not exactly commonplace and up until I visited the Rensselaer Historical Society in Troy, NY, I had never seen any, period.  The following rare photographs are from a labeled dresser taken in 1970.  The third image captures construction details and measurements of the piece by the director of an [...]

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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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Own a Piece of Herter Brothers – Vanderbilt History

August 22, 2008

If you are a Herter Brothers collector, here would be a special item to add to that collection.  In 1879, Christian Herter began his “magnus opus, the William H. Vanderbilt residence on Fifth Avenue at Fifty-first Street.  It was the largest, most elaborate commission in his career.”1
This dresser is branded “Herter Bros” and is [...]

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8 Foot Modern Gothic Dresser

April 12, 2008

The darkened pictures on this listing belie the quality of this very large Modern Gothic dresser. I doctored up this picture (lightened it) so as to give you a better grasp of the quality of this piece. Clicking on the image above will provide a larger image with greater detail. Clicking on [...]

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Signed Herter Brothers Aesthetic Dresser

March 10, 2007

A couple pieces of furniture from Herter Brothers are coming up for auction: a Maple Victorian Sideboard and the above pictured Aesthetic Dresser. Both are signed “Herter Bros.”
The dresser is from the last quarter 19th century and is made of burled elm and birds eye maple fronts. Height: 85 inches, width 44 inches [...]

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