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Victor Quetin Would Be Proud – 150 Years Later

December 26, 2009

Speaking of Victorian Furniture restoration, you might remember an ebonized French pedestal that was found in pieces and I was able to locate an original catalog image to identify it’s maker and original configuration.
Well, this project has reached it’s conclusion and the results are amazing. Mike, the pedestal’s owner, was able to do the restoration [...]

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Renaissance Revival Chairs With Marked Mounts

November 9, 2009

A recent Rare Victorian site visitor shared with me some images of a set of high-style Renaissance Revival chairs with very high quality mounts. I have done a fair amount of digging on deciding whether the set is properly categorized as Egyptian Revival or Neo-Grec. I have even consulted with James Stevens Curl who wrote [...]

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Alexander Roux Chairs With Original Label

August 10, 2009

According to the label above which accompanies a pair of chairs currently for sale, these chairs were produced by Alexander Roux between 1848 and 1867 due to the 479 Broadway address mentioned.

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Another “If Only …” Moment

August 6, 2009

Sometimes Rare Victorian regular Zeke sends me things that get my blood pressure pumping in a bad way and this is another example of one of those “If Only” moments. If only I’d been there. If only Zeke had bought it. If only one would show up at that price today because [...]

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Herter Brothers Bookcase At Mark Vail Auction

June 3, 2009

Mark Vail’s June 6 auction has a lot for sale that I will call “entry-level” Herter Brothers. From what I see this is a 100% authentic Herter Brothers bookcase. It’s not one of Herters’ high-style pieces as the design is more straightforward and utilitarian. The three drawers are branded “Herter Bro’s” and I have compared [...]

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Bonham’s Selling Warner Brothers’ Studio Collection of Herter Brothers Furniture

January 15, 2009

In what one Hollywood blogger is referring to as a Warner Brothers garage sale, Bonham’s is offering one of the most important Herter Brothers collections seen at sale in over 60 years. This sale represents over $1,000,000 in Herter Brothers furniture with solid provenance and a sure way to open up their new New York [...]

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Neo-Grec Herter Brothers or Pottier & Stymus Chairs

September 18, 2008

I don’t run across fine Neo-Grec, ebonized, Rosewood chairs like these too often. Each chair has a bronze plaque in the back splat, one of a male figure and the other of a female. There is ample ormolu throughout the chair and if I were the current owner, I would try to examine the back [...]

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