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ebonized furniture

Pottier & Stymus Neo-Grec Half-Tester Bedstead

September 10, 2008

Grand View has the Pottier & Stymus-attributed bedstead shown to the right in their upcoming September 13th sale.
You don’t get more straightforward Neo-Grec than this – a repeating Greek Key pattern surrounding the classical-themed bronze plaque.  Like a Greek wreath split in half, either laurel or olive leaves create tassels on either side of the [...]

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Brunk Auctions New York Renaissance Revival Cabinet

July 6, 2008

Brunk Auctions will be putting up the above credenza on July 12th with an expected range $3,000-$6,000.  These cabinets are a staple in the Victorian furniture auctions, yet to me they do very little more than provide a showy piece of furniture in your house – they prop up a statue or vase in grand [...]

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Why I Do The Research That I Do

June 5, 2008

The stand above is a good example of why I read and research Victorian Furniture to the extent that I do. When I first started collecting Victorian Furniture it was only so that I could put furniture in my home (built in 1887) that was more befitting the house than what I already owned.
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Neo-Grec Pedestal Trifecta

April 29, 2008

If you remember the Dargate sale of one of these pedestals in March, you may remember that it went for $2,500. I’m surprised the seller hasn’t broken this trio up to maximize the revenue, but thankfully we have a set here. I don’t expect to see $7,500 out of them for the same [...]

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Neo-Grec Ebonized and Inlaid Music Cabinet

April 29, 2008

For those of you who were wondering where the music stand went that I last profiled – it disappeared from Ebay and the auction house’s website just prior to the sale and I don’t know what happened. If you were all set to bid on it and were left empty-handed, here’s your chance to [...]

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Thomas Godey Renaissance Revival Cabinet

February 3, 2008

Doyle New York is listing this unlabeled cabinet as being done in the manner of Herter Brothers, but I think that there is a chance that it was made in Baltimore by Thomas Godey. It reminds me of a labeled Godey cabinet that was sold in 2005 by Neal auction which I think was [...]

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Somebody Got a Deal at $2,000

January 24, 2008

Just noticed that this Aesthetic cabinet that I was monitoring went for $2,000. I had actually opened the bidding window (it was live) to wait for the lot to come up but something distracted me and I never made it back. I had a sneaky suspicion that it would possibly be one [...]

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