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Elijah Galusha

Rare Elijah Galusha Bedroom Furniture Photos

February 28, 2010

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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Galusha Mahogany Secretary

February 7, 2010

To continue to fill out my online collection of Elijah Galusha furniture photographs, this secretary is another known Elijah Galusha piece in residence at the Rensselaer Historical Society in Troy, NY. I’m assuming 1835-1850-ishdate for this piece. The pulls are replacements unfortunately, so don’t be distracted by their later date.
Galusha seemed to enjoy incorporating ripple [...]

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Elijah Galusha Furniture Reference

February 7, 2010

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Elijah Galusha Rococo Revival Sideboard

December 21, 2009

Continuing with my series of photos taken at the Rensselaer County Historical Society in Troy, NY, I present several of a sideboard by Elijah Galusha made in the Rococo style.
Make note of the mirror-image carved foliage in the gadrooning. You will see it again in a parlor table that I will be posting photos [...]

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Signed Gothic Revival Desk by Elijah Galusha

November 29, 2009

We’ve seen plenty of Rococo Revival furniture from Elijah Galusha and now I have photos of photos (so please excuse quality) from 1979 and the accompanying excerpt from a letter that Renssalaer County Historical Society received along with them. The third photo shows a stencil, “E.G. Troy 1843″.
I recently purchased a signed and dated 1843 [...]

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Parlor Chairs By Charles Baudouine

November 26, 2009

Ignoring the Galusha table for the moment, a pair of Rosewood chairs purchased from Charles Baudouine in 1849 still remain at 59 Second Street in Troy, NY, at the Rensselaer County Historical Society. Originally a 6-piece set, a photo of one of the sofas with a pair of the chairs is shown in the book [...]

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Rococo Mirror and Window Drapery Cornices By Elijah Galusha

November 25, 2009

All of the furniture that I have presented and will present in this series by Elijah Galusha are original to 59 Second Street in Troy, NY; the current home of Rensselaer Historical Society.
The images below present a Rococo mirror and it’s matching drapery cornices supplied by Galusha in 1851. He not only made [...]

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