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Great Story Behind Amazing 900 Pound European Sideboard

September 10, 2009

A recent blog visitor, Melody, shared some photos with me of her family’s monumental sideboard.  If anyone has any information on whether they could confirm the origin of Capri and the type of wood, she would be grateful.  I thought that you would enjoy the story that she shared with me:
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Herter Brothers Attributed Cabinet

March 17, 2009

I think that Herter Brothers fans would likely agree with me when I say that I don’t think the Herter Brothers attribution on this cabinet currently for sale on Ebay is warranted.  The use of hardware on this piece is in line with the more literal French-influenced styling of the period.  For example, the gilt-bronze  [...]

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All Furniture Was Not Made In America

May 14, 2008

Sometimes I think that there is a rush to judge too quickly that antiques that we run across have been made in America. This bookcase is certainly a very nice one, but I think the tile inserts led the seller to believe it must have been made by a prominent American maker. The [...]

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