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For The Record: James W. Cooper & Brother

March 12, 2009

In case anyone runs across one of these Hunzinger-looking pedestals, they were actually made by Philadelphia maker James W. Cooper. You may have already viewed his “Art Furniture” catalog here on this site. Paul Tucker, who shared the image with us, found the photo in an issue of American Cabinetmaker and Upholsterer.

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Victorian Antique Furniture Books For The Holidays

December 21, 2008

If you need a relatively inexpensive gift for the holidays for a Victorian collector, the Victorian Antique book page is a good source for some ideas. Most of the links on the page are to Amazon.com which is a very efficient operation that is able to get books out the door and to your doorstep [...]

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The Magazine Antiques Back-Issues

November 24, 2008

The Magazine Antiques provides some of the richest and well-researched material covering any collector’s favorite items, era, region, or maker. I’ve assembled a list of Victorian-oriented issues below and in some cases I have extra copies available for sale.
We also have hundreds of other issues of The Magazine Antiques going back to the 1920s. If [...]

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Rare Victorian Giveaway – Moorish Fretwork Issue Magazine Antiques

November 23, 2008

One of my favorite issues of the Magazine Antiques (and I have hundreds dating back as far as the 1930s) is the May 2005 issue with an article by Paul Tucker on Moorish Fretwork. As some of you may know, Paul is a regular around here on Rare Victorian and I thank him for his [...]

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19th Century Victorian Furniture in … Sweden

September 4, 2008

No this isn’t the predecessor to Ikea, but it is an interesting look into furniture designs in areas of the world other than the France, Italy, U.S., and U.K. that we’re used to. This is an original catalog of furniture from Sweden in the late 1800s depicting furniture in a variety of styles of the [...]

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Original 1855 John Henry Belter Furniture Order Receipt

August 24, 2008

Lise Bohm has shared with us an original 1855 receipt that she owns documenting a Belter furniture order by what appears to be Col. B. L. Jordan. I was unable to find anything documented on this Colonel.
The order is for 2 Sofas, 2 armchairs, 4 parlour chairs, 1 centre table, 1 fine Etagere, 1 [...]

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Labeled J. H. Crane Pier Mirror – St. Louis Furniture

August 12, 2008

I received this note from B.J. from “B and D Furniture with Generation Next Antiques” in St. Louis and thought it might be interesting to hear about a cabinetmaker from St. Louis, John H. Crane.
John,
Recently, I had the priveledge of restoring this phenomenal pier mirror c.1875. The interesting thing is that my father purchased it [...]

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