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George Henkels

Did Henkels Produce Laminated Furniture?

January 9, 2010

Some text accompanying a recent auction ad caught my eye that had made reference to a laminated Rosewood parlor set that would be part of the upcoming sale.  I had seen the pattern many times before (as any a long-time Victorian (Rococo) collector has) and am familiar with its usual attribution to George Henkels as [...]

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Victorian Sofa and Settee For Sale

August 7, 2009

Kathryn Bauer is offering the following antique Victorian furniture items for sale which you can view in the images to follow.

A George Henkels-attributed Rosewood sofa with newer upholstery.  Kathy has extra matching fabric if someone has chairs that they would like to match up with the sofa.  A modified version of this sofa design is [...]

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The Wild Side Of John Henry Belter

March 19, 2009

I hadn’t been paying attention. It took a couple years into my Victorian furniture “mindshift” for me to notice that some of the attributed John Henry Belter chairs had lions carved into the arms.  I had probably seen hundreds of photos of Belter furniture and had kept overlooking those with these rarer design variations where [...]

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George Henkels Bedroom Suite Analysis

February 21, 2009

This bed from the Neal Auction February 2008 sale is part of a 3-piece bedroom suite that I recently ran into in the hands of a dealer.  I believe they are one and the same set and probably one and the same as the one “Hardwood” pointed out was in a December 2008 Alderfer [...]

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Don’t Believe All That You Read, Part III

February 4, 2009

I’d like to get back to the series of posts on issues with using furniture books, catalogs, and ads as proof-positive sources for furniture maker attributions (Trade Catalogs Can Be Misleading; Don’t Believe All That You Read).
Another complicating factor is that many furniture makers were also retailers of other makers’ wares.  They augmented their personal [...]

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Trade Catalogs Can Be Misleading

January 24, 2009

I hadn’t intended yesterday’s blog post to be first in a multi-part series, but as I lay awake last night after dealing with a sick puppy, it occurred to me that I had been saving up a bunch of material for a post on George Henkels and it actually fit in well with this line [...]

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Neal Auction Louisiana Purchase Sale, October 11th

October 9, 2008

Note to Neal Auction:  free advertising on Rare Vic for infinity if this cabinet finds it’s way to my front door.  Don’t worry, it’s a covered porch.  Like they would need to bribe me since I blog about their sales anyway.
Yes, I’m drooling over this fantastic Allen & Brother cabinet coming up at the Louisiana [...]

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