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George Hunzinger

Photograph of George Hunzinger

December 18, 2008

I thought I’d share a photograph from a newspaper article on George Hunzinger that I received from RV regular Zeke. Thanks, Zeke.

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George Hunzinger Renaissance Revival Chair

December 9, 2008

This past weekend saw a pair of these George Hunzinger chairs go for $6,000 at auction and now there is a single chair currently seeing some bidding with six days left in the sale, above.  It is currently bid up to $1,825.  I did not inspect the chairs at the Rago Auction from this weekend, but [...]

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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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Hunzinger-Palooza At Neal Auction

October 6, 2008

Neal Auction’s upcoming sale will feature several pieces of George Hunzinger furniture, including the above sofa and a chair that would match it, were they to be upholstered in the same manner.  I expect there to be a wide range of prices on these items with the one above probably leading the hammer prices (Neal [...]

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Hunzinger and Merklen Reproductions

July 29, 2008

If you remember this post a while back, I spotted this chair that looked out of place and ran a contest to see who could figure out what was different about it.  There were many responses in the comments section and many knew that it looked like a Merklen chair and that the brass elements [...]

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Book Review: Victorian Detail by Priscilla S. Meyer

May 18, 2008

I had previously mentioned that I’d be giving you a little more of a review on my latest book purchase, Victorian Detail, by Priscilla S. Meyer, so here goes.

Lise Bohm tipped me off to this book, as she occasionally does, and this time I hit some research paydirt immediately upon receiving it. I had [...]

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1869 Patent Hunzinger Side Chair With Original Upholstery

April 15, 2008

I’ts nice to have the drudgery of the blog move done and get back to passing on some of the furniture that I’m running across. If I don’t have to deal with another Nameserver for the rest of my life, it will be too soon.
It appears that this George Hunzinger Side Chair is sporting [...]

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