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Herter Brothers Bookcase At Mark Vail Auction

June 3, 2009

Mark Vail’s June 6 auction has a lot for sale that I will call “entry-level” Herter Brothers.  From what I see this is a 100% authentic Herter Brothers bookcase.  It’s not one of Herters’ high-style pieces as the design is more straightforward and utilitarian.  The three drawers are branded “Herter Bro’s” and I have compared [...]

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W. W. Strong Ebonized, Aesthetic Movement Bedroom Suite

April 20, 2009

This Aesthetic Movement bedroom suite has popped up on Ebay and is labeled via stamp to be made by W. W. Strong Co. of Chicago, Illinois.  The seller has some other provenance to share with us on the set:
The set was purchased from the Galesburg, Illinois Historical Society.  It was supposedly part of the furnishings [...]

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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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Kilian Brothers Inlaid, Gilt-Incised, Ebonized Parlor Table

October 26, 2008

There’s something about Kilian Brothers pieces that make them some of my favorites.  Their heavy mix of ebonization, polychrome paint (in some cases), heavy use of gilt-incising and Neo-Grec styling is very appealing to me and resulted in me adding one of their pieces to my collection a while back.
Thanks to a Rare Vic reader, [...]

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Pottier & Stymus Neo-Grec Half-Tester Bedstead

September 10, 2008

Grand View has the Pottier & Stymus-attributed bedstead shown to the right in their upcoming September 13th sale.
You don’t get more straightforward Neo-Grec than this – a repeating Greek Key pattern surrounding the classical-themed bronze plaque.  Like a Greek wreath split in half, either laurel or olive leaves create tassels on either side of the [...]

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Allen & Brother or Herter Brothers Bedroom Suite

August 17, 2008

I was contacted by the recent buyer of the above bedstead, which is part of a two-piece suite. There is no question it is a very desirable set and I’d be happy to have it in one of my bedrooms. It is constructed of solid Rosewood, has gilt incising and a bronze plaque [...]

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19th Century Mahogany Gothic Cheval Mirror

May 29, 2008

I don’t run across many Cheval mirrors that I would like to own save for a few nice Renaissance Revival and Merklen-style spiral-carved varieties, but this one with Gothic details caught my eye. This one is large – 7′ x 4′ and 2′ deep. The seller is characterizing it as Aesthetic Movement with [...]

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