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Posts tagged Gothic Revival from the RareVictorian furniture archive.
Neal Auction is preparing for their annual Louisiana Purchase sale this weekend which includes a full representation of styles from the early 19th Century through the early 20th. One of the more interesting items is a Go
John Henry BelterGothic RevivalJ and JW MeeksPrudent MallardNew OrleansLejambre
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I was contacted by someone who was curious if the Rare Victorian community could take a look at this newly found, rare photo of Emily Dickinson. It was previously believed that there was only one of her in existence, but
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We've seen plenty of Rococo Revival furniture from Elijah Galusha and now I have photos of photos (so please excuse quality) from 1979 and the accompanying excerpt from a letter that Renssalaer County Historical Society
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Grand View Antiques & Auctions presented a wonderful collection of more than 400 period and Victorian items from estates in Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania at their September 12 sale held at the Nor
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Flomaton Antique Auction has suspended it's monthly auctions indefinitely, but that hasn't stopped Nevin Heller from bringing quality antiques to the world. I was perusing his antique site, "Circa 19th Century" (a busine
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I was pressed for time this week, otherwise I would have given you more advanced warning of this sale which is happening today and tomorrow in New Orleans. The above-pictured Belter-attributed table will be part of the s
John Henry BelterGothic RevivalStanton HallJ & JW MeeksE.W. HutchingsNew Orleans AuctionSt. Charles Gallery
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Sometimes in the Victorian era of furniture making, you can see the confluence of two styles in one piece simultaneously as you can see with this sidechair to the right. Both Gothic Revival (spires, arches, crockets) and
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
Elizabethan FurnitureGothic RevivalMirrorSpiral TurnedGilt IncisedCheval
If you remember this post talking about common misspellings of furniture makers' names; well, if you're on the lookout for John Jelliff items, that blog post is playing itself out right now. There are 8 items listed with
My Eastlake Search turned up the usual flood of newly listed furniture with Charles Locke Eastlake influences, but this one was interesting due to the Gothic elements that were pierce-carved into the seatback design. The
Coming up for auction within striking distance of my SUV is this Gothic Revival armchair ca. 1860. This chair is profiled in "The Big Book of Antique Furniture" by Lindquist (which I find to be a valuable reference for t
Here is a two-piece signed Mitchell & Rammelsberg Renaissance Revival bedroom set with gothic design elements. This set is of monumental dimensions with each piece measuring over 9 1/4 feet tall. Bidding ends the 24t
Bedroom SetGothic RevivalMitchell and RammelsbergRenaissance RevivalWalnut
Here's a great Gothic Revival china cabinet/closet attributed to Charles Toby/Tobey, a Chicago furniture maker that survived the panic of 1857, the three-year depression that followed, and the 1871 Chicago fire. I have s
My (Victorian Era) antique collection includes a mishmash of Rococo, Renaissance, Aesthetic, Elizabethan and Neo-Grec pieces, but I'm conspicuously missing Gothic. I'm a big fan of Gothic design, but I haven't run across