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J and JW Meeks

Victorian Furniture at Cowan’s Auction This Weekend

March 14, 2008

There are a few items of Victorian furniture going up for sale during the Cowan’s auction this weekend, including this pair of Meeks Stanton Hall armchairs. There’s a second pair of Meeks side chairs that are also up for sale but have both suffered broken backs and subsequent repairs. Fortunately additional images showing [...]

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J & JW Meeks "Duchesse" Dressing Table

November 29, 2007

I learn something new every day as I glean the Internet for memorable furniture. This form of dressing table can apparently be referred to as a “Duchesse” due to the curved back form. My initial research on the term Duchesse only turned up furniture such as this one which is a form of [...]

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Meeks Stanton Hall Parlor Set

November 20, 2007

Coming up for sale is another historically unified parlor set being split into separate lots. This time it is a “Stanton Hall” parlor set from J & JW Meeks. I won’t revisit the topic of splitting these historic sets apart again but you can revisit the prior post on the Belter set here. [...]

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Gothic Revival Armchair

August 29, 2007

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 the $2.00 investment at Amazon.com) on page C-10. It’s nice to find the furniture [...]

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J & JW Meeks Side Chairs – Stanton Hall

June 29, 2007

Up for auction is a pair of J & JW Meeks side chairs made in the Stanton Hall pattern with coral damask upholstery. Expected sale range is $1,200 to $1,500 with starting price of $600. Here’s a pair of the same chairs for $12,500.

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Galusha Rococo Revival Side Chair

June 14, 2007

If you’re a fan of John Henry Belter, Alexander Roux and J & JW Meeks pieces and haven’t heard of Galusha, you should add that name to your shopping list. While his pieces weren’t quite as over-the-top carved as Belter and Meeks’ finest work, he clearly imitated the designs from his NY City competition [...]

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J. & J.W. Meeks "Hartford" Sofa

May 31, 2007

Neal Auction House is auctioning off this Meeks “Hartford” sofa on June 9th. There is a nice pair of matching Hartford armchairs that are also being sold in the prior lot and can be seen here. They do a great job of writing up a condition report with their lots, which in this case [...]

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