Neal Auction’s next sale is coming up this weekend and it has it’s share of worthy lots which I have provided a sampling of below.  I have been so busy recently that I haven’t had a chance to review the paper catalog that is sent out but their website has all the details.  Attributed pieces by Alexander Roux, John H. Belter, Herter Brothers and more will be featured in the sale.

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Below are two of four patents that John Henry Belter secured (two more to follow):

Pat. 15,552 (Aug. 19, 1856) – John Henry Belter’s improved bedstead patent that seeks to address issues with bed construction prior, such as assembly, eliminating recesses where bugs could reside, and reclaiming lost space from the requirement of thick bed posts and other parts.

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Stevens Auction will be having a sale this weekend which will include antique Victorian Furniture from a variety of makers and periods and the convenient thing about the sale is that you don’t need to bring a truck or trailer to take your purchases home.  Just be the high-bidder on the 36-foot RV that they are auctioning off and you are good to go.

Items to be sold include furniture attributed to John Henry Belter, J & JW Meeks, Pottier & Stymus and more.

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Neal Auction is preparing for another great sale this weekend, their Spring Estates Sale on Saturday April 18th and 19th.  The Victorian Furniture headliner for me in this sale is the Herter Brothers-attributed credenza shown above:

An Important American Renaissance Inlaid, Porcelain and Gilt Bronze-Mounted Rosewood Parlor Cabinet, c. 1865, attributed to Herter Brothers, New York, the blocked and scrolled backsplash centered with a porcelain roundel, terminals in the form of lion’s paws, original red velvet inset tops, Greek key frieze, canted gilt anthemion incised deep moldings above a small paneled inlaid drawer, the architectonic doors with bronze panels, each section flanked by stop fluted scrolled acanthus carved stiles and chevron inlaid panels, low drawers and conforming blocked base, height 60 3/4 in., width 66 5/8 in. $25000/35000

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Fontaine’s has another one of their Exceptional Antique Auctions coming up this weekend and there are many great Victorian pieces to be aware of.  Live bidding will be provided by Artfact Live! I wish they had excluded the Allen & Brother sofa from the sale.  Don’t they know to hold onto all Allen & Brother until I’m back in the market for some heavy-hitting Victorian pieces?  I don’t want to know!

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