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Kilian Brothers

Kilian Brothers Table In Hiding

December 23, 2009

I’m always on the lookout for Victorian furniture of note that is “hiding” in obscurity, either behind a coat of paint or a unknowing seller description.  Here was a recent one that showed up on Ebay, disguised long enough for future decades until now when it would be rediscovered and restored.
While it is not a [...]

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Antique Attributions Murky Part I

November 14, 2009

A recent Rare Victorian site visitor, Jim, asked the following fair question and rather than get the discussion lost in the comment section of the post that triggered his question, I thought I’d address it in detail as a posting.
Q: I am confused. how do you know these are variants by the same manufacturer and [...]

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Victor Quetin Pedestal, Paris, 1860

October 9, 2009

A recent antique appraisal customer supplied the above images of a 19th century pedestal that they had in their possession and were wondering if it were worth restoration of the piece considering the shape it was currently in (click the image for large view).
The coloration seen on the metalwork gave rise to a discussion on [...]

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For The Record: Kilian Brothers Worktable

September 9, 2009

Here’s another installment of my For The Record posts, in which seek to disburse information on pieces with available documentation for future identification purposes.
While perusing the Neal Auction furniture sections for this weekend’s sale, I noticed a worktable that I have reference material on. This is one of the variants of Kilian Brothers’ work [...]

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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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Tidwell Antique Auction – Kilian Brothers Table

July 17, 2008

Jerry Burrell gave me a heads up on an upcoming auction at Tidwell’s in the “extreme Southeast corner of Oklahoma” and it appears they have an affinity for selling items from our favorite era.  I have not previously heard of this auction before so we’ll need to keep an eye on them as they appear [...]

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Why I Do The Research That I Do

June 5, 2008

The stand above is a good example of why I read and research Victorian Furniture to the extent that I do. When I first started collecting Victorian Furniture it was only so that I could put furniture in my home (built in 1887) that was more befitting the house than what I already owned.
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