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Allen and Brother Winged Griffin Desk

September 24, 2008

This desk is being attributed to the shop of Allen and Brother of Philadelphia and being dated to around 1875. I happen to have seen this desk in person – it sat in Adamstown, PA for a number of months and I drooled over the carved griffins on the base, but I couldn’t part with [...]

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Nearly Identical Pair Of Rococo Bedsteads

August 16, 2008

If you’ve ever wanted a pair of Rococo style Victorian beds, QUEEN size no less, then this is your chance. There are minor differences in the carvings, but you can see that they appear to have come from the same shop, possibly the New Orleans area.
The main difference is that one is made of [...]

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Attributing R.J. Horner Hall Chairs

June 27, 2008

I have a labeled Horner Hall or Throne chair (sometimes referred to as Savranola or “X”-Chair) and I have three other unlabeled chairs that share similar traits, so I’ll document how I would come to the conclusion that they are all by the Horner shop. I wish I could give you a recipe for identifying [...]

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Mitchell & Rammelsberg Ladies Workstand ~ 1863

June 13, 2008

I would get slapped if I brought this piece home today in 2008 and said, “honey, I bought you a workstand”. Not that I would attempt to – but it’s interesting to observe how times have changed in 150 years.
This is a stamped Mahogany Mitchell & Rammelsberg ladies workstand/sewing stand being sold by Cowan’s [...]

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Herter Brothers or R. J. Horner Satyr and Griffin Chair

May 11, 2008

I took a breather from Rare Victorian this weekend to attend to important priorities – gambling in Las Vegas. I’m sitting in the Las Vegas airport on the wireless with hours to spare before takeoff so I thought I’d peruse the wild world of Victorian furniture. I’m operating on about 12 hours sleep [...]

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Sometimes You Need To Imagine The End Result

April 24, 2008

I love it when labels are still intact on antique furniture and in this case, thanks to the Flomaton sale, Rare Victorian readers can now firmly identify this parlor set as being by Karpen Brothers Furniture when they encounter it in the future. Other sets like this have been attributed to R.J. Horner countless [...]

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R.J. Horner Griffin Sofa

January 29, 2007

Up for sale is a R.J. Horner Carved Griffin Sofa with griffins that are an impressive 21″ tall. The griffins also have the tell-tale rat tail (say that 3 times fast!) that was common on R.J. Horner pieces.
The dimensions of the sofa are 82 1/2 inches long, 38 1/2 inches to the top, 31 [...]

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