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Chair Mystery Solved – Charles Klein

May 5, 2008

If you remember this post here, you would recall that I lose sleep over Victorian furniture attributions. Not really, but close. I just hate to see the same pieces over and over again show up in auctions and on Ebay, firmly or lukewarmly attributed to various makers while the true cabinetmakers roll over [...]

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Meeks Rosewood Center Table

March 3, 2007

It’s been a bit quiet on the online auction front with respect to high-caliber pieces up for sale. I’ve been scouring for some to blog about and I’m finding a bunch of false, wishful, attributions. Here’s a Rosewood Center Table attributed to Meeks by the seller. The carvings are very high quality with [...]

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Belter and Meeks Chairs

January 24, 2007

Up for auction are two Belter Rosewood Slipper Chairs similar to the one found on p. 56 of “The Furniture of John Henry Belter and the Rococo Revival” by Schwartz, Stanek, and True. Bidding starts at $3,000 and expected range is $5,000 – $7,000. I suspect they will go at the lower end [...]

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Meeks Stanton Hall Sofa – $7,500

January 14, 2007

Another Meeks Stanton Hall sofa is available for sale here. This one seems to be fairly priced at $7,500 and the pictures show no noticeable cracks, splits or repairs.

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Meeks Stanton Hall 7-piece Parlor Set

January 13, 2007

Up for auction from Fontaine’s Auction Gallery is a 7-piece Meeks Parlor set in the Stanton Hall pattern and can be seen on page 99 in American Furniture of the 19th Century by Eileen and Richard Dubrow. Starts at $7,500 and is estimated to go between $12,000 and $15,000. Auction runs January 20th [...]

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Rosewood Etagere Attr. Meeks

January 13, 2007

Upcoming auction for a Rosewood pierced and laminated etagere attributed to J & J Meeks offered by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery. A very similar etagere is shown attributed to Meeks on p. 144 of American Furniture of the 19th Century by Eileen and Richard Dubrow, estimating it’s value between $20,000 and $25,000. The auction [...]

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