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Fine Pair Of Victorian Tables And Satin Glass To Be Sold 10/11

October 7, 2009

Nevin at Circa 19th Century Antiques has put up several Victorian-era lots on Ebay that will sell by this Sunday. I will draw your attention to three of them in particular:
A fine Renaissance Revival parlor table with desirable sienna marble. From the listing:
C 1860-70 Renaissance Victorian center table, probably NYC, maybe Pottier & Stymus [...]

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Emerson & Son Spiral Table

March 14, 2009

I recently purchased an Emerson & Son furniture catalog from 1893 which I will make available on the catalog page in future. What caught my eye in the catalog was the image seen below. As I said to Paul Tucker in an email, it is very “Merklenesque”, as in the Merklen Brothers. Hopefully, some [...]

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Rare Victorian Giveaway – Moorish Fretwork Issue Magazine Antiques

November 23, 2008

One of my favorite issues of the Magazine Antiques (and I have hundreds dating back as far as the 1930s) is the May 2005 issue with an article by Paul Tucker on Moorish Fretwork. As some of you may know, Paul is a regular around here on Rare Victorian and I thank him for his [...]

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10-Piece Belter Parlor Set at Bob Courtney November 8th

November 5, 2008

Bob Courtney Auctions has a sale coming up on on Saturday, November the 8th that will include the six brethren to the above four John Henry Belter side chairs. The complete set is being categorized as following Belter’s “Henry Clay” pattern.
The issue that I have with this set (not even having looked at condition yet) [...]

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Hunzinger and Merklen Reproductions

July 29, 2008

If you remember this post a while back, I spotted this chair that looked out of place and ran a contest to see who could figure out what was different about it. There were many responses in the comments section and many knew that it looked like a Merklen chair and that the brass elements [...]

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Video – Final Episode: Refinishing A Merklen Brothers “Shabby” Table

July 14, 2008

Well, the table is finished and it looks fantastic. In this final episode, John Hutchinson of Rose Valley Restorations in West Chester, PA explains the process that he, Kyle, and Bill followed to bring the table to this final condition. There is a luminescence to the color due to the shellac that John mixes himself [...]

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Video – Part III: Refinishing A Merklen Brothers “Shabby” Table

July 8, 2008

A quick update on the table’s progress in this video. It is fully stripped and sanded and the quartersawn Oak shows in all it’s bare glory. We select stain for the wood and paint for the griffins.
Video Part I and Part II – if you haven’t already seen them.

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