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Labeled J. H. Crane Pier Mirror – St. Louis Furniture

August 12, 2008

I received this note from B.J. from “B and D Furniture with Generation Next Antiques” in St. Louis and thought it might be interesting to hear about a cabinetmaker from St. Louis, John H. Crane.
John,
Recently, I had the priveledge of restoring this phenomenal pier mirror c.1875. The interesting thing is that my father purchased it [...]

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19th Century Mahogany Gothic Cheval Mirror

May 29, 2008

I don’t run across many Cheval mirrors that I would like to own save for a few nice Renaissance Revival and Merklen-style spiral-carved varieties, but this one with Gothic details caught my eye. This one is large – 7′ x 4′ and 2′ deep. The seller is characterizing it as Aesthetic Movement with [...]

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Besarel Mirror Brings $156,000

October 14, 2007

Including buyers premium, the aforementioned Besarel mirror fetched $156,000 ($130k hammer price) when it closed yesterday. During the same auction, the Allen and Brother pieces I have posted about brought mixed results. The sofa brought a disappointing $17,500 hammer price (expected $20k plus) and the credenza brought a healthy $48,000 hammer price. [...]

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Monumental Mirror by Valentino Panciera Besarel – 1863

September 26, 2007

You should stop by the listing to see the detail pictures for this monumental (6′ x 9′) carved wooden mirror by Valentino Panciera Besarel (1829-1902), an Italian sculptor. The carvings are incredible as is the expected selling range of $100,000-$150,000. It will be sold by Bob Courtney on October 13th. More [...]

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