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Bob Courtney Auction Underway

May 17, 2008

Bob Courtney’s Spring 2008 sale is underway and has many pieces up for sale that Rare Victorian readers would be itching to own. The cabinet to the right is part of the sale and is attributed to one of my favorite cabinetmakers – Allen and Brother from Philadelphia.
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Neo-Grec Ebonized and Inlaid Music Cabinet

April 29, 2008

For those of you who were wondering where the music stand went that I last profiled – it disappeared from Ebay and the auction house’s website just prior to the sale and I don’t know what happened. If you were all set to bid on it and were left empty-handed, here’s your chance to [...]

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Thomas Godey Renaissance Revival Cabinet

February 3, 2008

Doyle New York is listing this unlabeled cabinet as being done in the manner of Herter Brothers, but I think that there is a chance that it was made in Baltimore by Thomas Godey. It reminds me of a labeled Godey cabinet that was sold in 2005 by Neal auction which I think was [...]

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Allen and Brother Music Cabinet

November 11, 2007

Up for sale from Kamelot Auctions in Philadelphia is this fine Allen and Brother (attributed) music cabinet. This piece has a central bronze plaque of a Nouveau-styled woman supported by garland and stylized animal legs with paw feet. The cabinet has ebonized touches throughout and appears to have it’s original marble top.
From “The Magazine [...]

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