January 10, 2010
Offered for sale is this late 19th–Century Renaissance Revival Marble-Topped Carved Mahogany Console/Library Table, rectangular” black-veined marble top, over frieze with carved foliate decoration, supported on 3-D high-relief carved trestle vase, ends with cabochon, standing cherub herm between addorsed dolphins all surrounded with scrolling acanthus leaves, dolphin tail hung with fruit/leaf swags, arched across brace [...]
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December 10, 2009
I’m thinking that maybe a 16th century sofa can end this Jenny Lind rumor for us, but let’s review the ground we’ve covered on this topic for a moment.
In this first post (yes, long ago), I announced a contest asking everyone for their own theories on the female heads carved into Renaissance Revival furniture. The [...]
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