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Rare Elijah Galusha Bedroom Furniture Photos

February 28, 2010

Elijah Galusha Bedroom furniture photos are not exactly commonplace and up until I visited the Rensselaer Historical Society in Troy, NY, I had never seen any, period. The following rare photographs are from a labeled dresser taken in 1970. The third image captures construction details and measurements of the piece by the director of an [...]

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Pottier & Stymus Bedroom Furniture Receipt

January 12, 2010

Here’s another interesting find from the files of the Rensselaer County Historical Society in Troy, NY. This is an 1861 receipt to Richard P. Hart, Jr. for bedroom furniture provided by the firm of Pottier & Stymus, dated April 3rd, 1861. The writing on the rear appears to record the completion of payments totaling [...]

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Signed Gothic Revival Desk by Elijah Galusha

November 29, 2009

We’ve seen plenty of Rococo Revival furniture from Elijah Galusha and now I have photos of photos (so please excuse quality) from 1979 and the accompanying excerpt from a letter that Renssalaer County Historical Society received along with them. The third photo shows a stencil, “E.G. Troy 1843″.
I recently purchased a signed and dated 1843 [...]

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Elijah Galusha Sofa Detail

November 22, 2009

I took some photographs of what is probably the most well-known Elijah Galusha sofas in existence. The sofa resides (with it’s twin) at the the Rensselaer County Historical Society, Troy, NY. I tried to capture closeups of the details so that we can have a reference of Galsha’s carving conventions.
The last image is what may [...]

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