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Gold Gilt Belter Furniture

July 6, 2009

I recently ran across this four-piece set of John Henry Belter Rosalie chairs online and asked the owner if I could post the image here. What struck me about this set is that the crests are gold-gilt.
I have never run across this treatment on Belter furniture and so my initial reaction is that it [...]

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Egyptian Revival Parcel-Ebonized Rosewood Chair

April 22, 2008

You know I’ve been reading too many auction listings when fancy-schmancy decorative arts nomenclature like “parcel”, meaning partial, ends up in my blog post title. I can’t believe it popped into my head. Anyhow, in case there are some Egyptian Revival fans out there, I thought I’d mention this chair coming up for [...]

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Pair of John Henry Belter Rosalie Meridiennes … or are they Recamiers?

April 18, 2008

Kaminski Auctions of Beverly, MA is selling these twin John Henry Belter Meridiennes/Recamiers on the 26th of April. Condition seems to be fine on these two, which appear to be in the “Rosalie with grapes” pattern, though the image is small enough that I can’t guarantee the grapes are there. Some close-up images [...]

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John Henry Belter "Rosalie with Grapes" Sofa

August 17, 2007

Up for auction is a John Henry Belter Rosalie with grapes pattern sofa, offered by Depew Auction Gallery from Atlanta, GA. You can see an identical sofa in the Belter book by Schwartz, et al. on page 60. I can’t see any condition issues (based on what photos we have) except for what [...]

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John Henry Belter "Rosalie" Parlor Chairs

April 5, 2007

Here’s a beautiful Rosalie-related set of Belter chairs, including the arm chair and 3 side chairs. It appears that this is a Rosalie variation “with grapes”. All have reasonably nice matching fabric. It’s hard to see if there are any condition issues due to the absence of pictures but one of [...]

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7-piece John Henry Belter Rosalie with Grapes Parlor Set

April 1, 2007

It’s not often that you see a 7-piece set of Belter furniture come up for sale together. This is Belter’s Rosalie with Grapes pattern, circa 1850, consisting of a sofa, gentleman’s arm chair, meridienne and four side chairs. All pieces are recently upholstered in a Sage/Buttercup woven and beautifully made Damask upholstery material. [...]

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