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Posts tagged Rosewood from the RareVictorian furniture archive.
I haven't been using the Antique searches here on Rare Victorian ("Buy Antiques" link at the top of the page) in a long while and what I didn't know as a result is that most of them were broken. eBay changed the way the
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You don't come across a signed, Rosewood Alexander Roux bed for $2k that often (current price with no reserve). It's not an overly grandiose bed in size or sophistication of design, but the carvings are exceptionally wel
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After having been in a private collection for 36 years, you can now own a piece of the Cummins Diesel estate from Columbus, Indiana. Possibly made by Leon Marcotte of New York in the 1860s, this credenza has all the high
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Here is not one, but a matching pair of John Henry Belter settees in an early, seldom-seen grape pattern from the applied crest era of his work. Notice the scrollwork has a ridged pattern instead of the usual flat "taffy
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As I always say, one cannot have too many Elijah Galusha reference photos lying around for that emergency Rococo furniture identification that always pops up. This set is from a Galusha settee at the Rensselaer County Hi
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Offered for sale are two J & JW Meeks Hawkins Pattern parlor sets. Each has a settee, arm and sidechair, or they can be combined into a single six-piece suite. One of the settees requires reupholstering. I can put in
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John Henry Belter Cornucopia pattern up for sale on Ebay? Yes, it happened. Say what you will about Ebay and eschew it at your own buying risk. A John Henry Belter Cornucopia armchair popped up several days ago, seemingl
Bill M. sent me photos of a five-piece inlaid Renaissance Revival parlor suite with porcelain plaques to get some input on it's maker. He had run into this older post I did on the Herter Brothers attributions that come a
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I though it would be interesting to see an angle of decorative arts that we don't always see: the extreme close-up. I've pulled out my new macro lenses and have taken some close-ups of pieces that I own and will be shari
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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
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Kathryn Bauer is offering the following antique Victorian furniture items for sale which you can view in the images to follow. A George Henkels-attributed Rosewood sofa with newer upholstery. Kathy has extra matching fab
Currently at $202.50 and originally described as a chair made by Belter, this Meeks Stanton Hall chair is seeing some early bidding due to the low starting price and no reserve. These chairs will hit $800 to $1500 at auc
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Stevens Auction will be having a sale this weekend which will include antique Victorian Furniture from a variety of makers and periods and the convenient thing about the sale is that you don't need to bring a truck or tr
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I received a note from Joan Bogart about the table that was profiled in a few previous posts. It was documented in the book, "The Furniture of John Henry Belter and the Rococo Revival" on page 83. Joan feels that the tab
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Sometimes in the Victorian era of furniture making, you can see the confluence of two styles in one piece simultaneously as you can see with this sidechair to the right. Both Gothic Revival (spires, arches, crockets) and
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Are there any independent film producers out there? I have a new movie title for you to produce, "Stubby Finds a Home". Probably more of a Disney flick than a Tom Cruise action flick. The new owner of the cut-down Rococo
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I would like to see one of these Belter youth chairs in person. I have a Belter slipper chair and it is diminutive; I can't imagine how tiny these chairs made for children would appear. At 27 3/4" tall, I could almost wa
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Although picking up a pair of Meeks Stanton Hall pattern chairs seems like it could never be a bad investment, that all depends on the price of the acquisition, and with this pair, the asking price of $4,400 is above whe
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I don't run across fine Neo-Grec, ebonized, Rosewood chairs like these too often. Each chair has a bronze plaque in the back splat, one of a male figure and the other of a female. There is ample ormolu throughout the cha
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I love how the seller of this cut-down Rococo parlor table puts it in the listing: This WAS once a magnificent Victorian rosewood center table with turtle marble top. Somewhere down the line a long time ago, some rocket
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I have a friend who can't pass up taking in needy animals (strays) which I can sympathize with and admire. I think she has about 11 cats by now? My mother has a more modest group of 3 stray cats in residence. I have a si
Grand View has the Pottier & Stymus-attributed bedstead shown to the right in their upcoming September 13th sale. You don't get more straightforward Neo-Grec than this - a repeating Greek Key pattern surrounding the
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If you're in the Dallas area, the Dallas Auction Gallery is putting this laminated Rosewood chair up for bid and is attributing it to Alexander Roux. I haven't had anyone correct me on this yet as I count on you all to d
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Lise Bohm has shared with us an original 1855 receipt that she owns documenting a Belter furniture order by what appears to be Col. B. L. Jordan. I was unable to find anything documented on this Colonel. The order is for
The sofa depicted above is coming up during James D. Julia's "Spectacular Maine Auction" on August 26th. I'll be profiling more of the delectable Victorian pieces in future posts as we near the sale, but let's talk about
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I was contacted by the recent buyer of the above bedstead, which is part of a two-piece suite. There is no question it is a very desirable set and I'd be happy to have it in one of my bedrooms. It is constructed of solid
Bedroom SetRenaissance RevivalRosewoodVictorianGilt IncisedBroken PedimentQueen Anne
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I put a modest absentee bid on a pair of chairs coming up at auction. I knew from looking at the photo above that they were obviously Rococo with a rose on the crest and were pierce-carved. I wanted to go look at them in
I'm on the road again so Rare Victorian access is somewhat limited but I caught a window of time to mention that there are a few Meeks-attributed items going up for sale during a Jackson's Auction sale happening today. T
Grand View Antiques & Auction is selling a cabinet on June 21st that they are describing as a Rosewood Collectors Cabinet and are saying that it is a New York piece. Maybe an eagle-eye Rare Victorian reader can inter
I would get slapped if I brought this piece home today in 2008 and said, "honey, I bought you a workstand". Not that I would attempt to - but it's interesting to observe how times have changed in 150 years. This is a sta
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My knowledge of Elijah Galusha furniture is not where I'd like it to be but I don't think there is much out there to help the Galusha researcher to remedy that situation. The above sofa is being sold by Jenack Auctions a
A Belter sofa for $1.00? That is what it is currently bid up to with no reserve price. This Belter furniture pattern is sometimes referred to as "Simple" or "Scroll" due to the smooth simplicity of the carvings. We often
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This Oak armchair's side chair equivalent is featured in the John Henry Belter book in figure 23. This book is not directly attributing it to Belter in the caption but it seems to lay out the foundation by which this att
I don't know about you, but there are so many bunches of grapes on this Recamier (or is it a meridienne?) that it makes me feel like I'm in a vineyard. This is an early John Henry Belter Recamier as evidenced by the appl
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You'd think I was on the Neal Auction payroll by the amount of furniture I've been profiling by them (I'm not), but as usual, their upcoming sale has a lot that Rare Victorian readers would be interested in owning, budge
Charles, AKA "Peakangus" in the forum, sent me these photos of a Rococo chair that he owns that is possibly a Belter piece. A few characteristics that when combined point to it being by JH Belter: Hollow brass casters La
I learn something new every day as I glean the Internet for memorable furniture. This form of dressing table can apparently be referred to as a "Duchesse" due to the curved back form. My initial research on the term Duch
Coming up for sale is another historically unified parlor set being split into separate lots. This time it is a "Stanton Hall" parlor set from J & JW Meeks. I won't revisit the topic of splitting these historic sets
Update: Well, the Alexander Roux labeled sideboard went for $178,250 including the buyers premium (hammer price $155k). Hopefully it's headed for a museum and not hidden away somewhere.
A bunch of John Henry Belter's simpler designs are coming up for auction from Flomaton and Thomaston. I've provided a quick pick list below. There are a few scroll pattern chairs and sofa, a pair of "Rosalie" chairs, and
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
Coming up for sale is a Renaissance Revival credenza done in the style that Alexander Roux, Pottier & Stymus, Herter Brothers and the other New York makers would have produced. This piece has gold incising, inlay pan
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Up for auction is a pair of J & JW Meeks side chairs made in the Stanton Hall pattern with coral damask upholstery. Expected sale range is $1,200 to $1,500 with starting price of $600. Here's a pair of the same chair
Up for Auction is a very nice Rococo Rosewood armchair I will attribute to Charles Boudoine, and I believe incorrectly marked as John Henry Belter for it's auction. In looking at the listing, the "earlobe" carving on the
I picked up this chair at auction that at initial glance reminds me of the overall form that a John Jelliff armchair would have. There's a natural tendency to assume that what you now own is made by the famous maker that
I received additional condition information and pictures for the Herter Brothers (attributed) table profiled earlier here. Here's the condition report:Several breaks and repairs to edge molding. Repairs to handles of urn
Neal Auction House is auctioning off this Meeks "Hartford" sofa on June 9th. There is a nice pair of matching Hartford armchairs that are also being sold in the prior lot and can be seen here. They do a great job of writ
Does anyone besides me have an affliction for collecting Victorian parlor/center tables? I think it happens to the best of us for a variety of reasons:Most furniture is huge (sofas, cabinets, dressers, beds....) and requ
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I've been getting some new traffic to the blog recently, so if you are new, the premise is simple. Each blog entry profiles rare Victorian furniture that I run across in my own personal search for furniture. I figured th
For those of you who like to buy pristine furniture with an impeccable finish which is ready to be placed in your home, this blog entry is not for you (nor was the last one for that matter). I'm fascinated by rare Victor
If you are a fan of Belter furniture, there are 12 excellent lots for sale right now which are not being caught by my link on this page to Belter pieces for sale. They are listed as "JH Belter" vs. my usual search for "J
Sorry the blog has been quiet since the 9th but I've been buried in business meetings this week and I finally have a few moments to look for some great Victorian furniture.This particular sale featuring this Meeks sofa i
Not sure if this is truly a Meeks table as the seller attributes it to. I could not find any table in my reference books that have a similar stretcher basket of nuts and leaves nor have the mini-urns. If I were to buy a
Here's a pair of chairs attributed to Alexander Roux with some exceptional carving and prominent crests. The most interesting aspect of the chairs is their provenance. I've included a bit of the text below, but I would r
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
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 cha
Up for bidding is a Rosewood pierced slipper chair by John Henry Belter. Chairs of identical overall form with variations in the carved detail can be seen in both "The Furniture of John Henry Belter and the Rococo Reviva
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I have never seen this from Belter before - a solid laminated back to the sofa - all rosewood. The pattern is Rosalie (no grapes) Circa 1850. Dimensions 39"h x 82"l x 32"d. Bidding starts at $3,000 and expected range is
I'm not partial to the yellow fabric but here's a nice pair of Belter Rosalie pattern armchairs with floral and fruit carved frames and molded cabriole arms and legs. Bidding will start at $2,000 with expected range to b
Excuse the humor in the title but since I usually post about extravagant high-end furniture in phenomenal condition, I thought I'd profile a famous-maker piece in need of some TLC. In this case we have a laminated Belter
It's been a bit quiet on the online auction front with respect to high-caliber pieces up for sale. I've been scouring for some to blog about and I'm finding a bunch of false, wishful, attributions. Here's a Rosewood Cent
So what does the consummate Belter collector acquire when they thought they had everything covered? Why, a child's chair of course! This laminated rosewood chair has an amazing 28 1/2" height and a diminutive 11" seat he
Here is a beautiful rosewood John Henry Belter "Fountain Elms" pattern side chair up for auction for the next few days. I would have blogged about this chair earlier but the pictures on the listing are very dark and don'
I think we're all used to seeing pieces done by John Jelliff in the forms of sofas and chairs, most with the trademark carved arms with figures of animals and humans. Here is a lady's writing desk attributed to Jelliff a
I have a recently acquired habit of collecting sofas. I have more sofas than I have space to put them in. A recently purchased Jelliff sits in my garage while a Belter scroll sofa sits at a right angle to a French rococo
In January we profiled the upcoming sale of 7 pieces from the reference set for John Henry Belter's "Henry Clay" pattern here . The sale completed today with hammer prices far exceeding the expected ranges in all cases.
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This rosewood bone marquetry etagere sold today via Weschler's Live Auction and I was the unexpected lucky bidder. It went for $950 with an additional $213.75 for the buyers premium. I was not in the market for another e
Up for auction from St. Charles Galleries, Inc. are 7 pieces of John Henry Belter's "Henry Clay" pattern parlor furniture. The exciting part of this sale is that these pieces are being deaccessioned from "Ashland," The E
Pictured to the left is a very nice Rococo sofa made in the 1850-1860 time period. Since this particular sofa is solid rosewood, it is of a quality level that is above much of the furniture of the time, but it is not a B