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Jordan & Moriarty 1883 Parlor Suit

October 26, 2009

I was digging through the original furniture manufacturer catalogs that I have and ran across this Jordan & Moriarty parlor set that has a caption of “Library Medallion, Marie Antoinette, Grand Duchess, &c.”  Notice the earlier representation of “etc.” where the “e” & “t” became merged into “&”.
I mentioned this manufacturer in the context of [...]

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M. & H. Schrenkeisen Sofa With Carved Bust Arms

February 25, 2009

I thought I’d post a catalog reference image for M. & H. Schrenkeisen to help set the record (kinda) straight on this sofa.  I say “kinda” since one can never believe everything one reads, but this is photographic proof that M. &. H Schrenkeisen sold this parlor set, and most likely manufactured it.  Which is [...]

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Who Made This Chair?

November 24, 2008

There is museum evidence that helps attribute this chair to two possible makers. Stop by the forum to read about this chair, submitted by a site visitor.
I have also added another feature to Rare Victorian – a quick reference to back issues of The Magazine Antiques in the Reference section to the right.  It [...]

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The Dietz Rebuttal – Jelliff or Schrenkeisen?

November 5, 2007

Michael O’Docharty reminded me of the letter that Ulysses Grant Dietz wrote to The Magazine Antiques in response to the 1999 Anna Tobin D’Ambrosio article that I mention in this prior post. Dietz is curator of Decorative Arts at the Newark Museum in Newark, New Jersey. His response is here and worth a read if [...]

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High-Style, Mass-Produced Furniture

October 4, 2007

Who made this chair? The answer follows…
I often blog about the highest-end Victorian furniture from the period, but there is a class of furniture a notch below which was still high-style but mass-produced for the middle class. The quality of this furniture in this segment is at the higher-end but not quite [...]

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Jelliff Aficianados, Lend Me Your Thoughts

June 14, 2007

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 you want it to be and to avoid doing too much research [...]

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