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Elijah Galusha Rococo Revival Sideboard

December 21, 2009

Continuing with my series of photos taken at the Rensselaer County Historical Society in Troy, NY, I present several of a sideboard by Elijah Galusha made in the Rococo style.
Make note of the mirror-image carved foliage in the gadrooning. You will see it again in a parlor table that I will be posting photos [...]

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Thomas Brooks Sideboard Stencil Confirms Maker

December 1, 2009

I thought I’d give the Rare Victorian readers who don’t appreciate Rococo Revival a little break from the Galusha deluge and whip up a post for Renaissance Revival fans.
How often is it that you see the biggest, chunkiest Renaissance Revival pieces attributed to Thomas Brooks? Often. And it is usually based on slim [...]

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Great Story Behind Amazing 900 Pound European Sideboard

September 10, 2009

A recent blog visitor, Melody, shared some photos with me of her family’s monumental sideboard. If anyone has any information on whether they could confirm the origin of Capri and the type of wood, she would be grateful. I thought that you would enjoy the story that she shared with me:
We have a bill of [...]

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The Robinson Crusoe Sideboard

September 30, 2008

I just received my copy of the December 2008 Victorian Homes magazine (yikes, Christmas trees already) and within the “Antiques” column was this extravagant piece of Victorian furniture, the 12 foot Robinson Crusoe sideboard, which was highly praised at the 1862 London Exhibition. It is currently being offered for sale by M.S. Rau Antiques.
It was [...]

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Anthony Quervelle Sideboard

November 27, 2007

Technically this American Classical sideboard that is attributed to Anthony Quervelle is pre-Victorian, probably 1825-1835, but that is close enough for me to profile this beautiful piece in the Rare Victorian.
Anthony Quervelle was a Philadelphia cabinetmaker of French origin. He was born in Paris in 1789 and was working in “Philly” by 1817. [...]

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Alexander Roux Sideboard Reminder

August 26, 2007

As mentioned in a previous post, don’t forget this important and labeled Alexander Roux sideboard is coming up for auction on the 30th…

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Alexander Roux Labeled Hunt Sideboard

August 8, 2007

Coming up at auction on August 30th will be a fantastic labeled Alexander Roux Hunt Sideboard. I would say that this one is at least on par with the one at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A Roux sideboard achieved a hammer price of $20,350 at Stevens on April 21st and you can [...]

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