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Victorian Sofa and Settee For Sale

August 7, 2009

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 fabric if someone has chairs that they would like to match up with the sofa. A modified version of this sofa design is [...]

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John Jelliff Or J.W. Hamburger?

June 19, 2009

Compare this 1872 catalog image of a J.W. Hamburger sofa, model “King William Suit”, to a 7-piece parlor suite currently for sale as a John Jelliff.

The overall form is strikingly similar and a few decorative elements are very close to being the same but there are a few key differences:

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Carlo Bugatti – A Century Ahead Of His Time

May 1, 2009

Carlo Bugatti’s Art Nouveau furniture designs look more like they were designed for Batman’s home than for the homes of the turn of the 19th century when they were made (the firescreen above was is circa 1900). Paul Tucker tells me that indeed Bruce Wayne’s bedroom furniture in one of the recent Batman movies was [...]

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Charles Tisch Aesthetic Inlaid Sofa

October 12, 2008

Neal Auction will be selling the above Aesthetic sofa in the remaining day of the Louisiana Purchase sale today. It is being attributed to Charles Tisch who was a cabinetmaker in New York starting in 1870, categorized himself as a “designer and maker of furniture” in 1886, and an “art dealer” in 1889.
1889 Charles Tisch [...]

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Hunzinger-Palooza At Neal Auction

October 6, 2008

Neal Auction’s upcoming sale will feature several pieces of George Hunzinger furniture, including the above sofa and a chair that would match it, were they to be upholstered in the same manner. I expect there to be a wide range of prices on these items with the one above probably leading the hammer prices (Neal [...]

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Victorian Is Dead In Alexandria, VA

September 21, 2008

I spent a good part of the weekend in Alexandria, VA this weekend with some long-time friends for a certain milestone birthday bash, and on the way to their house my wife and I did some antiquing there near King Street.
I will officially declare Victorian completely dead in Alexandria. Yes, there are historic Victorian structures [...]

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Rosewood Rococo Revival Sofa With Carved Bird’s Nest

September 14, 2008

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 similar problem – I can’t pass up taking in needy, but [...]

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