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8 Foot Modern Gothic Dresser

April 12, 2008

The darkened pictures on this listing belie the quality of this very large Modern Gothic dresser. I doctored up this picture (lightened it) so as to give you a better grasp of the quality of this piece. Clicking on the image above will provide a larger image with greater detail. Clicking on [...]

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Splitting of Sets – Does it Bother You Too?

November 8, 2007

Does it bother anyone other than me that auction houses (and dealers) take parlor sets that have been together for 150 years and split them up to maximize the total sale? This particular set is a John Henry Belter “Fountain Elms” parlor set – 7 pieces worth $50,000-$100,000.
There is a very good chance that [...]

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