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Thomas Ustik Walter

1857-Era House of Representatives Bookcase

April 19, 2009

As members of the Rare Victorian forum and of subscribers to Rare Victorian Special Finds have known for a number of days, this somewhat simple bookcase may be a pretty rare find. Thanks to a tip from Jason/1881Victorian in the forum, we were alerted to a bookcase that has carved shields that greatly resemble [...]

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Bembe & Kimbel Chair In Thaddeus Stevens Bronze Monument

July 1, 2008

If you followed the recent posts on Kathie’s Bembe & Kimbel chair, you might be interested to see the chair as part of a recent bronze monument of Thaddeus Stevens created by George Mummert.

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A Real Rare Victorian Mystery – Part III

June 22, 2008

Make sure you’ve read Part I and Part II before proceeding
The Two Makers Theory
On Friday, I was coming to a conclusion different than where I am today – that a strong possibility existed that Kathie’s chair was made by the Hammitt Desk, Co. who produced 131 of the chairs.
An excerpt from “The History of the [...]

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A Real Rare Victorian Mystery – Part II

June 20, 2008

Where we left off yesterday in Part I of this story was that I was noticing some differences between Kathie’s chair and those that had previously sold at auction. The most prominent difference for me were the shield carvings. Kathie’s chair on top didn’t seem to have as deep a carving profile. [...]

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A Real Rare Victorian Mystery

June 19, 2008

I get emails from site visitors all the time with items to show me and I enjoy reading the messages and looking at the images that they forward to me. I never tire of Victorian antique eye-candy. This particular message I received was very different however, as it has spawned a mystery that [...]

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