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For Sale: Brunswick & Balke “Monarch” Billiard Table

February 18, 2010

The Brunswick & Balke Monarch was manufactured for 26 years, between 1868 and 1894, with this model probably dating in the 1870s/1880s. With a highly decorative design incorporating four black and gold lions and heavily inlaid side panels, this Victorian table is one of the top tables of the period.
From an original J. M. [...]

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Own A Piece Of Victorian Web Real Estate

September 24, 2009

I have decided to depart with some of my premium Internet domain names relating to Victorian antique furniture. If you are interested in owning the primary domains for famous Victorian cabinetmakers and eras, then this is your chance. Names such as HerterBros.com, JohnJelliff.com, RococoRevival.com, CharlesEastlake.com and 46 more are now up for grabs. [...]

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Victorian Dollhouse Furniture

August 14, 2009

I recently purchased a new parlor set, but this time I have room for it. Not my usual cup of tea – this is a circa 1999 Rococo parlor set from China, but it’s resemblance to the furniture of the makers we often discuss compelled me to buy it. Cheapest parlor set I will ever [...]

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Does “Victorian” Really Have Any Meaning?

June 22, 2009

Photo courtesy of Liveauctioneers
Now that we’ve tackled the semantics of Empire vs. Late Classical, let’s take a crack at something larger – the word “Victorian.” Does “Victorian” really have any meaning? Did it ever? There are those who would argue that the word has become a generic term with muddied applications, while [...]

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Need Tips On Visiting Cape May, NJ

May 28, 2009

photo by wasabi_bob
There is a reasonable chance that I will be visiting Cape May soon and am reaching out to the Rare Vic community to see if anyone has tips on which [Victorian] houses to visit and places to antique/see antiques. Comment below if you do!

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Victorian Brass/Bronze Hardware

May 10, 2009

If you are a fan of Victorian brass & bronze door hardware, there is a recent post in the Victorian forum that has extensive images of ornate hardware collections from “stever”.
Steve has photos of hardware manufactured by companies such as Norwalk Lock, Co., P & F Corbin, Mallory & Wheeler, Russell & Erwin, Trenton, Branford, [...]

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Victorian Antique Lorillard Tobacco Cabinet

January 19, 2009

Not something that you’d hang above your Rococo or Aesthetic Movement sofa, but here’s a great 1880s Victorian tobacco cabinet from the Lorilard Tobacco Company, which operated 100 years prior to this cabinet’s creation as well as operates even to this day. Lorillard was founded in 1760 by entrepreneur Pierre Lorillard and was the first [...]

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