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Julius Dessoir

Posts tagged Julius Dessoir from the RareVictorian furniture archive.

Julius Dessoir carved rosewood sofa, New York Crystal Palace suite, 1853 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
For The Record No. 647

For the Record: Julius Dessoir, the Crystal Palace Carver Who Isn't Belter

Not every deeply carved rosewood sofa is a Belter. Julius Dessoir's documented 1853 Crystal Palace suite at the Met is the yardstick — and the lamination test that separates carved-solid Rococo from Belter's laminated shell.
Book Review: Rococo - The Continuing Curve, 1730-2008
Book Review No. 317

Book Review: Rococo - The Continuing Curve, 1730-2008

I picked up a copy of Rococo The Continuing Curve and thought I'd pass on some thoughts about it, which you should realize come from the mind of an antique furniture collector who only dabbles very slightly (currently) i