John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Dec 1, 2009, 11:22 am
I thought I’d give the Rare Victorian readers who don’t appreciate Rococo Revival a little break from the Galusha deluge and whip up a post for Renaissance Revival fans. How often is it th...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Nov 29, 2009, 11:14 am
We’ve seen plenty of Rococo Revival furniture from Elijah Galusha and now I have photos of photos (so please excuse quality) from 1979 and the accompanying excerpt from a letter that Renssalaer ...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Nov 26, 2009, 11:25 am
Ignoring the Galusha table for the moment, a pair of Rosewood chairs purchased from Charles Baudouine in 1849 still remain at 59 Second Street in Troy, NY, at the Rensselaer County Historical Society....
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Nov 25, 2009, 11:50 am
All of the furniture that I have presented and will present in this series by Elijah Galusha are original to 59 Second Street in Troy, NY; the current home of Rensselaer Historical Society. The imag...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Nov 23, 2009, 5:23 pm
I have much more to come, but here is the next installment of Elijah Galusha furniture photographs.  This Galusha fireplace screen has been seen elsewhere in documentation of his work, but I wanted t...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Nov 22, 2009, 11:12 am
I took some photographs of what is probably the most well-known Elijah Galusha sofas in existence.  The sofa resides (with it’s twin) at the the Rensselaer County Historical Society, Troy, NY.Â...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Nov 20, 2009, 6:04 pm
I have good and bad news to share with you. First, the bad news is that I’ve been traveling and haven’t had time to profile all the great auction items coming up for sale TOMORROW, Novemb...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Nov 18, 2009, 11:07 am
I think an equally important problem with making attributions is that we, on the whole, have long forgotten many fine makers from the Victorian era, probably numbering in the thousands – America...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Nov 14, 2009, 2:40 pm
A recent Rare Victorian site visitor, Jim, asked the following fair question and rather than get the discussion lost in the comment section of the post that triggered his question, I thought I’d...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Nov 9, 2009, 7:49 am
A recent Rare Victorian site visitor shared with me some images of a set of high-style Renaissance Revival chairs with very high quality mounts.  I have done a fair amount of digging on deciding whet...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Nov 7, 2009, 9:51 am
Speaking of Egyptian Revival brass, here’s an inexpensive (at the moment) Egyptian Revival brass rail. I’m trying to imagine what it would originally been used for since it wouldn’t...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Nov 6, 2009, 7:33 am
Some of you may recall a blog post here on Rare Victorian regarding Frank N. Otremba, a Hawaiian woodcarver that produced a mantel and chair for Mark Twain around 1908.  Twain purportedly had a choic...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Nov 5, 2009, 5:53 pm
I’ve put up a pair of Pottier & Stymus Egyptian Revival mounts on Ebay. They’ve been sitting on my desk, staring at me like some 19th century paperweights, so hopefully someone has a bett...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Oct 31, 2009, 11:48 am
I’m a big fan of the incorporation of animal imagery into furniture made in the 19th century. When done well, it can elevate the level of style for a piece above those without these elements. ...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Oct 27, 2009, 7:58 am
NEW ORLEANS – October 10 and 11 found New Orleans Auction Galleries, Inc. in full fall swing offering more than 1,200 important lots including some fabulous Victorian items. Of most interest was an ...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Oct 26, 2009, 8:49 am
I was digging through the original furniture manufacturer catalogs that I have and ran across this Jordan & Moriarty parlor set that has a caption of “Library Medallion, Marie Antoinette, Grand ...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Oct 16, 2009, 2:44 pm
Several months ago I had the opportunity of weighing in on this bed having been made by Mitchell & Rammelsberg and here it is coming available during tomorrow’s Steven’s Auction sale. ...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Oct 14, 2009, 8:48 am
NEW ORLEANS – Quite a nice selection of elegant Victorian items were offered at the September 26 and 27 event held by New Orleans Auction, St. Charles Gallery, Inc.. Unfortunately, many of these spe...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Oct 13, 2009, 7:27 am
This Belter Cornucopia chair is seeing action from 8 bidders on Ebay at the moment with 2 days left to go. Currently bid to less than $1,000, these chairs can command $4,000-$6,000 at auction. This v...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Oct 9, 2009, 2:09 pm
A recent antique appraisal customer supplied the above images of a 19th century pedestal that they had in their possession and were wondering if it were worth restoration of the piece considering the ...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Oct 7, 2009, 5:08 pm
Nevin at Circa 19th Century Antiques has put up several Victorian-era lots on Ebay that will sell by this Sunday.  I will draw your attention to three of them in particular: A fine Renaissance Reviva...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Sep 30, 2009, 7:37 am
Grand View Antiques & Auctions presented a wonderful collection of more than 400 period and Victorian items from estates in Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania at their September 12 sale...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Sep 27, 2009, 8:18 am
If you are in the market for a quality Renaissance Revival parlor suite, then you may consider this 5-piece Neo-Grec suite which is available for sale. It is comprised of 2 matching but opposed recam...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Sep 24, 2009, 6:12 pm
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 ...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Sep 24, 2009, 11:32 am
Victorian furniture fans will be interested in an exhibit on display through November 14th at the Suffolk county Historical Society.  This exhibit is focuses on the experiences of Long Island residen...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Sep 20, 2009, 9:47 am
I enjoy running across photographs of period furniture new in the showroom and here is one from April, 1906.  I recognize a mix of manufacturers in this photo.  The front-left chair is a Robert Mitc...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Sep 19, 2009, 6:42 am
When signed pieces of Victorian-era furniture show up for sale, I like to feature them so that we have a reference for the future when similar pieces show up that are not marked by their maker. Sandra...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Sep 18, 2009, 8:22 am
Fine Victorian furniture was in abundance at Neal Auction Company’s mid-September event. More than 1,000 lots of American furniture alone crossed the auction block. The top piece of Victorian furnit...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Sep 10, 2009, 11:39 am
A recent blog visitor, Melody, shared some photos with me of her family’s monumental sideboard.  If anyone has any information on whether they could confirm the origin of Capri and the type of ...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Sep 9, 2009, 5:45 pm
Here’s another installment of my For The Record posts, in which seek to disburse information on pieces with available documentation for future identification purposes. While perusing the Neal Au...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Sep 7, 2009, 12:24 pm
I almost incorrectly used the term “cherub” to describe this winged male child that is represented in the crest of this dresser, but I remembered that I had wanted to do a little digging o...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Sep 2, 2009, 10:39 am
Saturday, September 5th, 2009 @ 10am there will be an onsite Estate Auction at Kirkwood Mansion in Eutaw, Alabama.  Hal Hunt will be selling the Contents of Kirkwood Mansion – the Estate Collec...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Aug 25, 2009, 7:31 am
It’s not as frequent as Belter, Meeks, Horner, Hunzinger, and the other usual Victorian-era furniture makers, but it isn’t unusual to see furniture somewhat liberally attributed to Elijah ...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Aug 23, 2009, 10:07 am
Marked, signed, or labeled furniture in the Victorian era is the exception and not the norm.  The higher-end furniture makers seemed to be as neglectful in this regard as any of the rest of the cabi...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Aug 21, 2009, 12:16 pm
Neal Auction has another of their great sales coming up in September and I’ll try to cover more of the items as it comes nearer, but I was tipped off to an anomaly in one of their featured lots,...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Aug 20, 2009, 10:56 am
Available for sale is this very impressive twin bedroom set made by Herts Brothers during the turn of the 20th century in the Louis XV style.  The extensive inlay includes brass, copper, pewter and m...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Aug 14, 2009, 8:39 am
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 furnitur...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Aug 11, 2009, 5:23 pm
This is a George Hunzinger “Dining or Library Chair No. 44″ from the Kimball’s Book of Designs: Furniture and Drapery (Boston, 1876). I have a question into the seller of the chair ...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Aug 10, 2009, 7:12 am
According to the label above which accompanies a pair of chairs currently for sale, these chairs were produced by Alexander Roux between 1848 and 1867 due to the 479 Broadway address mentioned. The c...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Aug 8, 2009, 7:05 am
Still welcoming other thoughts on the discussion of our recent mystery chair. I’m providing an image of an authentic Late Classical chair with similar arm form, above. Let us know your thought...
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John W. posted an article on Rare Victorian Furniture - Aug 7, 2009, 7:02 am
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...
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