Tracking Select Internet Listings of Rare Victorian Furniture including John Henry Belter, Herter Brothers, J & JW Meeks, Pottier and Stymus, John Jelliff, Thomas Brooks, Alexander Roux and others.
Recent PostsA 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 whether the set is properly categorized as Egyptian Re...
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 appear that it would work for a drapery rod ̵...
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 choice between the two items and chose the mantel to be...
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 better use for them than I. If you’re inte...
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. It also requires a good bit of carving skills and...
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 elegant mid-19th century American Rococo Revival r...
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DouggieI would like more information on a victorian rosewood set I am trying to sell.
The bed is fancy carved with faces and has a curved front.
The vanity/dresser has the same carvings and raised glove boxes.
Pictures can be view (I know theyre bad...snapped a few for a friend he had to pass on it at this time).
http://neworleans.craigslist.org/atq/1459239941.html
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