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Posts tagged Center Table from the RareVictorian furniture archive.
Grandview Sale Including High Museum Henkels Desk
Grand View Auction has several fine Victorian antiques in today's sale including this George Henkels desk, once exhibited in the High Museum. It is reminiscent of the desk and furniture in the Asa Packer Mansion. Other n
William Fischer Hawaiian Kou and Koa Center Table
This koa and kou wood center table was made by William Fischer around 1869. A very similar table was ordered at the time by Governer Dominis. Dominis was an American-born statesman who became Prince Consort of the Kingdo
Kilian Brothers Inlaid, Gilt-Incised, Ebonized Parlor Table
There's something about Kilian Brothers pieces that make them some of my favorites. Their heavy mix of ebonization, polychrome paint (in some cases), heavy use of gilt-incising and Neo-Grec styling is very appealing to m
Unusual Marble Top Rococo Table
I thought I'd share this somewhat unusual Rococo marble-top center table that I recently had the opportunity to purchase, which I didn't, due to the price being too high for today's market. The overall form is a round ce
Meeks Pieces At Jackson Auction Today
I'm on the road again so Rare Victorian access is somewhat limited but I caught a window of time to mention that there are a few Meeks-attributed items going up for sale during a Jackson's Auction sale happening today. T
Rosewood Center Table - Possibly Herter Brothers
Does anyone besides me have an affliction for collecting Victorian parlor/center tables? I think it happens to the best of us for a variety of reasons:Most furniture is huge (sofas, cabinets, dressers, beds....) and requ
Pottier & Stymus Center Table
Up for sale is a center table attributed to Pottier & Stymus by Heritage Auction Galleries. Circa 1870, this table includes Rosewood, ebonized and giltwood elements with marquetry inlay. The chalice in the stretcher
Meeks Rosewood Center Table
It's been a bit quiet on the online auction front with respect to high-caliber pieces up for sale. I've been scouring for some to blog about and I'm finding a bunch of false, wishful, attributions. Here's a Rosewood Cent
Néo-grec Cabinet with Wedgewood Plaques
Up for bidding is a 1870's Renaissance Revival cabinet with wedgewood plaques. According to the seller, the cabinet is mahogany with pine on the back with bronze ormolu mounts, brass trimming, gilt incising, and an inlay
Mahogany NeoClassical Center Table w/ Caryatid Figures
Up for sale is a c. 1890 center table probably made in N.Y. and possibly by Herter Brothers. The legs are terminated by four ebonized and gilded caryatids. The curved stretcher ends in a gilded urn. You can buy-it-now fo