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Posts tagged Inlaid from the RareVictorian furniture archive.

Herter Brother Credenza Will Sell at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Auction No. 625

Herter Brother Credenza Will Sell at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers

This credenza was bought at an estate sale, misidentified as an Italian piece, and now is coming up for sale at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers as lot 122 this weekend. Fortunately, it has been properly identified as a piece

Renaissance Revival Inlaid Porcelain Plaque
Reader Finds No. 581

Fine Inlaid Renaissance Parlor Suite With Diminutive Archairs

Bill M. sent me photos of a five-piece inlaid Renaissance Revival parlor suite with porcelain plaques to get some input on it's maker. He had run into this older post I did on the Herter Brothers attributions that come a

For Sale: Brunswick & Balke "Monarch" Billiard Table
For Sale No. 580

For Sale: Brunswick & Balke "Monarch" Billiard Table

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 heav

Allen and Brother Winged Griffin Desk
eBay Antiques No. 359

Allen and Brother Winged Griffin Desk

This desk is being attributed to the shop of Allen and Brother of Philadelphia and being dated to around 1875. I happen to have seen this desk in person - it sat in Adamstown, PA for a number of months and I drooled over

Fine Aesthetic Movement Side Chair
eBay Antiques No. 346

Fine Aesthetic Movement Side Chair

I'm a big fan of all styles and eras of Victorian furniture and my interests even leak into the immediately preceding and following eras. Not wanting this site to be all about Renaissance Revival and Rococo, I'm always o

Herter Brothers Eye Candy
Museum No. 326

Herter Brothers Eye Candy

I thought I'd share two photos of Herter Brothers pieces from my recent Philadelphia Museum of Art trip. You'll have to excuse the photography as it was with a camera that was foreign to me and since the Herters' pieces

Charles Guillaume Diehl Jewelry Cabinet
Museum No. 322

Charles-Guillaume Diehl - It Does Not Get Much Better

Another stop on my Philadelphia Museum of Art visit, this Neo-Grec jewelry cabinet was considered a "masterpiece" at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1867. This cabinet is still a show-stopper today and was manufactur

Antique Victorian Brunswick & Balke Billiard Table
eBay Antiques No. 251

Antique Victorian Brunswick & Balke Billiard Table

For Victorian antique billiard table fans, this table made by Brunswick & Balke in 1878 is coming up at auction by Bob Courtney Auctions on May 17th. This is the best looking table I have ever laid my eyes upon and i

Neo-Grec Ebonized Inlaid Music Stand Victorian
eBay Antiques No. 245

Neo-Grec Ebonized and Inlaid Music Cabinet

For those of you who were wondering where the music stand went that I last profiled - it disappeared from Ebay and the auction house's website just prior to the sale and I don't know what happened. If you were all set to

Somebody Got a Deal at $2,000
eBay Antiques No. 173

Somebody Got a Deal at $2,000

Just noticed that this Aesthetic cabinet that I was monitoring went for $2,000. I had actually opened the bidding window (it was live) to wait for the lot to come up but something distracted me and I never made it back.

Inlaid Renaissance Revival Credenza
eBay Antiques No. 088

Inlaid Renaissance Revival Credenza

Coming up for sale is a Renaissance Revival credenza done in the style that Alexander Roux, Pottier & Stymus, Herter Brothers and the other New York makers would have produced. This piece has gold incising, inlay pan

Three-piece Herter Renaissance Revival Parlor Set
eBay Antiques No. 057

Three-piece Herter Renaissance Revival Parlor Set

Another week of business travel kept me away from the Victorian furniture for a while so I've done a little digging this morning. Here's a Herter Brothers (attributed) parlor set (sofa and 2 arm chairs) being sold by Woo