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Marquetry

Posts tagged Marquetry from the RareVictorian furniture archive.

Taking Decorative Risks
eBay Antiques No. 143

Taking Decorative Risks

This three-piece set of parlor furniture will certainly jump out at you when you enter the room. I still can't decide if I like it or not and I think the problem I'm having is due to the upholstery. I think if this were

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eBay Antiques No. 026

Alexander Roux and Joseph Cabus Collaboration

Alexander Roux and Joseph Cabus had a brief (1852) collaboration on furniture in the form of A. Roux & Co. before Joseph began working with Anthony Kimbel (ie. Kimbel & Cabus). This labeled piece from Roux/Cabus