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Posts tagged Modern Gothic from the RareVictorian furniture archive.

Modern Gothic walnut cabinet attributed to Daniel Pabst, Philadelphia, ca. 1873-76
For The Record No. 641

For the Record: Daniel Pabst, the Hand Behind the "Furness" Modern Gothic Cabinet

The Met's towering Modern Gothic cabinet is attributed to both Frank Furness and Daniel Pabst — designer and maker. Here's why the distinction between the two roles matters when you're cataloging one of these pieces.

Ebonized Wall Cabinet
eBay Antiques No. 592

Ebonized Wall Cabinet

This antique wall cabinet is in the same shop about 15 feet away from the Kimbel & Cabus cabinet profiled in the prior post, so I thought that I would pass on the fact that it is also available for sale. These cabine

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eBay Antiques No. 471

Modern Gothic or Eastlake/Aesthetic or Both?

Bob Courtney Auctions is selling this 3-piece bedroom set on Ebay at the moment and the sale will be ending today. The have listed it as an "Eastlake Aesthetic Movement" set and I've been mulling over this categorization

Aesthetic Art Brass Plant Stands
eBay Antiques No. 400

Aesthetic Art Brass Plant Stands

During the Aesthetic Movement of the late 19th century, brass, lighting and silverplate manufacturers produced "Art Brass" furnishings as an extension of their existing business for middle-to-upper class families. They w

Kimbel & Cabus Attributed Bedroom Suite
eBay Antiques No. 395

Kimbel & Cabus Attributed Bedroom Suite

The printed Neal Auction catalog and NealAuction.com website has some additional substantiation that does not accompany the Ebay listing for the attributed Kimbel & Cabus bedroom set in their upcoming sale. I thought

Daniel Pabst Free-For-All
eBay Antiques No. 386

Daniel Pabst Free-For-All

There are seven - count 'em - seven "Pabst" pieces on Ebay right now and I wonder about how loosely the name is being bandied about for anything that resembles the style that he worked in. British architect Bruce Talbert

Kimbel & Cabus Modern Gothic Armchair at Neal Auction
eBay Antiques No. 365

Kimbel & Cabus Modern Gothic Armchair at Neal Auction

In my opinion, Neal Auction is being a bit conservative in their attribution on this chair. I'm always very appreciative of Neal's condition information and research that they provide with their listing and I feel they a

8 Foot Modern Gothic Dresser
eBay Antiques No. 229

8 Foot Modern Gothic Dresser

The darkened pictures on this listing belie the quality of this very large Modern Gothic dresser. I doctored up this picture (lightened it) so as to give you a better grasp of the quality of this piece. Clicking on the i

Road Trip!
eBay Antiques No. 165

Road Trip!

I'm heading to Ohio for business meetings (for my day job) on Monday and Tuesday and I've decided to head there early for the weekend. I'm a University of Dayton grad and lived in Ohio for 7 years so I have friends to vi

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eBay Antiques No. 156

Modern Gothic Secretary/Dresser

This Modern Gothic dresser/secretary has a central drawer that pulls out and the front panel drops to expose a desk surface. The design elements of this piece are primarily Eastlake due to the shallow incisings, grooved

Modern Gothic Kimbel & Cabus Desk c.1870
eBay Antiques No. 033

Modern Gothic Kimbel & Cabus Desk c.1870

My (Victorian Era) antique collection includes a mishmash of Rococo, Renaissance, Aesthetic, Elizabethan and Neo-Grec pieces, but I'm conspicuously missing Gothic. I'm a big fan of Gothic design, but I haven't run across