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Neo-Classical
Posts tagged Neo-Classical from the RareVictorian furniture archive.
Mystery Chair - Late Classical or Nouveau?
Here's an intriguing mystery chair for you which is in the middle of disagreement on it's age. This isn't a casual situation where a curious chair owner would like to know, but a case where the chair is being offered to
"Empire" Furniture Isn't Always Empire Furniture
I interrupt this blog that occasionally masquerades as something scholarly and amounts to not much more than Victorian eye-candy and tabloid-style cabinetmaker worship to discuss the use of "Empire" to describe more than
Victorian Is Dead In Alexandria, VA
I spent a good part of the weekend in Alexandria, VA this weekend with some long-time friends for a certain milestone birthday bash, and on the way to their house my wife and I did some antiquing there near King Street.
Why I Do The Research That I Do
The stand above is a good example of why I read and research Victorian Furniture to the extent that I do. When I first started collecting Victorian Furniture it was only so that I could put furniture in my home (built in
Egyptian Revival Mirror - Or, Is It Actually Grecian Revival?
Well, congratulations Rare Victorian readers. In a few days we've basically wiped out the Internet's supply of Victorian Detail books from several sellers. Those of you who nabbed one, you won't be disappointed. I'm hopi
Herter Brothers Bookcase Find
You may remember Ralph and Pamela Krainik from the previous post on their monumental clock. They recently let me know that they purchased a Victorian bookcase and were able to identify it as a Herter Brothers piece due t
All-Original Signed Herter Brothers Walnut Bookcase
This is the first Herter Brothers bookcase that I have run across since I've been collecting over the past few years and this one is stamped "Herter Bros." to confirm it's origin. If I had a spare $10k to buy furniture t