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Schrenkeisen

Posts tagged Schrenkeisen from the RareVictorian furniture archive.

Jordan & Moriarty 1883 Parlor Suit
Research No. 542

Jordan & Moriarty 1883 Parlor Suit

I was digging through the original furniture manufacturer catalogs that I have and ran across this Jordan & Moriarty parlor set that has a caption of "Library Medallion, Marie Antoinette, Grand Duchess, &c." Noti

M. & H. Schrenkeisen Sofa With Carved Bust Arms
Research No. 435

M. & H. Schrenkeisen Sofa With Carved Bust Arms

I thought I'd post a catalog reference image for M. & H. Schrenkeisen to help set the record (kinda) straight on this sofa. I say "kinda" since one can never believe everything one reads, but this is photographic pro

Who Made This Chair?
Research No. 388

Who Made This Chair?

There is museum evidence that helps attribute this chair to two possible makers. Stop by the forum to read about this chair, submitted by a site visitor. I have also added another feature to Rare Victorian - a quick refe

The Dietz Rebuttal - Jelliff or Schrenkeisen?
Best Of No. 130

The Dietz Rebuttal - Jelliff or Schrenkeisen?

Michael O'Docharty reminded me of the letter that Ulysses Grant Dietz wrote to The Magazine Antiques in response to the 1999 Anna Tobin D'Ambrosio article that I mention in this prior post. Dietz is curator of Decorative

High-Style, Mass-Produced Furniture
eBay Antiques No. 114

High-Style, Mass-Produced Furniture

Who made this chair? The answer follows... I often blog about the highest-end Victorian furniture from the period, but there is a class of furniture a notch below which was still high-style but mass-produced for the midd

Jelliff Aficianados, Lend Me Your Thoughts
eBay Antiques No. 076

Jelliff Aficianados, Lend Me Your Thoughts

I picked up this chair at auction that at initial glance reminds me of the overall form that a John Jelliff armchair would have. There's a natural tendency to assume that what you now own is made by the famous maker that