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Splitting Sets

Posts tagged Splitting Sets from the RareVictorian furniture archive.

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

Splitting of Sets - Does it Bother You Too?
eBay Antiques No. 133

Splitting of Sets - Does it Bother You Too?

Does it bother anyone other than me that auction houses (and dealers) take parlor sets that have been together for 150 years and split them up to maximize the total sale? This particular set is a John Henry Belter "Fount