Renaissance Revival

A recent Rare Victorian site visitor shared with me some images of a set of high-style Renaissance Revival chairs with very high quality mounts.  I have done a fair amount of digging on deciding whether the set is properly categorized as Egyptian Revival or Neo-Grec.  I have even consulted with…

This is the new stage play by playwright, actor, producer, and director, Ty Lowman. Look for an exclusive interview with Ty Lowman on The Black Urban Times soon!! The play will take place at Renaissance Revival Center Church 45 Edwin Street Carteret, NJ 07008BUY YOUR TICKETS AT…

This past weekend saw a pair of these George Hunzinger chairs go for $6,000 at auction and now there is a single chair currently seeing some bidding with six days left in the sale, above.  It is currently bid up to $1,825.  I did not inspect the chairs at the Rago Auction from this weekend,…

I try to avoid making my 1887 Victorian home a clutter-fest with all sorts of Victoriana dripping off of the walls and table surfaces.  I have a bare minimum of art and some period statues, candelabras, Victorian wall shelves, clocks and that’s about it. I’m trying to avoid the…

The residential section of the Schenley Farms National Historic District was designed by Franklin……section is "predominantly monumental, four-story stone structures in Beaux Arts, Classical, and Renaissance Revival styles.")I encountered Schenley Farms going back and forth from a hotel in…

Nevin at Circa 19th Century Antiques has put up several Victorian-era lots on Ebay that will sell by this Sunday.  I will draw your attention to three of them in particular: A fine Renaissance Revival parlor table with desirable sienna marble.  From the listing: C 1860-70 Renaissance Victorian…

The original posting of "Tree Walk: Schenley Farms, Pittsburgh" received buzz on the POP City……section is "predominantly monumental, four-story stone structures in Beaux Arts, Classical, and Renaissance Revival styles.")I encountered Schenley Farms going back and forth from a hotel in…

Another 3-piece Renaissance Revival parlor set that I believe to be a “Prince of Wales” set by J.W. Hamburger has popped up on Ebay.  This one is nicer than the others I have seen due to the inclusion of brass plaques, burl, and gilt-incising.  There are some condition issues and some very…

Jump to the full entry & travel map Savannah, Georgia, United StatesWe left the World Golf Village in fog - fitting for our……and decided to stay there in spite of its cost. It is a restored 1892 Renaissance Revival mansion on Columbia Square - one of 21 famous…

Ever wonder what's inside those beautiful city rowhouses? Here's a glimpse of a century-old Renaissance Revival—TOH TV's new project—filled with well-preserved details

Just a quick note to give those that collect Victorian furniture parts a heads up that a “Jelliff” crest is for sale. I say “Jelliff” with tongue firmly planted in my cheek as I soon expect to put up my last post on the Jelliff/Jenny Lind association with this classical female. The…

I enjoy running across photographs of period furniture new in the showroom and here is one from April, 1906.  I recognize a mix of manufacturers in this photo.  The front-left chair is a Robert Mitchell “Roman Arm Chair” and the pair of chairs in the center are probably Stickley-Brandt. …

Sorry if this series of posts is hitting the press slowly, but that is intentional as I am getting new information real-time and I want to be sure that you get it as it rolls in.  As we’ve been exploring in the past two posts (Part I, and Part II), we’re trying to determine if [...] [Click…

I hope everyone had a great holiday break as did I, but it’s time for us all to get back to normalcy.  Let’s kick off year 3 of Rare Victorian with a little furniture analysis triggered by a recent series of emails from Zeke Feldhaus, a Rare Victorian regular contributor who purchased the…

Continuing from where the last post left off,we were trying to determine if an unlabeled chair that Zeke Feldhaus recently purchased was produced by George Hunzinger due to the patent-protected brace design (very bottom image) in the chair or whether another manufacturer either infringed on his…