Hey all:
I recently purchased an armchair at auction that is in all ways in the manner of Jelliff, except that there are no heads/masks on the arms, legs, or crest.
Did Jelliff manufacture chairs without these devices, or are they pretty much on everything that came out of his workshop?
Jelliff without the Heads?
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Victorian Furniture thread on victorianforum.com · started August 4, 2010 by kevin · 12 posts, 2 image attachments · discussion in 2010.
Hey all: I recently purchased an armchair at auction that is in all ways in the manner of Jelliff, except that there are no heads/masks on the arms, legs, or crest. Did Jelliff manufacture chairs without these devices, or are they pretty much on everything that came out of…
Can you share photos?
I keep trying to post some pictures, and I keep getting this:
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Arm n' leg:
From some recent reading I've done, it looks like Jelliff himself was out of the picture by the 1870s, which is surely when this chair was made. Nevertheless, perhaps it came from his workshop after all?
Now that I've managed to post a couple of pictures, what opinions have you?
Now that I've managed to post a couple of pictures, what opinions have you?
I know of no known Jelliff chairs/parlor sets that look identical in design (incising, palmettes, etc.) that look just as yours does. Doesn't mean it isn't. The turned legs are certainly like his, but again, not exactly. I'll look in my catalogs from his competitors when I get back to my reference material.
I eagerly anticipate the results, and thanks for going the extra mile.
Any ideas?
I just looked at the Schrenkeisen and Berkey & Gay catalogs from a couple years, but no direct match for either maker. Some came close, but not exact. It wouldn't surprise me that one of those two made it but since there were so many manufacturers making mass-produced chairs at the time of the same style, we may never know.
OK, thanks! 8)