Anglo Japanese Aesthetic Dresser Bureau by Herter Brothers A very fine 19th century Aesthetic Movement ebonized with maple inlaid dresser manufactured by Herter Brothers for William H. Vanderbilt residence located on Fifth Avenue at Fifth Street in New York City. The dresser is branded Herter Bros. and is signed in pencil N. 411 Vanderbilt, Esquire at several places on the dresser. The dresser appears to retain its original brasses. Measurements are: 84 in. high, 64 in. wide, 16¾ in. deep

This exquisitely executed dresser and mirror exhibits the well-developed Anglo-Japanese style at the height of the Aesthetic movement. The rectangular proportions of the mirror frame and the lower case are complemented by the placement of the inlaid angular branches and circular flowers. Expanses of ebonized wood on the small upper drawers are juxtaposed above flowers that seem to grow towards each other across the central doors, creating tension in the ebonized area.

A closely related wardrobe is part of the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Katherine S. Howe, Herter Brothers, Furniture for a Gilded Age (Houston, 1994), pp. 194-195).



 

Japanesque Mahogany Music Cabinet Signed Herter Brothers. A very nice and unusual Japanesque music cabinet branded "Herter Brothers" on the back of the cabinet, New York City, circa 1880. Measurements are 48 inches tall x 14 inches deep x wide 28 1/2 inches wide. The cabinet appears to have the original finish with scuffs consistent with use and age. The cabinet has nice decorative original brass hardware and a mahogany fitted interior.

 

Signed Herter Brothers Walnut Inlay Single Bed in the Aesthetic Style This is a great looking single bed by the firm of Herter Brothers, circa 1880. The head board is nicely decorated with inlay. The bed is in excellent condition and I was told by the previous owner that it was refinished 40 years ago. Approx. Dimensions: 60 inches tall x 37 inches wide x 72 inches Long.
 

Rosewood Sofa attributed to Gustave Herter A very fine American Renaissance Sofa in the manner of Gustave Herter, New York City, circa 1865-1870. A similar example is pictured in the book Herter Brothers Furniture and Interiors for a Gilded Age written by Katherine S. Howe and etal on page 132. The sofa is rosewood and finish is original. It is nicely upholstered. Measurements are 49 1/4 inches tall, 79 inches wide and 32 inches deep.
 

HERTER BROTHERS DRESSER IN THE AESTHETIC MOVEMENT STYLE - SIGNED <b>Late 19th century burled elm dresser. The mirror surmounted by turned spindles and within a linear incised frame above two glove boxes, top and four graduated drawers with bird's eye maple fronts, raised on square feet with molded cuffs. Branded Herter Brothers on backboard of chest.
The marble is a brown with grey veins. Height: 85 inches, width 44 inches 1/2 and depth 24 inches.



 

Mr. Vanderbilt's Interior - 19th Century Books - Rare A rare set of four 19th century volumes covering the interiors of Mr. Vanderbilt's house in New York city (furniture, art and decorations).

Japan edition, the large collector's edition, only 500 were printed, many were separated and the plates were sold individually. This is set 167, it consists of four volumes and is in excellent condition, the best I have seen, the bindings will need to be stregnthened but are intact.


 

HERTER BROTHERS ROSEWOOD SOFA - PART OF A SUITE Wonderful American Rosewood Victorian parlor suite decorated with crests consisting of neo-classical medaillons, surmounted by beriboned boughs and berries and repeated inlay pattern. In front of the arms are great maiden heads carved in the Egyptian designs. This set includes one large sofa, one settee, two arms and two side chairs.

Matching pieces to this suite are in the Lyndhurst Castle Museum in Tarrytown, New York. The Lyndhurst Castle was the home of Jay Gould in the 1880's after he moved from his house in New York City. Jay Gould was a railroad magnate and a Wall Street tycoon. Pictures of the matching parlor suite can be seen in the book "American Heritage History of Antiques" Volume 1 and in the Lyndhurst Castle Museum literature.


 

HERTER BROTHERS SIDE CHAIR PART OF A SUITE Wonderful American Rosewood Victorian parlor suite decorated with crests consisting of neo-classical medaillons, surmounted by beriboned boughs and berries and repeated inlay pattern. In front of the arms are great maiden heads carved in the Egyptian designs. This set includes one large sofa, one settee, two arms and two side chairs.

Matching pieces to this suite are in the Lyndhurst Castle Museum in Tarrytown, New York. The Lyndhurst Castle was the home of Jay Gould in the 1880's after he moved from his house in New York City. Jay Gould was a railroad magnate and a Wall Street tycoon. Pictures of the matching parlor suite can be seen in the book "American Heritage History of Antiques" Volume 1 and in the Lyndhurst Castle Museum literature.


 

Herter Brothers Arm chair Part of a Suite Wonderful American Rosewood Victorian parlor suite decorated with crests consisting of neo-classical medaillons, surmounted by beriboned boughs and berries and repeated inlay pattern. In front of the arms are great maiden heads carved in the Egyptian designs. This set includes one large sofa, one settee, two arms and two side chairs.

Matching pieces to this suite are in the Lyndhurst Castle Museum in Tarrytown, New York. The Lyndhurst Castle was the home of Jay Gould in the 1880's after he moved from his house in New York City. Jay Gould was a railroad magnate and a Wall Street tycoon. Pictures of the matching parlor suite can be seen in the book "American Heritage History of Antiques" Volume 1 and in the Lyndhurst Castle Museum
 

HERTER BROTHERS SETTEE PART OF A SUITE Wonderful American Rosewood Victorian parlor suite decorated with crests consisting of neo-classical medaillons, surmounted by beriboned boughs and berries and repeated inlay pattern. In front of the arms are great maiden heads carved in the Egyptian designs. This set includes one large sofa, one settee, two arms and two side chairs.

Matching pieces to this suite are in the Lyndhurst Castle Museum in Tarrytown, New York. The Lyndhurst Castle was the home of Jay Gould in the 1880's after he moved from his house in New York City. Jay Gould was a railroad magnate and a Wall Street tycoon. Pictures of the matching parlor suite can be seen in the book "American Heritage History of Antiques" Volume 1 and in the Lyndhurst Castle Museum literature.

 

Aesthetic Movement Sidechair by Herter Brothers An American Victorian Aesthetic Movement side chair attributed to Herter Brothers, New York City, circa 1885.

I AM ALWAYS SEEKING FOR FINE EXAMPLE OF AESTHETIC MOVEMENT FURNITURE PRODUCED BY THE FIRM HERTER BROTHERS.
 

The Virginia Carroll Crawford Collection American Decorative Arts, 1825-17 High Museum of Art Atlanta and published in 1983. Written by David Hanks and Donald Peirce. Pictorial wraps containing 94 pages with numerous black & white and color illustrations. Softcover book in very good condition. Highlights of Crawford's most impressive decorative arts collection. ISBN:0939802163
 

A Guide to Victoria Mansion by Arlene Palmer A Guide to Victoria Mansion, by Arlene Palmer. An excellent introduction to the Mansion and its history written by the museum’s senior research fellow. 32 pages, with more than 40 illustrations, most in color. Please note that all the furnishings and decorations were designed by Gustave Herter.
 

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion took four years to build and cost $2 million in 1868. The design for the furniture and woodwork was Herter Brothers. It is magnificent. Here is a book that contains pictures of the ooms in their original settings. The book has a softcover and is 44 pages long. There are more than 60 pictures and illustrations. The books was first printed in 1969 and reprinted in 1981.
 

Herter Brothers: Furniture and Interiors - Hardcover book published by Harry Abrams and in associations with the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston. The book contains 271 pages of color illustrations and black & white pictures. This study is published in conjunction with a 1994-95 exhibition in Houston, Atlanta, and New York. <p>

In 1848, Gustave Herter arrived in America from Germany, fleeing political and economic chaos. His brother, Christian, joined him a decade later. By 1875 their firm, renamed Herter Brothers, was supplying the White House with furnishings, as it had been doing for some of America's wealthiest families since 1858. During this opulent period, Herter Brothers could claim to be the leading cabinetmaking and decorating firm in the country. <p>

The Herter brothers' extraordinary accomplishment has never before been the subject of a book. Here, at last, is an in-depth study of these talented men, their company, and its work, prized then as now for its design, richness of materials and detail, superb craftsmanship, and splendid diversity. The best of the Herter Brothers' furniture and interiors are displayed in 133 color and 167 black-and-white illustrations, including many close-up details as well as comparative work by rival fine cabinetmakers of the time in New York and Europe. Herter Brothers tells the story of the company from its earliest manifestations, when Gustave worked with other partners and alone, through his partnership with his brother, to Christian's years as head of the firm and the end of his tenure.<p>

The book places the company firmly in its context, international as well as domestic, with an extensive discussion of the brothers' background and influences and an absorbing narrative of the furniture and decoration trade in New York City in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Also described is the superb work done by the firm for their fabulously wealthy patrons - a who's who of the Gilded Age, including J. Pierpont Morgan, William H. Vanderbilt, and Jay Gould - for whom the Herters created some of their most lavish furniture and complete interiors. These commissions, many illustrated here, included woodwork, plasterwork, lighting fixtures, window treatments, wall and ceiling paintings, carpets, textiles, mosaics, stained glass, and decorative objects. <p>

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