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<p>[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 850498, member: 136"]Well...</p><p><br /></p><p>The way I see it, if the MET can't tell for certain, I certainly can't, either! Even they have a piece "attributed to" Jelliff:</p><p><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/7599" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/7599" rel="nofollow">https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/7599</a></p><p><i><u>Attributed to </u></i><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search#!?q=John%20Jelliff&perPage=20&sortBy=Relevance&offset=0&pageSize=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search#!?q=John%20Jelliff&perPage=20&sortBy=Relevance&offset=0&pageSize=0" rel="nofollow">John Jelliff</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I saw this bit on the <i>Antique Trader</i> site and thought it was relevant:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Many dealers and auctioneers, when at a loss for descriptive material for a catalog or advertisement, easily fall into the “attribution pit.” Surrounding this deep pit is a long slippery slope lubricated with terms like “it looks just like …,” “it’s the same style as …,” and “there was one at…” It’s at the point where almost any piece with upholstery featuring a carved head and face is “attributed to Jelliff.” It is true that John Jelliff (1813-1893) of New Jersey is responsible for some parlor sets with head and face carvings. But so did a number of other cabinetmakers and carvers.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>And Jelliff wasn’t even in the business when most of the Renaissance Revival sets attributed to him were made. Jelliff actually retired in 1860 and his company was taken over by an employee, Henry H. Miller, who continued the business under Jelliff’s name until 1890. So is that parlor set an artifact of John Jelliff & Co.? If it has the simple brand used by Miller after Jelliff retired, “J.J. Co.” it probably is. If it is unmarked it probably isn’t.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquetrader.com/antiques/antique-furniture/buying-selling-avoid-attribution-pit/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquetrader.com/antiques/antique-furniture/buying-selling-avoid-attribution-pit/" rel="nofollow">https://www.antiquetrader.com/antiques/antique-furniture/buying-selling-avoid-attribution-pit/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 850498, member: 136"]Well... The way I see it, if the MET can't tell for certain, I certainly can't, either! Even they have a piece "attributed to" Jelliff: [URL]https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/7599[/URL] [I][U]Attributed to [/U][/I][URL='https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search#!?q=John%20Jelliff&perPage=20&sortBy=Relevance&offset=0&pageSize=0']John Jelliff[/URL] I saw this bit on the [I]Antique Trader[/I] site and thought it was relevant: [I]Many dealers and auctioneers, when at a loss for descriptive material for a catalog or advertisement, easily fall into the “attribution pit.” Surrounding this deep pit is a long slippery slope lubricated with terms like “it looks just like …,” “it’s the same style as …,” and “there was one at…” It’s at the point where almost any piece with upholstery featuring a carved head and face is “attributed to Jelliff.” It is true that John Jelliff (1813-1893) of New Jersey is responsible for some parlor sets with head and face carvings. But so did a number of other cabinetmakers and carvers.[/I] [I]And Jelliff wasn’t even in the business when most of the Renaissance Revival sets attributed to him were made. Jelliff actually retired in 1860 and his company was taken over by an employee, Henry H. Miller, who continued the business under Jelliff’s name until 1890. So is that parlor set an artifact of John Jelliff & Co.? If it has the simple brand used by Miller after Jelliff retired, “J.J. Co.” it probably is. If it is unmarked it probably isn’t.[/I] [URL]https://www.antiquetrader.com/antiques/antique-furniture/buying-selling-avoid-attribution-pit/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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