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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 9486920, member: 5170"]Happy 4th!!</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the newest addition to the GHopper bookcase family. Its mahogany and mahogany veneers ca. 1890, made and purchased in New York. Its built like the proverbial battleship, with applied Ionic pilasters at each end with an aesthetic daisy in the center. It's got lion paw feet at each end. My favorite element is the leaded glass doors, with beveled quatrefoils at the top, Most unique are the original mirrors in each bay; they're held in by the shelves and fall forward without them.</p><p><br /></p><p>So...detective time. It's definitely built of to the highest standards, and is a strain for two strong men to lift. The materials, craftsmanship, and size sound like Horner. However, Horner bookcases of this size usually have carved dragons or caryatids at each end. There is also a frieze over the bookcase bays. I believe there may have been one on this unit and it was removed for some reason. However, the mahogany underneath is not scarred by glue or nail hole remnants.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I don't believe that Horner used leaded glass. His competitor, George Flint, with whom he merged operations just prior to 1915 and his retirement, did make use of leaded glass doors. But Flint's build quality was not equal to this.</p><p><br /></p><p>So.....is it Horner? Flint? or are you aware of another New York maker? </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for your thoughtful consideration!!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]444851[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]444852[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 9486920, member: 5170"]Happy 4th!! This is the newest addition to the GHopper bookcase family. Its mahogany and mahogany veneers ca. 1890, made and purchased in New York. Its built like the proverbial battleship, with applied Ionic pilasters at each end with an aesthetic daisy in the center. It's got lion paw feet at each end. My favorite element is the leaded glass doors, with beveled quatrefoils at the top, Most unique are the original mirrors in each bay; they're held in by the shelves and fall forward without them. So...detective time. It's definitely built of to the highest standards, and is a strain for two strong men to lift. The materials, craftsmanship, and size sound like Horner. However, Horner bookcases of this size usually have carved dragons or caryatids at each end. There is also a frieze over the bookcase bays. I believe there may have been one on this unit and it was removed for some reason. However, the mahogany underneath is not scarred by glue or nail hole remnants. However, I don't believe that Horner used leaded glass. His competitor, George Flint, with whom he merged operations just prior to 1915 and his retirement, did make use of leaded glass doors. But Flint's build quality was not equal to this. So.....is it Horner? Flint? or are you aware of another New York maker? Thanks for your thoughtful consideration!! [ATTACH=full]444851[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]444852[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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