I am an avid collector of vintage & antique anything! I adore the Victorian era most. Nothing makes me happier than to find a sought after or recently seen 'have to have' item and getting it at a great price, in somes cases a real steal! Living in the state that I do now, Indiana, I have been finding bargins that are out of this world. I lived in N.J. for most of my life, and I know what these items are actually being sold for in most of the country.I will share a recent summer find with you. It was on my need to have list. I pais $80.00 for it and to me it was indeed a bargain. It's in perfect condition. In a antique store in N.J. I have seen them for $400.00 a piece.
It is a victorian ,(walnut carved wood) ladies parlor chair. Its presence graces my 'sitting room'.
Speaking of Victorian parlors, here's a little information on them:
It has been written that, “…the ideal Victorian home tended
to boast a parlor between homely comfort and grandeur; its thickly upholstered
chairs, fringed footstools and sumptuously curtained windows…" Susan K. Leopold
There are some fine distinctions between the drawing room,
the sitting room and the parlor. Not many, but there are some differences. The
word parlor comes to use via the French parleur. The parlor is packed full of
meaning, within detailed research and explanations, however the summary is as
follows; it is a place, grander than the (Victorian) living room yet a place of
privacy and a space set aside for conversation and social interaction.
Drawing room stems from ‘withdrawing', again the reference
for the need of privacy.
I adore the heaviness and comfort of dark victorian furnture and the opulent warmth of the curtains and acessories!
I plan to share many more of my great finds with you. About 2 weeks ago I bought a French brocade walnut trimmed couch. If I told you what I paid for it, you simply won't believe me!
