http://lacma.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/a-lavish-mirror-regains-its-luster/ Mon, 20 May 2013 19:02:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://lacma.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/a-lavish-mirror-regains-its-luster/#comment-8035 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:21:48 +0000 http://lacma.wordpress.com/?p=6136#comment-8035 Hello, I recently purchase a deteriorated parlor set at a Studio prop sale which I believe to be Herter Brothers. It was covered with a layer of brown shelack like coating similar to what was described above. All the inlay and various woods were covered and not visible. I am currently restoring it but I wonder if you know if there are any records from the 1942 sale available for identification. I would love to see if I can find verification that this set may have been purchased by the studio and did indeed come from Thurlow Lodge.

]]> http://lacma.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/a-lavish-mirror-regains-its-luster/#comment-1392 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:22:31 +0000 http://lacma.wordpress.com/?p=6136#comment-1392 My wife and I own over a dozen pieces from Thurlow Lodge and the Hopkins house that were in the 1942 sale. The most important being the master bedroom bed was in a similar condition and required hundreds of hours of restoration. However the finished product is well worth it.
The mirror you are writing about is one of the greatest pieces of American furniture ever made and is coveted by all Herter collectors.

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