Description
Beautiful antique hall tree from the late 19th century. This stunning mahogany hall tree has so much detail and beautiful Gothic revival design.
Antique Hall Tree
Certainly, this antique hall tree has an impressive and unique look. The large hall tree features a lift seat and bench. Additionally, it has a beveled mirror back. Finally it has a four double hooks to place hats, scarves or jackets.
Of course, this solid mahogany hall tree really has a lot of beautiful design detail as well. The hall tree has multiple Gothic Revival style carvings, featuring mythical beasts with intimidating expressions! Certainly, this late 19th century hall tree really brings to life the Renaissance revival style.
R.J. Horner Hall Tree
R.J. Horner Furniture Company was known for offering exquisite mahogany pieces in their multi-floor showroom in Manhattan between the years of 1880 and 1913. Their craftsman made and produced most of the furniture in-house during that period. Of course, they also imported a few pieces in the late 1890’s from Venice, as well.
Clearly, the company specialized in carved and lavish furniture. Of course, they tailored their furniture pieces to well heeled New York residents. R.J. Horner aimed to establish themselves primarily as a high end, luxury brand.
Due to economic factors in the late 19th century, namely the Financial Panic of 1893, and a fire that destroyed a large part of the Horner showroom in 1904, Robert J Horner teamed up with Flint Furniture in 1915.
This piece has the original tag from R.J. Horner marking his addresses on West 23rd Street. Indeed, this antique hall tree was made during the original operation as a solo company. Thus, it is likely made between the years of 1880 and 1910.
Likely, this R.J. Horner Hall Tree was refinished at some point in the last 30 years. It does have a rich mahogany color, but does not have a deep satin or gloss coat. Personally, we liked this finish, which looks very nice with just a simple coat of wax. However, one could also use a spray lacquer or additional shellac to provide a bit more satin finish.
Also, the hall tree has some patina on the hooks, as well as some silvering to the mirror.
