Astoria

Edgar Berebi Astoria American-empire cabinet hardware

Edgar Berebi Astoria is the brand's American-empire-period family, the line that translates early-19th-century Pacific-Northwest port-city decorative vocabulary into jewelry-grade hardware. Where Georgetown reads as Federal-period Washington and Americana covers the broad early-American tradition, Astoria sits between them: lightly scrolled bail backs, laurel-leaf medallions, and a quietly formal American-empire reading suited to historic-district cabinetry. Each piece is hand-finished in the United States and built per order; expect 6-8 weeks from order to door.

What sets Astoria apart

The laurel-leaf medallion is the line's identifier. Most Berebi pulls use scrolled or floral medallions; Astoria applies a low-relief laurel-leaf wreath drawn from American-empire-period furniture vocabulary. The motif reads distinctly post-Federal rather than Federal or Greek-Revival, which gives the line its specific historical register. The line reads consistent against the cabinetry it was designed for. Hand finishing means subtle piece-to-piece variation is expected rather than a defect.

Buying considerations

Astoria fits American-empire-period kitchens, historic Pacific-Northwest homes, library built-ins reaching for early-19th-century vocabulary, and any room with Astoria-to-Portland-to-Seattle historic-district reference. Painted inset doors in deep forest, oxblood, navy, and dove give the line the right backdrop. Polished nickel and museum-grade gold are the natural picks. The 6-8 week made-to-order window applies.

Related Edgar Berebi collections

For Federal-period Washington reference, see the Georgetown Collection. For broader Colonial-revival vocabulary, the Americana Collection sits adjacent. Browse the full Edgar Berebi brand page.