ABERDEEN, Miss. – Dwight Stevens, owner of Stevens Auction Co., has asked the public’s help in tracking down several pieces of stolen furniture that have been missing for approximately two months, now.

The articles in question were en route to Stevens’ gallery to be consigned to auction. Along the way, on March 21, 2009 in Birmingham, Ala., the furniture was stolen. Stevens said the items – all valuable examples of 19th-century American carved furniture – could turn up at sales in the Southeast. He asks that dealers and collectors with an interest in Victorian furniture remain on the lookout for the stolen pieces at auctions, shows or other sale venues. They include:

* Meeks Stanton Hall parlor suite

* Two Belter rosewood side chairs

Anyone with information pertaining to either the theft or the whereabouts of the missing furniture should call Dwight Stevens at 662-369-2200, e-mail stevensauction@bellsouth.net; or notify local law-enforcement authorities.

Following are images of the stolen furniture.