Archive for August 2023

Elegant Ebony sculpture of African animal, rebuilt horns and antlers, cleaned, polished.

Came in with many pieces, inside broken glass case.

Badly warped, made good with wedges on underside, supposedly from a London 19 hotel 1970s where the planter bombs for Margaret Thatcher.

Indian made, missing multiple tiny pieces of inlay and Ebony, completely restored with fake ivory from tagua nuts and old Ebony.

Came in full size, expander to king size for a new mattress.

1920s detailed lacquered tray arrived in five or six pieces re- glued, touch up and polished.

Hood needed cleaning, paint touch up, mold repairs, door hinges and scroll work repair

Re-glued touched up replace sides with shellac.

Required new, matted satin wood sides, case glue up with new moldings and paint.

These elegant screens (softwood) Arrived with pieces broken out and some losses necessitating some delicate carving gluing and clamping.