Restoration
Queen Anne desk
Re-glued touched up replace sides with shellac.
Read More1930s gambling coin operated device
Required new, matted satin wood sides, case glue up with new moldings and paint.
Read MoreJapenese Screens
These elegant screens (softwood) Arrived with pieces broken out and some losses necessitating some delicate carving gluing and clamping.
Read MoreRepair The Furniture Or Toss It?
A piece of furniture does not always readily relay its quality. Sometimes, we find ourselves with various pieces of furniture and we just don’t know what they’re worth (if anything), where they originally came from, or even if they’re worth repairing. Before you throw it away or even consider recycling the furniture, there are ways…
Read MoreQueen Anne Walnut Mirror Restoration
A FINE QUEEN ANNE WALNUT MIRROR
A fine rare small Queen Anne pier glass; the pine frame veneered with bolection molding in walnut of a particularly good color and grain, retaining its original patina. The internal beading with a gilded edge retains the two original mirror plates, both with Vauxhall beveling. The whole in remarkably good condition.
England, circa 1710
Height: 37.0 in (94 cm) Width: 17.5 in (45.5 cm) Depth: 1.5 in (4 cm)
1818c Butler’s Desk Restoration
Antique Furniture Restoration & Repair A client of mine rescued this family heirloom from her sister’s estate in Vancouver, B.C. She then gave it to a ‘restorer’ who mysteriously vanished; he did not return phone calls or e-mails. You can imagine what a state she was in, after all, family heirlooms are not replaceable. She…
Read MoreScreen Restoration – Rhodes Mansion, Capitol Hill, Seattle
A most determined and richly eccentric Patron has been gradually restoring a terracotta mansion from this 1920’s on Capitol Hill in Seattle, Washington. The mansion was built for the Rhodes family founders of the noted Seattle department store. The top floor features a luxurious library overlooking Lake Union. Leadedglass doors are fitted on mahogany book…
Read MoreCorner Cabinet
I’ve long admired the furniture designs of Koloman Moser . Best known for his glassware and graphic design work , he collaborated with Josef Hoffmann and Otto Wagner in forming the early Wiener Werkstatte school of Vienna. I recently completed a speculative corner cabinet after Moser’s well known piece ‘ The Enchanted Princess ‘ from…
Read MoreChinese Stand
A strong connection between Seattle and the Orient has this sort of ornately carved Chinese furniture showing up in the studio with some regularity. The self-locking, keyed joinery and quality of the carving is exquisite. Originally assembled without glue, this piece had old repairs done, fortunately with hide glue which could be steamed apart in…
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