Posts Tagged ‘antique restoration’
Repair 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 17c Italian Painting On Leather
A most determined and richly eccentric Patron has been gradually restoring a terracotta mansion from this 1920’s on Capital 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 libraryoverlooking Lake Union. Leaded glass doors are fitted on mahogany book…
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