Antique
Rocker - Victorian Platform
Rocker
The pictures show the restoration,
of a
favorite, but rickety and unusable chair
to all it's former glory.
This rocker was saved because of it's sentimental
value.
It had seen four generations before being destroyed.
It was saved, as pieces in paper shopping bags, in an open barn for seven
years.
Though the photos aren't good you can get a sense
of the extreme nature of
this restoration.
The old multiple coats of finish removed revealing the full glory of the
Honduras and Philippine mahogany back.
This beautiful example of a double bulb Windsor
chair had little glue left and two fractures through the seat, sure cleaned up nice.
Before
After
This piano stool, though on it's last legs,
is
now ready for the next generation of pianists.
In need of some tender loving care this classic
gets a face lift.
Some before and afters on this classic
mirror. Stabilize and add depth to finish.
repair and fabricate missing ornamentation.
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A set of draws with etched silvering on mirror
and applied floral design and back ground color.
As you can see, we used a screen printed mask to create the image
as the
silvering was chemically etched away.
Copy of screen printed double image with
back ground
of textured and burnished bright silver leaf.
One of a pair of hand made porcelain lamps.
The set
needed cleaning , polishing, rewiring
and some of the missing pieces fabricated.
Note the neck of the violin and the flowers at their feet.
Click picture for enlargement.
The arm was repaired by using tiny steel pins
to reattach
a keyed flange which held the arm to the elbow
and allowed up and down movement of the pieces .
A thorough cleaning and lubrication of the works
along with some work on the
wood finish
and it's ready to go.
Click picture for enlargement.
Both the wood and the works needed a serious overhaul.
Now it's back on the
mantel.
Deterioration in the frame the reverse glass painting
as well as the
mirror background was due to damp conditions.
Color matching was all important.
