Category Archives: chair

Del Rey Dining Set: 1, Cleaning

Posted on October 31, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Note: Some of the changes in color are due to using two cameras and different lighting! I bought a lovely Del Rey set owned by one family, and am getting it ready to sell it. (I forgot to photograph the … Continue reading →

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Planter’s Chair: 4, Reparation and Finish Work

Posted on October 29, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

We are properly conserving a French-made Planter’s Chair, circa 1860. (You can begin here, if you like.) We’ll follow the chair through excavation to the new show-cover. We left off in the last posting with the excavation of the seat. … Continue reading →

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Planter’s Chair: 3, Excavation, Back (Partial)

Posted on August 17, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

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Process: Gustav Stickley Ladderback Chair Upholstery, 2 Show Cover

Posted on August 21, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

Continuing from the Gustav Stickley Ladderback Chair Upholstery, 1 Buildup post, (Or to begin at the beginning go here.) Buildup is complete, and we are ready to prepare the Show Cover of 4-5 oz. vegetable tanned strapping leather. Above, the … Continue reading →

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Process: Gustav Stickley Ladderback Chair Upholstery, 1 Buildup

Posted on August 21, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

Continuing from the Gustav Stickley Ladderback Chair Finish post, (Or to begin at the beginning go here.) The frame is repaired and the finish conserved; Buildup begins! Stickley chairs do not have dustcovers, and so the underside of the canvas … Continue reading →

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Process: Gustav Stickley Ladderback Chair Finish

Posted on July 31, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

Continuing from the Reparation of the Gustav Stickley Ladderback Armchair (Or to begin at the beginning go here.) We began our finish with a quick review of the chair with the repairs completed, above. The chairs were covered with radial … Continue reading →

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Process: Gustav Stickley Ladderback Chair Frame Repair

Posted on July 31, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

Continuing from the Excavation of the Gustav Stickley Ladderback Armchair (Or to begin at the beginning go here.) Reparation of the frame begins with more disassembly, on an as-needed basis for each chair. Corner blocks are removed, labeled, and screws … Continue reading →