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American Piecrust Candle Table ca 1750
Our client inherited many family pieces, and the American Piecrust Mahogany & Elm Candle Table circa 1750 is a sweet and unusual piece. The front side of the table contains a flat, leather clad pull-out tray (shown above right pulled … Continue reading
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American White Oak Seventeenth Century Dowry Chest
Above, the American Dowry Chest before treatment, Image #1, and after, Images #2-3. Below left, the interior with the dowry chest guardian inside. HISTORY We begin this post with Mitchell’s historical musings. “Our client’s American white oak dowry chest is … Continue reading
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Tagged #americanmade, #antiquechest, #chestconservation, #chestrestoration, #finishconservation, #finishrestoration, #handcarved, #madeinamerica, #mahogany, #mpfconservation, #nwportland, #oak, #objectconservation, #objectconservator, #originalfinish, #pacificnorthwest, #pine, #portlandoregon, #traditionalwoodworking, #trunkrestoration, #woodenobjectconservation, #woodworking, dowrychest, shellac
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Hunzinger “Lollipop” Chair, 2 Frame Reparation
Our armchair, affectionately known as the “lollipop” chair, was made circa 1880. George Jakob Hunzinger (born 1835 in Tuttingen, Germany), was a progressive designer out of New York who was often influenced in his designs by machinery; their geometry … Continue reading
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Tagged #americanantiques, #americanfurniture, #americanmade, #eclecticism, #GeorgeJakobHunzinger, #Hunzinger, #lollipopchair, #mpfconservation, #nwportland, #objectconservation, #portlandoregon, #spoolchair, #traditionalwoodworking, #woodenobjectconservation, reparation
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