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SPANISH RED MASON MONTEREY A-FRAME
Note: We are adding older projects and updating (recreating) some which were previously posted because they were written at a time when tags and other web-based items were not offered on WordPress. This is one of them, and the older … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, history, Interim Report, painted furniture, painted objects, preservation, reparation, restoration techniques, upholstery, wooden objects
Tagged #antiquefurniture, #californiafurniture, #conservationtechniques, #finishconservation, #finishrestoration, #frankmason, #horseshoe, #juandurantinoco, #juantinoco, #masonmonterey, #montereyfurniture, #originalfinish, #pacificnorthwest, #paintedfurniture, #portlandoregon, #ranchocalifornia, #restorationteachniques, #spanishred, #strawivory, #westernfurniture
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Depression Era Bedside Table
This is a short story about how a little TLC can bring a family piece back to life. Our client’s depression era nightstand went though a water event. While they were away, their ceiling leaked, which damaged the finish, detail … Continue reading
Posted in American Furniture, antiques, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, Interim Report, painted furniture, preservation, process, reparation, restoration techniques, wooden objects
Tagged #bedstand, #decalsonfurniture, #depressionera, #finishconservation, #finishrestoration, #mpfconservation, #nwportland, #objectconservation, #objectconservator, #originalfinish, #pacificnorthwest, #paintedfurniture, #portlandoregon, #woodenobjectconservation, restoration, shellac
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Louis XV Polychrome Commode Ca. 1730
Above, the commode before treatment; note the faux “drawers” on the front which are really hiding the door. Below, the underside of the commode. This well loved Venetian poly-chrome commode was created in the classical Louis XV Style. It has … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, French Furniture, Interim Report, painted furniture, painted objects, preservation, process, reparation, restoration techniques, upholstery, wooden objects
Tagged #beech, #beechwood, #birch, #commode, #eighteenthcentury, #finishconservation, #finishrestoration, #handcarved, #mpfconservation, #nwportland, #objectconservation, #objectconservator, #originalfinish, #pacificnorthwest, #paintedfurniture, #polychromeobjects, #portlandoregon, #traditionalwoodworking, #venetian, #woodenobjectconservation, #woodworking
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CW Parker Carousel, Chariot Benches
(Swipe to see the cats discovering the pony!) “Whoa… who put this here?” Savitri. “Hey, there’s a critter in the studio!” Gibbs… “He’s not a cat….But he’s a cheery fella! Just my size!” It is a shame the C.W.Parker Carousel … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, art, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, Interim Report, painted furniture, painted objects, preservation, process, reparation, restoration techniques, upholstery, wooden objects
Tagged #angel, #antiquecarousels, #assessment, #bench, #benchseating, #cwparker, #cwparkercarousel, #historiccarousels, #indianhead, #jantzenbeachcarousel, #jantzenbeachgirl, #lionhead, #mpfconservation, #nativeamerican, #nwportland, #objectconservation, #paintedfurniture, #paintedobjects, #parkercarousel, #pintopony, #polychromeobjects, #portlandoregon, #upholsteredbenches, #woodenobjectconservation, C.W.Parker carousel, carousel, Jantzen Beach Carousel, lion, restoration
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Mason Monterey Straw Yellow Tiled Side Table
From the Crowe Collection, this piece came to us chemically stripped. We do not strip furniture, because it shrinks joints. We prefer to skip sand original paints to raise grain for finish work. Crowe’s granddaughter gifted it to us, as … Continue reading
Posted in American Furniture, antiques, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, painted furniture, painted objects, preservation, process, reparation, restoration techniques, table, wooden objects
Tagged #antiquefurniture, #californiafurniture, #californiatiles, #coronado, #crowecollection, #delrey, #finishrestoration, #forsale, #frankcrowe, #frankmason, #furnitureforsale, #imperialfurniture, #masonmonterey, #monterey, #paintedfurniture, #ranchocalifornia, #strawyellow, #tiletoptable, #westernfurniture, #woodworking
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