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Georgian mahogany tilt top tripod table

Two Thonet style chairs

I had two Thonet style chairs that were about a hundred years old from a client who had inherited six in total but two had been in the attic for years and years and were in need of some restoration. I had to try to match the two chairs to the other four.

Painted satinwood ladies writing bureau from around 1780-1790

This bureau came to me because it had a very fragile base. You can see just how far it was leaning and if it had collapsed it might have been a costlier job to repair it so the brief was to strengthen the base as much as possible. Also there were a few veneers missing…

Money For Nothing

Hey Peter, how did you end up being on Money For Nothing? Well like most things it started with a phone call. A phone call on my mobile from Glasgow. I looked at it and thought that must be a cold call. Why would anyone from Glasgow want some French polishing or upholstery done by…