Monthly Archives: February 2018

Inside ‘er Information

Posted on 21st February 2018 by Jack Plane

There has been a recent surge (if two emails in the same week qualifies as a surge) of enquiries regarding the appropriateness of ‘finishing’ (in the modern tongue, applying some sort of varnish or lacquer) the interiors of drawers and … Continue reading →

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Picture This CXVIII

Posted on 5th February 2018 by Jack Plane

A London dealer recently attributed this bureau (unusually, veneered in burr elm) as George I, circa 1715 and also stated the brasses are original. George II elm bureau, circa 1750-5. The drawer cockbeading places the bureau after 1720 at the … Continue reading →

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