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Distressing News…
…or, advice on mimicking wear and tear on furniture. The most frequent enquiry I receive from readers is on the topic of replicating old patina on new furniture. Patina on antique furniture is a complex layer on and near the … Continue reading
Brassed Off!
In days gone by, when confronted with a missing bail on, say, a Georgian chest of drawers, an antiques dealer would have a rummage through his box of orphaned brasses. With a bit of luck he’d find something that resembled … Continue reading
Posted in Cabinet Fittings
Tagged brasses, castings, cuttlefish bones, lost wax process, mould, paktong, patina
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An Ash Cricket Table
Virginia remarked of late that she would like another small side table, so I undertook to produce one. I thumbed through a few books and old auction catalogues for inspiration and we eventually settled on a cricket table. Cricket, a … Continue reading
Posted in Tables
Tagged ash, cricket table, eighteenth century, elm, horse sauce, joiner, oak, ogee, patina, pegs, seventeenth century, vernacular furniture, walnut
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