This frame, with stamped edge detail and custom made gilded twists, and the eglomise glass mat, was commissioned for a needlework of the same period.
Conservation of secrétaire à abattant, by Michel Bouvier
http://www.philaathenaeum.org/bonaparte/page1.html
I carried out conservation on this secrétaire à abattant, originally owned by Joseph Bonaparte, is in the collection of the Philadelphia Athenaeum.
Recreation of 19th century globe stand
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Mahogany and brass globe stand made for early 19th century French globe in the collection of the Union League of Philadelphia.
The Elastic Chair
One of my areas of research is the chair maker, Samuel Gragg. In 1808 he patented a bentwood chair that he called: “Elastic.” Although thanks to the patent office being burned down later in the century, it is a fair assumption that his was the first, and certainly the most deserving piece of patented furniture in the new republic.
An exhibition of this work that I created and curated in 2003 “The Incredible Elastic Chairs of Samuel Gragg” can be found here, thanks to the Chipstone Foundation:
Ship’s Wheel
Making old furniture
Carving
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Derby Summer House
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This is the Derby Summer House at Glen Magna estate, Danvers Historical Society: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby_Summer_House Having started my career as a model maker (see other model making tags) I was delighted when I was commissioned by a private client to make a scale model of this historic building. It’s made of wood, brass, Plexiglass and cast …
Turned Object Conservation
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Serious, open crack in the end grain of a turned cherry bowl. After the damage, the bowl stood for some years, as environmental fluctuations caused the crack to slowly open. At this point serious force was necessary to close the crack. Furthermore, it had to be applied evenly so the bowl was not distorted and …