A restored cabinet of the Mannerist period, early 17th century
Italy. Ebonized walnut, lapis lazuli, bone inlay and ormolu.
Sixteen months of restoration saved it from a landfill.
Mannerist Cabinet fretwork restoration using hand-cut bone replacements.
Replaced missing carved ornament with a gilded hardwood copy
A vintage Louisiana cypress pie safe restored to include four new tin-punched panels of original design.
Progression of a re-veneered walnut table top.
A carved chair leg reproduced using vintage beechwood.
A Federal mirror
oil and water gilded in 24K gold. 30% of the carvings are replacements.
In 1899, Newcomb College of New Orleans
built a cabinet to display their award winning ceramics as they traveled the world.
The Newcomb cabinet
restored after years of neglect
and six feet of seawater during
Hurricane Katrina.
All the metal hardware had
been lost, requiring custom reproductions.
Newcomb Cabinet shelf bracket. Hand carved and cast in brass.
Newcomb Cabinet hardware. Patterned in wood and cast in brass
French Beechwood chair with carved reproduction bow.