Posted at 17:00h
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by Robert Pye
This piece came out of a chicken coop where it had resided for a while. Unfortunately what the chickens were doing to it was rotting the decorative veneer on the top!
A previous owner had converted it into a chest of drawers. What I had to...
Posted at 09:18h
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by Robert Pye
A client bought this lovely George II Walnut Bachelor's Chest to us as it was in desperate need of restoration to its original glory. The chest suffered from many problems. The top substructure was comprehensively split with bubbles and missing veneer. It was also off-kilter...
Posted at 13:24h
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by Robert Pye
An independent report has confirmed that antiques are environmentally friendly with a piece of antique furniture likely to have a carbon footprint 16 times lower than that of a newly manufactured item.
This is the finding of a study that compared the greenhouse gas emissions associated...