This is the oldest piece we ever worked on: An oak, ‘joined chest’ made by someone with the initials CB in 1717.
![](https://artabellefurniture.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SAM_2177-1024x970.jpg)
Some of the decorative mouldings were missing or broken.
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The drawers were cracked and split.
![](https://artabellefurniture.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SAM_2172-1024x768.jpg)
Some of the boards were so dried they had become loose and disjointed.
![](https://artabellefurniture.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SAM_2178-768x1024.jpg)
So the drawers were fixed first, with new sides built.
![](https://artabellefurniture.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SAM_2438-1024x805.jpg)
Then some new mouldings were cut to size, shaped and glued in place.
![](https://artabellefurniture.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SAM_2450-1024x933.jpg)
The new timber was then coloured to match, and the whole chest cleaned and finished as per the customer’s specifications.
![](https://artabellefurniture.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SAM_2477-1024x687.jpg)
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All set for another 305 years!