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Victorian Bookcase
Restoration and refinishing of a big, handsome, nineteenth century bookcase in walnut and mahogany, replaced or repaired veneers, mouldings and…
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Miniature Japanese Tansu Cabinet Restoration
At Artabelle Furniture, we had the privilege of restoring a delicate miniature Japanese tansu cabinet adorned with bold floral and…
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Japanese Tansu Writing Desk (19th Century)
Tansu (箪笥) is the traditional mobile storage cabinetry indigenous to Japan. The original hinges and metal work are as delicate…
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Gramophone restoration
We do seem to specialise in restoring unusual and wonderful objects. A customer brought us a gramophone from c. 1950s…
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19th century Thonet bent wood hall stand
A classic and very well known piece of furniture, which arrived in our workshop in a terrible state: the timber…
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Victorian elm chest refurbishing
This blanket chest had lost its shine and was looking rather dull. The legs were damaged by wood worm and…
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18th century long-case clock pendulum repair
We were brought a very unusual job lately: a grandfather clock pendulum to recreate. The original being very old and…
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Helicopter Table From G Plan
This mid-century table came to us with dried joints that were starting to fall apart. The legs needed to be…
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Metal work: creating a missing decorative brass end cap for a table frame
A table we were restoring was missing a decorative brass cap on its frame which we decided to recreate. For…
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Mahogany Upholstered Veneered Armchair
This elegant little armchair was brought to us wobbly, all the joints were dried and pulling apart. The armchair needed…
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Victorian Pine Chest
This pine chest was looking a bit tired and dull when it arrived in our workshop. The carcass was wobbly,…
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X Frame 17th Century Upholstered Chair
This ancient chair was brought to us for structural repairs. The bottom middle stretcher was missing. It clearly broke off…
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Drop-Leaf Ercol Coffee Table – Model 456
Having worked on several Ercol coffee tables in the past, we thought we knew what we would get when a…
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Splat back armchair repairs
This chair was brought to us with a broken back: the sides broke where they join the arms and one…
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John & Sylvia Reid Credenza
John and Sylvia Reid are synonymous with great furniture design. This modular single sideboard is part of the Stag range…
Heirloom Restoration – Antiques of the Future
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Paulsgrove Enterprise Centre, PO6 4JS, Portsmouth
