Bread and Butter - Antique Restoration

Whilst restoring antiques for some of London's top antique houses, many provincial dealers and private clients, I have come across a wide variety of styles and techniques which can be employed in many ways.

I specialise in the decorative aspects such as gilding, lacquer and painted furniture.  I have some very skilled associates who undertake the structural work.

Some clients like things to look like new and some prefer a more discreet service; I work closely with the client to ensure that pieces are restored to a level they are happy with.

 
gilding
  
lacquerwork
  
furniture
  
other restoration

As well as restoring furniture I am often asked to work on new to improve (or up-cycle!) them.

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Painted Chair Back Carving
This chair had lost part of its carved decoration. I cleaned the old paint, replaced the missing carving and matched all together.

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Painted Chair Carving

New Top for a Dresser
The client had bought the base without a top, he had a new one made and asked me to match the top to the original.

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FURNITURE Work Box

Crested Hall Chairs
I acquired these antique hall chairs and painted the crest on to the seat backs.

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Hall Chairs detail of crestCrested Hall Chairs

Painted Chair
The owner of this chair wanted it restored, but not overdone. I replaced some of the decoration and painted areas but retained the distressed look.

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Painted Chair

Shield back Chair
I restored the carving and painted decoration on this pair of elegant chairs.

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Shield Back Chair

Painted Dresser
This pine dresser was bought in an unpainted state. I painted it in contrasting colours and gave it a distressed "shabby-chic" look.

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Painted Dresser

 

Thea Atkinson

mail@auntsponge.com

07974 400735