Jamie Pappas Antique Dealer & Expert Repairs

French simulated ebony jewellery box circa 1860’s.
Constructed in pear wood.
Panels cast using lost wax method, silver plated over copper.
Original key, lock handles , and turned metal feet.

French mid 19th Century Secretaire

High quality Marquetry table by P. Gabrini of Napoli. C 1880.
Half background of central design colour matched to opposite side due to fading.
Entire piece re polished, giving greater depth of colour to individual inlays such as Palisander and Harewoood. (Stained sycamore)
The natural beauty of these veneers was obscured by cellulose fade.
This was replaced by button and bleached shellack, applied by hand in the traditional way.

French marquetry inlaid document box circa 1860.
Veneers include walnut, amaranth, sycamore, fiddleback sycamore.
Veneers and structural damage to joints repaired.

All flame mahogany veneered circular black marble top table.
French Empire revival circa 1860.
Veneers and mouldings damaged by a pet - Chewed and scratched.
Excellent quality throughout.

Quality English rosewood chiffonier circa 1810.
Numerous repairs to veneers and brass inlay.
Door panels replaced with old mahogany, soon to be covered in silk, behind brass mesh. Chamfered edges on all sides with slightly raised centre section. Justifies quality of the piece.
Ormolu mounts cleaned.
Top re polished but still a lovely colour.
All other polished surfaces refurbished.
Love rosewood😊

Anglo Indian Sandle wood ivory inlaid campaign table.
Numerous missing Inlays replaced with ivory. Circa 1900.

Regency brass- inlaid sofa table.

The old brass was removed due to major damage. New brass lines were cut and filed to fit the existing rebate.
The curved ends were bent to shape around an aluminium pipe.
Edges and underside of brass lines scored with a hacksaw blade for maximum adhesion strength, then pressed with araldite flush with the surface.
The most pleasing feature of the work was that the beautiful faded to***co colour of the rosewood veneer remained unchanged, in spite of the extent of repairs required.
These also included water damaged veneers.

Gothic 8 day Jerome and Co
New Haven Conn

A good example of a 1930’s drinks cabinet in quilted maple veneer and walnut.