by workshop@rparsons.com | Feb 28, 2017 | Previous Projects
Antique inlaid mahogany roll-top bureau. The sliding mechanism was wholly repaired. Missing and blistered veneer work and missing mouldings were matched and repaired. Washed back and sympathetically repolished. Poor-quality Edwardian plate handles and escutcheons were...
by workshop@rparsons.com | Oct 29, 2016 | Previous Projects
Rebuilt and fully restored antique oak Funeral Cart with ash wheels. The antique funeral cart was badly damaged by woodworm and rotten timber. Damage was removed matched and replaced. Then the woodwork was fully stripped and refinished. Followed by the restoration of...
by workshop@rparsons.com | Mar 29, 2016 | Previous Projects
Fully restored Eavestaff ‘Mini-Grand’ Arts and Crafts style piano. Mouldings were repaired and replaced where missing. Split panels repaired. Casework completely stripped down, limed and colour-washed to match the original finish, and fully repolished....
by workshop@rparsons.com | Oct 29, 2015 | Previous Projects
Grand Piano Restoration for a customer in Hertfordshire. Rare Satinwood Bechstein Grand piano (circa 1905) with matching piano stool. After a complete restoration and re-upholstered in Bechstein blue fabric. Damp storage conditions led to substantial water damage,...