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For Sale now at Sotheby’s New York and examined

For Sale now at Sotheby’s New York and examined by our own conservator Rian Deurenberg-Wilkinson for authenticity using cross-sectional stratification analysis and a thorough examination of joinery and tool marks.
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An analysis of the painted decoration of these two chairs was conducted by Rian Deurenberg-Wilkinson of Fallon & Wilkinson, LLC (see Deurenberg-Wilkinson report). She determined that the chairs survive in remarkable condition and retain original major painted decorative elements such as the gilt scrolls and mythical figures of the tablet, the winged thunderbolts, and fasces of the front rail. They also retain on their inside seat rails remnants of the yellow paint which covered their original caned seats. The painted decoration on the front seat rail, side seat rails, and front legs are applied by a steady hand with no visible layout lines. The tablet decoration in gilt scrolls on a green background with mythical figures flanking a central architectural ornament is executed with extraordinary skill and detail.
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Read more on Sotheby’s website at:
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/important-americana/the-important-abell-family-classical-fancy-yellow
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#klismoschair #sothebys #crosssection #stratigraphy #fancychair #finlay #authentication #socool

Happy New Year to all our clients, friends, and co

Happy New Year to all our clients, friends, and conservation colleagues out there!
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Stay happy, healthy, and take care of your loved ones (and your furniture!) in this new year!
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#happynewyear #furnitureconservation #takecareofyourlovedones #takecareofyourfurniture

This eagle is ready to soar again. No more clipped

This eagle is ready to soar again. No more clipped wings and decapitation. Just a little excess glue removal and touch up left.
A nice patriotic project for between Veterans Day and Thanksgiving!
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#readytofly #furnitureconservation #furniturerestoration #oneagleswings #happythanksgiving #thankyouforyourservice #federalsofa

Getting so close to nailing down the final colors

Getting so close to nailing down the final colors for the reproduction velvet for the Laura Ingalls Wilder daybed! I can’t thank Lauren Fisher of #laurenfishercat enough for all her work and patience in getting the design and colors *just right*. The original fabric with its strip of original colors is underneath the repro velvet in this image.
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#reproductionfabrics #velvetfabric #faintingcouch #lauraingallswilder #lauraingallswildermuseum #furnitureconservation #upholsteryconservation #gettingitjustright

Thomas Edison National Historical Park preserves T

Thomas Edison National Historical Park preserves Thomas Edison's laboratory and residence, Glenmont, in West Orange, New Jersey, United States. These were designed, in 1887, by architect Henry Hudson Holly. The Edison laboratories operated for more than 40 years. [Wikipedia]
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#thomasedison #thomasedisonnhp
#betsythestudiovan #conservationtravels #furnitureconservation #furniturerestoration #followthatvan

The reproduction cotton plaid fabric for the Laura

The reproduction cotton plaid fabric for the Laura Ingalls Wilder daybed is here! This is the culmination of a collaboration of 6 months of detailed measurements under the stereo microscope, 3 woven samples, and many emails and phone calls. 😀 Kate Smith @eatonhilltextiles did a wonderful job matching the pattern and original colors. The dimensions of the plaid squares are exactly the same with a very similar weight yarn for warp and weft and the same 2/1 twill weaving pattern.
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#reproductionfabrics #plaidfabric #eatonhilltextiles #faintingcouch #lauraingallswilder #lauraingallswildermuseum #furnitureconservation #fruitofourlabor #wetreatmorethanwood

Pick up and delivery at your private residence is

Pick up and delivery at your private residence is always an option. Please contact us for a quote and available dates and times.
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#privateclient #homedelivery
#betsythestudiovan #conservationtravels #furnitureconservation #furniturerestoration #followthatvan

Montgomery Place Historic Estate, now Bard College

Montgomery Place Historic Estate, now Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus, near Barrytown, New York, United States, is an early 19th-century estate that has been designated a National Historic Landmark. It is also a contributing property to the Hudson River Historic District, itself a National Historic Landmark. [Wikipedia]
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#montgomeryplace #bardcollege
#betsythestudiovan #conservationtravels #furnitureconservation #furniturerestoration #followthatvan

Introducing our recently upgraded microscope for f

Introducing our recently upgraded microscope for fluorescence and visible light reflected microscopy as well as transmitted light: the Nikon 80i! What a pleasure to have such a crisp and clear image plus a great camera (Excelis MPX 20MP CMOS with Captavision software) to boot! Can’t wait to start taking more samples for cross-sectional stratification analysis and wood identification!
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#artconservation #stratificationanalysis #crosssection #woodidentification #nikonmicroscope #cooledcolorcamera #nikon80i #excelis #fluorescencemicroscopy

Tad was at the Roberson Museum and Science Center

Tad was at the Roberson Museum and Science Center in Binghamton, NY last week with Betsy the studio van, providing a little TLC to their Pottier and Stymus furniture collection.
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#betsythestudiovan #robersonmuseum #pottierandstymus #furnitureconservation #furnituretlc #followthatvan

Connie Pan, Lyme-Old Lyme High School valedictoria

Connie Pan, Lyme-Old Lyme High School valedictorian, is doing a summer internship with us before she heads off to UPenn to study Design. She is doing a great job inpainting, prepping, and applying various finishes.
Good luck in your Design Studies in Pennsylvania next year!
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#summerinternship #lymeoldlymehighschool #valedictorian #fromfurnitureconservationtodesign #inpainting #UPenn #touchup #furnitureconservation

It was a great pleasure and privilege to be doing

It was a great pleasure and privilege to be doing loss compensation and touch up on the figureheads at the #mysticseaportmuseum. These two were my favorites, but all of them are amazing in their own way.
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#mysticseaportmuseum #figurehead #touchup #losscompensation #furnitureconservation #lovemyjob

All packed up for a little on-site touch up at the

All packed up for a little on-site touch up at the #mysticseaportmuseum tomorrow. Gotta love those Husky rolling carts!
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#onsitetouchup #rollingtoolchest #mysticseaportmuseum #allpackedup #furnitureconservation

😮 and 😊 on this clamp. One better keep a sen

😮 and 😊 on this clamp. One better keep a sense of humor when a chair is in this shape!
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#smiley #gasp #clampfaces #upholsterydamage #wellmakeitwork

Abalone shells for a nice inlay project. Almost a

Abalone shells for a nice inlay project. Almost a shame to cut them up, they are so beautiful.
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#abaloneshell #fancyinlay #marquetry #furniturerestoration #furnitureconservation #neveradullmoment #motherofpearl

Betsy, the studio van, at Sagamore Hill National H

Betsy, the studio van, at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site while Tad is giving some TLC to a tall case clock.

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#betsythestudiovan #sagamorehill #conservationtravels #furnitureconservation #furniturerestoration #furnituretlc #tallclock #followthatvan

Lots of patina on this gilt frame and it’s silve

Lots of patina on this gilt frame and it’s silver mirror plate.
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#patina #gilding #furnitureconservation #loveitorhateit #federalmirror

See where Betsy, the Fallon & Wilkinson van, has b

See where Betsy, the Fallon & Wilkinson van, has been recently: West Point in upstate New York.
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#betsythestudiovan #WestPoint #conservationtravels #furnitureconservation #furniturerestoration #followthatvan

Need custom turned knobs for your dresser? No prob

Need custom turned knobs for your dresser? No problem!
A fun little project for this faux bamboo dresser with marble top.
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#customturning #fauxbamboo #furnitureconservation #realwoodfurniture

The original colors of the velvet show cover from

The original colors of the velvet show cover from the fainting couch of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum in Mansfield, MO They were hidden and thus well preserved in the folds between the headrest and the seat.
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#originalcolors #vibrantcolors #velvetreproduction #faintingcouch #lauraingallswildermuseum #furnitureconservation

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