Background

The French Polish on the Carleton House Desk was completely bleached out and cracked due to being left in direct sunlight for many years. The leather was also affected badly by the sun.  Marquetry was missing from all over and plenty more needed to be laid down.  The door on the left was split and had also warped slightly.  The top where the mahogany is steam bent had shrunk back and split on both sides.  The joints however were in great shape and needed very little re- gluing.  Unfortunately we do not have any pictures of the desk before being restored.

The Process

We replaced all the missing marquetry and laid down all the lifted marquetry.  We repaired all the splits and fixed the warped door.  The desk was stripped and French Polished.  And finally we replaced the leather.

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