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  1. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Image 29-06-2016 at 09.23.jpg Years ago I bought this Beadwork Prie-Dieu (Prayer Chair) It was in a terrible state but I loved it, I spent six weeks solid working on it.

    The legs were badly splayed so needed bringing back in.
    Lots of beads were missing, I had to replace them in situ (back breaking)
    The gesso was in a bad state, needed filling in and re-gilding.
    The original velvet and braid was missing.
    Needed a general clean.

    Hope you enjoy seeing the before and after pics. 149881_1716116429280_1429311203_1818602_660586_n.jpg IMG_0087.jpg IMG_0088.JPG
     
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    Poisonivy, Jun 29, 2016
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  2. persona-non-gratin

    persona-non-gratin Well-Known Member

    More a case of resurrection than restoration ! Well done.
     
    persona-non-gratin, Jun 29, 2016
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  3. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Thank you, It was well worth all the effort to restore this beautiful chair.

    One of the best things is that underneath on the frame it has the remains of a National Trust sticker which means it was once in a stately home.
     
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  4. Mary Delaney

    Mary Delaney Well-Known Member

    Gorgeous, amazing work.
     
    Mary Delaney, Jun 29, 2016
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  5. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Thank you :)
     
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  6. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Very time consuming!! You did an amazing job!!!!! Well DONE!!!! :):):):):)
     
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  7. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Thank you, It was hard work but worth it.
     
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  8. lauragarnet

    lauragarnet Well-Known Member

    Gorgeous! That took dedication and perseverance! Kudos to you!
     
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  9. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Thank you :)
     
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  10. lauragarnet

    lauragarnet Well-Known Member

    Do you do restorations professionally or strictly as a hobby/obsession?:joyful:
     
    lauragarnet, Jun 29, 2016
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  11. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Its the latter :) I just love bringing antiques back to their former glory, I get a real kick from seeing things look wonderful again, I just taught my self over the years, trial and error.
    I've always had a love of sewing and history so it started there.
     
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  12. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Very impressive work! And a beautiful chair.
     
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  13. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Thank you :)
     
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  14. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    Thank you for sharing, quite a chair, and a beautiful job. Exciting that you found that sticker inside!
     
    Lucille.b, Jun 30, 2016
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  15. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Thank you, Yes that makes it a lot more interesting, There seems to be no way of finding out which stately home it was in though.
     
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  16. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    Very, very nice!
     
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  17. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Thank you :)
     
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  18. Mansons2005

    Mansons2005 Nasty by Nature, Curmudgeon by Choice

    I was off-line when this was posted so I missed it..............otherwise i would have written:



    Fabulous!!!!

    I am green with envy.................

    envious of both your talent AND the chair
     
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  19. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Thank you, It was certainly worth all the work and back ache :)
     
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  20. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    Just thinking about the work involved to replace the beads makes my back ache. You should be very proud, it is once again a beautiful chair:)
     
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