:shame::shame::shame:Thank you but really anyone could have done it.
Thank you but the truth is at any point I could have irreparably ruined it as I really didn't know what I was doing (winging it lol). I was...
I've just finished the wax infill on the tortoise shell, matching it was easy, BTW did you get the wall joke?
A friend held the body and lid of the box as open as he could and I used a cut off wheel on a dremel to cut the 2 tabs that comes from the lock...
Most restoration isn't that hard, it's just trail and error, fortunately most forms of restoration can be easily undone and retried.
I'll finish it soon, all the hard work is done. I still need to learn how to match the wax filler to the colour, I'll be dying my own beeswax...
Thank you.
Thank you :) but more luck than judgement.
I have done restoration before but I haven't done Boulle, I did try and get someone who knew what they were doing but I wasn't paying that price....
It was a bit nerve racking, it's the first time I've done Boulle work.
I haven't fully finished yet but I thought I'd share the story thus far. After winning this box on ebay (see thread...
:joyful::joyful::joyful: Do you think these are a cut above the rest or am I being hopeful? I'm always looking for the next undervalued thing on...
Unfortunately the lock is missing and all that left is the escutcheon, I suspect this chest is old but you will need a expert to date and place...
I have a box that dates to around 1780-1800 that has the same sort of hinges but this sort of hinge style is very common on cheaply made items...
I saw that one as well
I can tell you how to restore it if you like?
Thats the one I've just posted lol
I wouldn't put my life on it being pre-1800, my reasons were the hinges and the peg construction. I would like to say the top had been changed but...
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Yes its old ie pre1800 but a photo of the lock will help a date, it's a typical pegged chest and the hinge is right. BTW it's oak
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