Old Boston

One of our latest projects - the installation of an 1860s fireplace mantel, acquired from a brownstone in South Boston several years ago. Its new home is in Needham, MA.

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Splendid Second-Empire home in Pittsburgh, PA!

5501 Elgin St, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 | Zillow 5501 Elgin St, Pittsburgh PA, is a Single Family home that contains 9286 sq ft and was built in 1880.It contains 8 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.This home last sold for $150,000 in March 1994. The Rent Zestimate for this Single Family is $4,229/mo.

Our restoration of the High-Victorian ca. 1875 gilt tilt-top table has come to an end. After removing the radiator paint and reconstructing all the missing parts with compo, we painted the entire piece with a red bole, applied gold leaf, and finally a glaze to mitigate the sheen and add depth to the decorative portions.

For context: the last four photos show the damage on the table as it arrived, including badly patched areas that were removed and replaced.

Documenting some progress on the restoration of the gilt tilt-top table. After assessing the structural problems, and after a thorough cleaning and scraping of loose gesso and paint, we proceeded to create molds and casts of the missing compo sections. Here are two substantial repairs.

Incredibly excited to start working on this superb high-Victorian decorative tilt-top table. It's made of wood and compo, and features and extraordinary hand-painted ceramic plate depicting a female figure with cherub. Originally finished in gold leaf, it experienced many losses in the gesso and compo decoration, and was eventually painted with gold paint. There were quite a few terrible attempts to restoration, particularly on one of the legs and the pedestal. One of the legs had been poorly re-glued, and has recently come off. We are going to make all the necessary structural repairs, strip the paint, rebuild all the gesso losses, replicate and cast the missing compo elements, and re-gild the entire piece. Stop by again to see the progress!

Fantastic plasterwork! 😍😍😍

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