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Various Antique Chairs after Repairs
The pictures of the chairs below have all been taken after frame repairs have been done and show some before re-caning and some after re-caning. I have included a picture of a chair in the process of being caned.
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The Regency black and gilt sabre leg chair above had a new beechwood inner frame fitted prior to re-caning as the old framework was no longer strong enough to take the tension of the cane seat.
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This attractive walnut bobbin turned chair was missing the five half circular turnings at the top below the back rail. The seat is in the process of being caned.
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This very pretty Victorian black lacquered chair with inlaided mother of pearl and gilt work bears the label of Bettridge & Sons, Birmingham. All of the joints were loose needing re-gluing and two tenons on the seat rails had been broken off and had to be replaced with slip tenons. It now awaits caning.
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This late Georgian black and gilt painted chair had a cracked back seat rail running through the holes where the caning is woven. As the cane work was good it had to be repaired without being dismantled, the rail was glued and cramped back and the repair then strengthened with screws.
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Another very pretty black lacquered chair with mother of pearl and gilt brush work. This one has no label but I would expect it to also be from a Birmingham factory, Birmingham being the centre for the production of this type of lacquer work in the mid 19th century. These chairs are delicate items and quite often have seen use far too heavy for them. Damage to this one included loose joints and broken tenons.
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This mahogany armchair had loose joints and a broken tenon to the side rail, it now waits to be re-caned
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This late 19th century walnut chair had been badly repaired by somebody pouring PVA glue into the loose joints without any cramping so when the glue set nothing was shouldered or in the right place. This is often the case with home repairs leaving many hours work getting the item apart and removing the hardened glue. Wherever possible we use traditional glues which are as strong as PVA and can be steamed apart when necessary.
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