The sofa was structurally repaired, the original finish to the frame was reconditioned, and completely reupholstered.

• We carefully removed the existing fabric and upholstery exposing the raw frame.

• We removed all of the tacks and/or staples used to secure the materials to the frame.

• We performed the necessary structural repairs to the sofa frame.

• We gently cleaned the surface of the exposed frame and repaired the missing carving with a piece of rosewood.

• We matched the profile and finished to match.

• We reconditioned the original finish, applied a custom paste wax, and buffed to a satin sheen for preservation.

• We fully rebuilt and reupholstered the frame as per the original using traditional materials and methods i.e.: hand webbed, eight-way hand tied coil spring construction with hand stitched fox edge, horse hair, cotton and muslin etc.

 

The sofa was trimmed with a gimp. On display at the Queens Historical Society Museum.