Restoration of a Louis XVI seven-drawer chest veneered in rosewood, satinwood and amaranth. It opens with a series of 7 drawers framed by rounded uprights with false fluting simulated by boxwood and blackened pearwood.
A weekly planner?
The weekly planner appeared in the mid-18th century. It was primarily intended for women. It is a chiffonier (appeared during the Regency, between 1715 and 1723) with seven drawers, one for each day of the week, for storing the day's undergarments.
The Restoration
This piece of furniture had few missing areas. I filled the few gaps in the satin and amaranth veneer with new veneer that was sawn, scraped, and sanded, cut to the correct thickness on the backing, and then glued with hot glue. I then regenerated the glue by infiltration. The varnish was too damaged, so I stripped it and then applied a new coat of clear shellac varnish with a pad.
