coiffeuse Archives • Ébénisterie Mathieu Vath

Hairdresser E.GOMME G-Plan

September 8, 2023September 8, 2023 Mathieu Vathhairdresser, Veneering - Marquetry, furniture restoration, 20th century

Restoration of a 1960s teak veneer dressing table from the G-Plan company. Ebenezer Gomme. In 1898, Ebenezer Gomme (1858-1931) founded the E. Gomme Ltd. precision joinery workshop in High Wycombe, England. It quickly became one of the most important centers of English furniture manufacturing until 1940. During the Second World War, Great Britain faced a timber shortage, forcing all wood-dependent industries to offer products with a more utilitarian than design focus. In […]

Hairdresser from Grenoble

January 26, 2023February 9, 2023 Mathieu VathSolid Wood, hairdresser, walnut

Restoration of an 18th-century dressing table from the Grenoble region, crafted from solid walnut with elm, blackened, and green-stained veneers. Before restoration. After restoration. To see previous restorations: https://ebenisterie-mathieuvath.fr/en-ce-moment-a-latelier/

Empire Dressing Table

April 11, 2021June 5, 2021 Mathieu Vathmahogany, Bronzes, hairdresser, Vacuum bonding, conservation, Leather, Empire, Jacob, Veneering - Marquetry, furniture restoration, 19th century

A beautiful restoration and, above all, conservation effort has been undertaken on this lovely Empire-period dressing table. Its frame is made of oak and poplar, veneered with mahogany burl. The drawer sides and bottoms are solid mahogany. It rests on four column legs ending in casters and joined by an H-shaped stretcher. The frieze opens with a drawer revealing a writing surface lined with blue morocco leather, a pen case, and two compartments for inkwells, as well as two large drawers on either side for essentials […]