Pedestal table with cube marquetry
This week, I restored a lovely pedestal table, made locally with a solid ash base and marquetry of maple, walnut, and plum wood for the bottomless cubes. The restoration wasn't too difficult: I re-glued the loose marquetry pieces, stripped the table, and then French polished it. I used a very interesting new recipe, given by Dessaignes in 1861. I'll present it in a future post.
