Art Deco

Art Deco games table and pedestal table

Mathieu VathArt Deco, Macassar ebony, Veneering - Marquetry

Restoration of a 1930s pedestal table and games table veneered in Macassar ebony and maple. A few veneer grafts and a touch-up of the French polish finish were all it took to restore the luster to this beautiful set. Did you know: Macassar ebony (Dyospyros celebica) is a tree endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Macassar ebony is also called golden ebony or Coromandel. It is also found in Malaysia, where it is known as Kajol marte. It belongs to the Ebenaceae family. It takes its name from the main port […]

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Majorelle table and rosewood

Mathieu VathArt Deco, Art Nouveau, conservation, Majorelle, Rio Rosewood, Veneering - Marquetry, furniture restoration
Ebénisterie Mathieu Vath

This is the second time I've had the opportunity to work on this type of table, made by Louis Majorelle's workshop in the 1920s and 30s. You can find all the information about this type of table at the following link: https://ebenisterie-mathieuvath.fr/2019/08/29/table-majorelle/ As for the restoration, it's more of a preventative measure. Indeed, there's no major damage; a few veneer grafts and re-gluing a large portion of the edge veneer were enough to restore this lovely Rio rosewood-veneered table. An opportunity for me […]

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