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Wild herb table

May 24, 2026August 22, 2026 Mathieu VathMarquetry, Rio Rosewood, Veneering - Marquetry, polite, furniture restoration, 17th century

Restoration of a solid walnut marquetry table with "architectural whimsy" and "wild herbs" motifs, originating from the Austrian Tyrol in the mid-17th century. The piece rests on four twisted legs, adorned with flattened ball feet, connected by an X-shaped stretcher. It opens with a wide drawer in the front and is surmounted by a rectangular top. This top is decorated with a rosewood border, followed by bands delimited by wide bog oak fillets, themselves framed with boxwood. These elements […]

Augsburg Cabinet, 17th century

September 12, 2025August 22, 2026 Mathieu VathCabinet, Marquetry, Veneering - Marquetry, polite, furniture restoration, 17th century

Restoration of a small table cabinet (Height: 14.3 cm – Width: 17.3 cm – Depth: 13 cm), likely a traveling model, made of solid wood with intarsia on all sides, opening with a drop-front concealing eight drawers (the bottom one simulating two drawers). Its composition is particularly rich, incorporating eight different wood species. The frame, made of fir and cherry for the visible parts, is inlaid with large central panels of sycamore maple. These are framed by bands of plum wood, themselves bordered by a double band […]

8-foot Regency style pedestal desk with Democritus masks

March 15, 2025August 22, 2026 Mathieu Vathviolet wood, Desk, Veneering - Marquetry, regency, furniture restoration, 18th century

Restoration of a Regency period double-sided flat-fronted desk with a drawer unit, veneered entirely in kingwood. The sides feature a diamond-point frieze, and the drawer fronts have an inverted slab pattern. Each side opens with four drawers in the frieze, and a central drawer on one side. The top is edged with a molding and gilt leather tooled in small pieces, resting on eight cabriole legs ending in goat hooves. Most notably, it features two bronze mounts emblematic of the period […]