Conservation Project

Conservation Project

At the Players Club in Gramercy, working on a conservation project. Will be removing the layers of nicotine from cigars and cigarettes from the 1890s by removing the oil without affecting the...
Marquetry

Marquetry

circa 1840-1860, Austria. Marquetry slant front secretary desk. Maple, walnut and tulip...
Japanning

Japanning

japanning, in the decorative arts, process popular in 18th-century Europe for finishing and ornamenting wood, leather, tin, and papier-mâché in imitation of the celebrated lacquerwork of the...