Department
Restorations
An 1880 walnut secretary desk, a Victorian mourning brooch, a brass barometer — one object, the whole story of its return.
A Pair of Rosewood Opera Glasses, Re-Collimated
A pair of Lemaire of Paris opera glasses, c. 1880, came into a small optical workshop in Vienna with mother-of-pearl losses, misaligned prisms, and a velvet case that had not been opened in fifty years.
An English Pembroke Table with a Split Leaf, Reglued and Refinished
A George III mahogany Pembroke table, c. 1785, came into a Hudson workshop with a leaf split along the grain and a finish that had been waxed for two centuries. The work of repairing it took eleven weeks.
A Federal Tall-Case Clock from Coastal Connecticut, Re-Leathered and Re-Cased
A cherrywood tall-case clock signed Levi Hutchins, c. 1798, came into a Hudson workshop with a split case, a fatigued bellows leather, and a brass dial that had not been touched in eighty years.
A 1912 Singer Treadle Sewing Machine, Returned to Stitch
A black-japanned Singer Model 27, in its original quarter-sawn oak cabinet, came in with a frozen handwheel and a stripped belt. The work of bringing it back, mostly with parts still in production.
A 19th-Century Cigar-Store Indian, Conserved Not Restored
A polychrome carved figure attributed to the Robb workshop of New York, c. 1872, came into a private conservation studio in Hudson with most of its original paint surviving. The decision was to leave it alone.
A Victorian Mourning Brooch, Re-Set
A jet-and-hair brooch from 1873, with a damaged bezel and a missing pin, came back through the work of a goldsmith in Manchester and a hair-worker in Norfolk who is one of the last in the trade.
An 18th-Century Brass Stick Barometer, Back to Working Order
A George III mercury stick barometer signed J. Ramsden, London, came into the workshop with a fractured tube and an empty cistern. The work of refilling it, in 2026, is no longer simple.
An 1880 Walnut Secretary Desk, Restored Over Fourteen Months
A black-walnut Wooton-style desk, bought at a Hudson Valley estate sale in 2024, came back to its hinges and its slant-front lid in March of this year. A record of the work.