Onyx Angel Sculpture

This white onyx piece sat in pieces in the basement when I first found it. My first step was to collect up all of the pieces and clean them. After a lot of scrubbing and rinsing with the hose, the bright white stone beneath came shining through. 

Next, I had to put together the broken wings and reattach the female's arms. A 2 part epoxy resin worked perfectly for joining the stone parts. While the glue dried on the sculpture I moved on to repair it's green-stone platform. The large piece of stone had broken right down its center and would be a challenge to repair. I began by routing grooves perpendicular to the main crack. In these grooves I set copper nails in epoxy, forming a strong bond between the stones. 

Once all parts had dried, I fastened on the angel's wings and lifted the sculpture onto its platform. (Nearly crushing all fingers in the process!)

 

Completed Statue with newly carved hands.

Louis XV Hall Table

It seems as though every piece of furniture in this house is damaged in some way, however many of the missing pieces can be found in drawers within the rooms. This table was missing gilt molding on its leg.  After some searching I was able to find both pieces and glued them on. The gold garland in the bottom right corner of the photo was separated and sitting in the basement. Once I found they belonged together, they were cleaned and reattached. 

Brass Boulle Desk

This antique brass boulle desk sits in the main hall of the house. Brass boulle is the term for when furniture is overlaid with brass and inlaid with tortoiseshell, malachite, silver, and other precious materials. The desk's main drawer had a large escutcheon which had fallen off. To reattach, I cut finish nails to the correct size and with the help of a little epoxy, fastened it in place.