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Before and after, from the Bankfoot workshop

Eight pieces, each photographed as it came in and as it went home. Drag the handle across a photo, or tab to it and use the arrow keys.

D-end extending dining table

Twin pedestal D-end dining table in the client's dining room on dust sheets, before restoration — Restored and repolished, back by the marble fireplace in the same dining room.

Restored D-end extending dining table with ladder-back chairs in a damask-papered dining room beside a marble fireplace — Restored and repolished, back by the marble fireplace in the same dining room.

Flame-veneer headboard

The same headboard before restoration, with lifting and missing veneer along the edges — Lifting and missing veneer relaid along the edges, then polished.

Restored headboard with flame-figured veneer and a carved rope moulding, veneer relaid and polished — Lifting and missing veneer relaid along the edges, then polished.

Inlaid bedroom chair

Inlaid bedroom chair before work: broken cane back and worn green upholstered seat — Broken cane back rewoven by hand, with a new seat.

The same inlaid chair after: hand-woven cane back panel and a new studded turquoise seat — Broken cane back rewoven by hand, with a new seat.

Orkney-style chair

Orkney-style chair with a woven straw back, before restoration, with the seat worn through — Worn-through seat replaced with new rush; straw back kept.

The same Orkney-style chair after restoration, with its straw back and a new rush seat — Worn-through seat replaced with new rush; straw back kept.

Mid-century armchair

Mid-century armchair with a worn, broken woven paper cord seat, before reweaving — Broken paper cord seat rewoven.

The same mid-century armchair with a newly woven paper cord seat — Broken paper cord seat rewoven.

Black lacquer cabinet

Black lacquer cabinet with bird and flower decoration and a chipped top edge, before repair — Chipped top edge repaired to match the decoration.

The same black lacquer cabinet with the damaged edge repaired — Chipped top edge repaired to match the decoration.

Tall chest of drawers

Tall six-drawer chest with a dull, worn finish, before refinishing — Dull, worn finish refinished.

The same tall six-drawer chest after refinishing — Dull, worn finish refinished.

Drop-leaf table and chairs

Drop-leaf table and hoop-back chairs with a worn, patchy finish, before restoration — Patchy finish taken back and the set refinished together.

Drop-leaf table and hoop-back chairs after refinishing — Patchy finish taken back and the set refinished together.

Finished and away home

High-gloss polished dining table in a red-walled dining room under a crystal chandelier — High-gloss dining table under a crystal chandelier.

Cabinet on stand with figured veneer doors, crossbanding, brass handles and cabriole legs, after polishing — Cabinet on stand after polishing.

Garden bench with cast iron ends and new hardwood slats, against a brick wall — Garden bench: cast iron ends, new hardwood slats.

Orkney-style armchair with a tall woven straw back and a new rush seat — Orkney-style armchair with a new rush seat.

Antique carved desk box with an inlaid geometric lid and arcaded front, after restoration — Carved desk box with an inlaid lid.

Oval chair back with hand-woven cane and a carved crest rail, around a figured centre panel — Oval chair back, hand-caned around a figured centre.

Could yours be next?

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Four photos that help

The whole piece, standing on its own feet
The damage, close up, in good daylight
Underneath a seat or the back of a carcase
Any maker's label or stamp you find

Orkney-style chair with a woven straw back, before restoration, with the seat worn through — The Orkney chair, the day it came in.

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