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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9760702, member: 8267&quot;]I am in the US. I have seen instances of this type of shellac deterioration on interior woodwork (doors, window frames, baseboards, etc.) before - definitely not high end &quot;French polish&quot; pieces of furniture. It was a simple mixture of lac dissolved in alcohol, painted on as a varnish. It was quite commonly used up until the mid 20th century.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS4249#:~:text=Use%20of%20Shellac%20Finishes&amp;text=For%20over%202000%20years%2C%20shellac,1930%20had%20a%20shellac%20finish" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS4249#:~:text=Use%20of%20Shellac%20Finishes&amp;text=For%20over%202000%20years%2C%20shellac,1930%20had%20a%20shellac%20finish" rel="nofollow">https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS4249#:~:text=Use of Shellac Finishes&amp;text=For over 2000 years, shellac,1930 had a shellac finish</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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