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<p>[QUOTE="Woodaholic, post: 503878, member: 9923"]Hi,</p><p><br /></p><p>New member here!</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently purchased this old bureau and cabinet from a local farmer here in France. I have the item's backstory, at least over the past decade. It belonged to a British expat who had moved out to France some time ago. He had quite a lot of nice, older furniture and was apparently very knowledgeable (I didn't know the fellow so this is simply what the farmer told me). Sadly, he passed away a few years back. His furniture hung around inside until his neighbors, aforementioned farmers, bought the property. They then moved all of his old furniture and books into a barn where they stayed for another few years until I bought it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Amazingly, despite being in a barn it's still in okay condition. Somehow, there's no woodworm although I treated the base and feet just in case. There is however some discoloration which is from a mixture of exposure to the sun and by the looks of things some sort of spillage, probably chemical judging by how it has removed the finish. </p><p><br /></p><p>My father knows a bit about antiques and did some research. He seems to think that this piece dates back to about 1750-1770, so around George the IInd or George the IIIrd. Would he be correct?</p><p><br /></p><p>I can say that it's definitely not modern given the old nails and the handcut screws. The handles are all made out of bronze (one's shinier because I polished it).</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm planning on restoring it sympathetically. Not too sure if I should try and peel everything back and then refinish it or simply deal with the worst affected areas like the top drawer?</p><p><br /></p><p>Any help/advice would be most welcome.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards,</p><p><br /></p><p>Woodaholic</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.ibb.co/9wb95Lx/1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i.ibb.co/dfYsH77/IMG-1238.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i.ibb.co/NtSZKjH/IMG-1241.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Woodaholic, post: 503878, member: 9923"]Hi, New member here! I recently purchased this old bureau and cabinet from a local farmer here in France. I have the item's backstory, at least over the past decade. It belonged to a British expat who had moved out to France some time ago. He had quite a lot of nice, older furniture and was apparently very knowledgeable (I didn't know the fellow so this is simply what the farmer told me). Sadly, he passed away a few years back. His furniture hung around inside until his neighbors, aforementioned farmers, bought the property. They then moved all of his old furniture and books into a barn where they stayed for another few years until I bought it. Amazingly, despite being in a barn it's still in okay condition. Somehow, there's no woodworm although I treated the base and feet just in case. There is however some discoloration which is from a mixture of exposure to the sun and by the looks of things some sort of spillage, probably chemical judging by how it has removed the finish. My father knows a bit about antiques and did some research. He seems to think that this piece dates back to about 1750-1770, so around George the IInd or George the IIIrd. Would he be correct? I can say that it's definitely not modern given the old nails and the handcut screws. The handles are all made out of bronze (one's shinier because I polished it). I'm planning on restoring it sympathetically. Not too sure if I should try and peel everything back and then refinish it or simply deal with the worst affected areas like the top drawer? Any help/advice would be most welcome. Regards, Woodaholic [IMG]https://i.ibb.co/9wb95Lx/1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.ibb.co/dfYsH77/IMG-1238.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.ibb.co/NtSZKjH/IMG-1241.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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