Nos conservation Services Wexford

Set of leather upholstered early victorian painted side chairs:

This set of chairs arrived in very poor condition. While it was very much a restoration project, careful attention was given to preserving the original finish, preserving authenticity and character of the chairs. The original horse hair pads were also kept, and restitched with new heshin covers and additional hair.

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Church Joinery:

We have enjoyed working in a number of churches over the past few years. The craftsmanship in many of these buildings is beautifully displayed in highly decorative joinery and hardware.

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Bespoke Furniture:

We combine a background in furniture design and manufacture, with an in-depth knowledge of traditional techniques and materials, to meet the challenge of providing custom built furniture to suit your needs with enthusiasm and passion. We can match or compliment historic interiors, or design and build modern conceptual once off pieces to your specifications. Allow us to walk you through the design process step by step, from initial sketches and briefing to working drawings and finished piece.

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Tilt top table.

Tilt top table manufactured by Colm whilst an employee at Conservation Letterfrack where he worked for seven years as a conservator. Fourteen of these were manufactured for the client in solid utile /entandrophragma utile with tilting top and dovetailed underframe.

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Victorian side cabinet circa 1895

Victorian side cabinet in tulip wood(liriodendron tulipifera) and walnut (juglans nigra) with art nouveau floral motifs and hardware and turned pillasters supporting four shelves with gesso foliage relief on urns. The Object arrived in very poor condition having been stored in an outside shed for some time. Wet conditions had caused the glue to deteriorate, many joints had opened and components had become separated.

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Pair of oak victorian side chairs with ebonised relief and turnings:

The original horsehair pads were kept and re-stitched with a new hessian cover. New horse hair stuffing was used where necessary to componsate for loss. The pads on the chair backs were also kept and re-stitched. All the turnings and carvings were re-ebonised before the chairs were wax polished and covered with the selected covering material.

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Vernacular Furniture:

Nós were shortlisted for the “Objects Conservation Award” by the Heritage council of Ireland for their treatment of this Pine dresser with flying wheel motif. A wonderful example of a country dresser with all its layers of paint intact. These are a rare find nowadays as all too many were “dipped and stripped” to meet the demand of the country pine market. While objects such as this one are often percieved as having little value, they can provide us with precious information that helps create an understanding of our cutural heritage.