Antique Furnishings Conservator and Lecturer:
Standing room only audience for lecture at the Taft Museum “Primer on Pampering” on care, conservation, and restoration of fine home furnishings.
Can speak authoritatively on
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craft techniques through the ages
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antique finishes and their identification and care
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dating furnishings by the manufacturing process
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wood species and their various uses
Has experience with
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Various inlays from Flemish to German Biedermeier veneer
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French Gothic Renaissance to Empire
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Italian Baroque to Art Nouveau
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English Tudor Gothic to Victorian
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American Colonial to Shaker
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Arts & Crafts
Knowledgeable of furnishings that are
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Period or reproductions
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European or domestic
Specialties include
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Carving
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Inlay & Veneer
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Dutchmen and butterflies
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Saving old finishes
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Refinishing without making piece look new
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Color blending repairs
Historical pieces worked on
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President Taft’s Desk – Taft Birthplace
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Vice President Johnson’ (Lincoln era) desk
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Dag Hammarskjöld’s Desk
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Jack London’s Desk
Some interesting stories
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Repaired one half section of a Double D table run over by a forklift truck
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Repaired a dresser that fell off a truck on I-71
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Restored a house full of Wallace Nutting Furniture subjected to hundreds of cats for years
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Restored a burnt artifact from the circus train that was destroyed in the 1900’s in Terrace Park
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Repaired a split piano lid
Noteworthy projects
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Wooten Desk, Étagère, Table and Chairs from the Taft Birthplace
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15th Century Flemish chest with solid gold pulls
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Biedermeier chest with Phyfe Legs
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Carved desk of the Archbishop
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Pig Carving on Herschede Grandfather Clock
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French Paper Mache Inlaid table
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Afghanistan Ivory and Olive wood Chest
As a Speaker:
45 Years as Lead Horse in the Carriage Trade
I am available to talk to your group or a show.
513-272-2900
Suggested topics:
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"Primer on Pampering" on care, conservation, and restoration of fine home furnishings.
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"Expert in your pocket" What to look for when purchasing antiques.