This wonderful piece of furniture was made by Brown and Harman. http://www.brownandharman.co.uk/ I had the pleasure of gilding the Griffins after they'd been superbly carved. They are water-gilded in 23carat gold and highly burnished. I love working on modern pieces that have been finished to such a high standard. It's a joy to be able to use traditional skills on contemporary pieces. It's rare to find a company like Brown and Harman that use restorers. Cabinetmakers and carvers and gilders take time to do our work and we are expensive. But no machine-cut, varnished, gilt-painted piece of furniture can ever compare to something that has been hand finished. This piece will be an antique of the future, so I did sign the griffins as part of it's provenance, but I was very discreet!Saturday 18 July 2009
Brown and Harman
This wonderful piece of furniture was made by Brown and Harman. http://www.brownandharman.co.uk/ I had the pleasure of gilding the Griffins after they'd been superbly carved. They are water-gilded in 23carat gold and highly burnished. I love working on modern pieces that have been finished to such a high standard. It's a joy to be able to use traditional skills on contemporary pieces. It's rare to find a company like Brown and Harman that use restorers. Cabinetmakers and carvers and gilders take time to do our work and we are expensive. But no machine-cut, varnished, gilt-painted piece of furniture can ever compare to something that has been hand finished. This piece will be an antique of the future, so I did sign the griffins as part of it's provenance, but I was very discreet!