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A restored antique extending dining table with carved edge, set for dinner Classic Antique Restoration monogram

Classic Antique Restoration

Jamie Pappas

Antique furniture restoration and French polishing, with more than forty years at the bench.

Call Jamie for a free estimate0407 429 247

Collection and return across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, evenings and Saturdays too. Or email a photo of the piece.

At the bench

Each piece is restored with traditional methods and materials. These are pieces from Jamie’s own workshop.

  • Mahogany tea caddy with brass handle and escutcheon

    Restoration

    Antique and modern furniture, from a broken chair to a period piece.

  • Tall mahogany chest of drawers with a deep French-polished finish

    French polishing

    The traditional hand-applied shellac finish.

  • Burr walnut table top with a waxed finish

    Waxing

    Cleaning and waxing to revive a tired surface.

  • Satinwood wine cooler with figured veneer and inlaid motif

    Veneering

    Laying and repairing veneers.

  • Inlaid games box with a chequerboard marquetry top

    Marquetry

    Inlaid decorative work, repaired or recreated.

  • Ebonised cabinet with brass inlay and gilt mounts

    Brass inlay

    Brass set into timber, the Regency way.

  • Pair of X-frame stools with turned rails

    Wood turning

    Turned and carved parts made by hand.

  • Handmade side table with a satinwood box on top

    Bespoke pieces

    Handcrafted furniture and reproductions to order.

Large carved antique breakfront bookcase with glazed doors

How Jamie works

  • A full written estimate on request, with no obligation.
  • Collection and return in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, at a time that suits you, including evenings and Saturdays.
  • Traditional methods and materials in a well-equipped workshop.
  • Movable pieces and fixed timberwork alike: tables, chairs, beds, bookcases, doors, staircases and panelling.
  • Many clients have come back for years, and most new work arrives by recommendation.

Where the trade was learned

  1. Late 1970s, Melbourne

    The workshop of a leading antique dealer

    Starting out assisting the firm’s European cabinet-makers and polishers.

  2. Almost twenty years, Sydney

    Alongside a doyen of the antique trade

    A friendship and business association with a respected Woollahra dealer that deepened Jamie’s appreciation of Neoclassical design and English Regency furniture.

  3. Today, South East Queensland

    Restoring and dealing

    Restoring for clients across the region, and buying and selling fine period pieces.

Antiques for sale

Jamie also deals in period furniture. The bureau plat is on his current for-sale list; ask what else is available.

Corner of a bureau plat with gilt ormolu mounts and a crossbanded drawer

Bureau plat

English, in the French style, circa 1850s

Solid mahogany core timbers, square tapering legs and mercury-gilded ormolu mounts.

Inlaid writing desk with a leather writing surface

Writing desk

Inlaid, with a leather writing surface.

Ask Jamie what’s available: 0407 429 247

Gilt ormolu handle and mounts on a crossbanded rosewood drawer front

Collected from your door

Heavy or fragile pieces don’t need to travel in the back of your car. In most cases Jamie collects and returns, and estimates are free and in writing.

  • Greater Brisbane
  • Gold Coast
  • Sunshine Coast

Have a piece that needs attention?

Call to talk it through, or email a few photos and a description of the piece.

Call Jamie0407 429 247
Jamiepapas@hotmail.com