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Here are the restoration images 13 through 18 of an 1820s mahogany settee made in Stockholm.

View 13
This is the tail which was badly blocked in from a previous restoration. We re-carved the detail on the tail to give it more life.

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View 14
And voila, this Dogfish is swimming again! This is the tail after color and polishing.

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View 15
Here is Mr. Dogfish in full form, fins, tails and all.

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View 16
Here we have rebuilt the structure of the back of the settee by replacing the missing vertical styles and re-bracing the upper left and right corner, all with old recuperated wood. The back was colored and polished so that a sofa table might be placed behind the settee.

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View 17
This is a full view of the rear of the settee.

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View 18
With this kind of restoration a pea green sofa is transformed into a Swedish Settee.

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