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Antique chestnut wood door restoration XVIII° century Sant’Arsenio Salerno vallo di Diano Italy

©RestauriRaia.com Restoration, restructuring and restyling wooden artifacts Period: last XVIII° century Style: Traditional rustic Provenance: Sant’Arsenio, vallo di Diano, SA, southern Italy Description: It is a doorway of an old barn local of a noble palace of the province of Salerno, in the Vallo di Diano, southern Italy. Palace statile of Sant’Arsenio, in the historic center, ancient door completely handmade. Has undergone some structural changes especially in the lower part, where there are also structural damage to the wood due to weather and insect that eat the wood itself. Good conservation conditions of the original patina. Restoration: The restoration started with the…

©RestauriRaia.com Restoration, renovation and restyling of wooden artifacts. Period: second half of the twentieth century Style: Eclectic Provenance: Vallo di Diano, SA, Southern Italy Description: This is a series of solid chestnut window frames to Athena Lucan. Discrete invoice, acceptable conditions except for a retreaded element in part. Restoration: Removing paint layers deposited over time. Reconstruction of the lower area of an element. Repainting brush with paint single cycle and use of a product with the double function of coloring and wood protection of easier maintenance in time. glass application chamber 12 mm. Renovation chestnut wood fixtures Renovation chestnut wood…

Restructuring of a chestnut wood balcony

©RestauriRaia.com Restoration, renovation and restyling of wooden artifacts. Period: last quarter of the nineteenth century, the first half of the twentieth century Style: Eclectic Provenance: Vallo di Diano, SA, Southern Italy Description: This is the central building of the frame that for reasons of scale and value has not been replaced in the building under renovation. conservative restoration as far as possible and complete reconstruction of the lower portion of the window frame and the frame of the same with functional improvements. Restoration: Original the casing remained at the bottom of the outer casing, completely empty inside due to an…

Restructuring of a door and a chestnut wood window

©RestauriRaia.com Restoration, renovation and restyling of wooden artifacts. Period: last quarter of the eighteenth century, the first half of the nineteenth century Style: Neoclassical Provenance: Vallo di Diano, SA, Southern Italy Description: Originally windows of a palace built in the late eighteenth century. Manufactured entirely in solid chestnut, native wood essence used constantly in the realization of frames for its hardness and resistance to weathering and wood insects. Built with excellent craftsmanship and careful choice of the cutting areas of the trunk. Excellent condition. Restoration: More than a restoration it is a readjustment for another building, a choice that has…

©RestauriRaia.com Restoration, renovation and restyling of wooden artifacts. Epoca: First half of the twentieth century Style: Eclectic Provenance: Vallo di Diano, SA, Southern Italy Description: Table of skilful craftsmanship. Made entirely of solid walnut with lower structure supporting the chestnut extensions. Built with good craftsmanship is a solid table and will last over time, the only problems that may arise can be manifested on the center panels of the floor made with walnut slabs that could move in time. Restoration: The cabinet was in fairly good storage conditions. The table top was completely stripped to bring the original wood to…

Restyling of a rustic table in mixed wood

Period: first quarter of the twentieth century Style: Rustico Provenance: Vallo di Diano, SA, Southern Italy Description: Rustic table in rustic built with native wood mixed area. Standing chestnut, plane and horizontal elements in spruce, fir tipping elements. Built with good mastery it is a solid table and is intended to last in time even if made of wood with no high durability in the plane and in the horizontal elements. Restoration: The cabinet was in poor storage conditions. Attacked so it extended by wood-eating insects, and covered with numerous re-painting series that hid fillings and patches distributed throughout the…

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Antique chestnut wood door restoration XVIII° century Sant’Arsenio Salerno vallo di Diano Italy

Renovation of a series of chestnut wood fixtures

Restructuring of the frame in the main historic building chestnut wood

Restructuring of a fixture and a chestnut wood door

Restoration of a solid walnut table

Restyling of a rustic table in mixed wood