Restore finish on Arne Jacobsen (1950 – 1960) table
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Hi,
A friend of mine inherited a “Grand Prix” Arne Jacobsen table. The table (its construction) is in fine enough shape, but the finish needs some work. The finish on the top of the tabletop is not original, whereas the bottom of the tabletop looks original to me. The top is made of Teak and the legs are made of Beechwood. When I’m done the top and the legs should all be the same color. Preferably something close to what the bottom looks like now, as I believe that to be the original finish.
I’m including pictures of the top and bottom of the tabletop, along with some closeups of the bottom which show the original color (where the legs were screwed on) and the layers of wood used in the top.
Apparently these tables are rare and quite valuable. Needless to say I don’t want to ruin this. I’m looking for advice on how to proceed.
1) How to remove the current finish? I don’t know which finish is on there currently. Probably a dye plus some sort of varnish.
2) How to get all the parts to match?Your feedback and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Wesley
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You must be logged in to view attached files.20 January 2016 at 2:57 pm #134034I would get Christophe Pourny’s book the Furniture Bible. It’s a great book and focuses on antiques. Many ways you could treat it. Could clean it with gum turpentine, could color with alcohol dyes or colored wax, then polish.
I have decided not to make a decision for the time being. Since the table is valuable I want to do as little as possible. The reason we want to do anything in the first place is because the current finish is rather ugly and we’re looking to restore the original finish as close as possible.
The Furniture Bible looks like an excellent resource. Thanks for the tip!
Wesley
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