Restoring Antique Tools

Hand-made with old cabinet maker tools. Working lock. Restored condition with new shellac hand-polish (French Polish).

Condition: Professionally restored with replaced gold leaf tooled black leather inside which is beautifully executed.

This is a very good quality heals old barristers desk and it is much larger than most desks, the back of the desk is panelled and polished, so it was intended to be seen from all sid...

A fabulous 19th Century polished brass fire screen of exceptional quality and fully restored. The protective wire mesh of shaped rectangular form is set within a beautifully simple ...

Although the leather is clearly worn and in need of desperate repair, it is absolutely possible to restore the original tooled leather and we have done it many times, although it doe...

Condition: Professionally restored with replaced gold leaf tooled dark green leather inside.

Condition: Professionally restored with replaced gold leaf tooled black leather inside which is beautifully executed.

This beautifully aged piece boasts a rich patina and has been carefully restored, showcasing a stunning tooled leather skiver.

Condition: Professionally restored with replaced gold leaf tooled leather inside which is beautifully executed.

Beautifully restored tooled leather screen.

Restored Edwardian slate fireplace surround with simple geometric corbels supporting the shelf, circa 1900.

Restored example of an ornate antique Victorian bedroom fireplace, circa 1880. This fireplace has been finished the traditional black grate polish, leaving a gun metal / pewter sh...

Restored Victorian tiled combination grate. Three fluted brackets support the shelf bearing dentil moulding. Between the three brackets are two fielded panels edged with fine lotus l...

Late Victorian restored plum slate fireplace surround. Fluted capitals sit above a chamfered interruption and three slate bosses. Plain jambs and frieze. Naturally occurring green sp...

Small restored reclaimed Victorian fireplace insert. Circa 1895. Complete with a set of antique fireplace tiles. This grate has been finished the traditional black grate polish, lea...

Antique Edwardian cast iron chimneypiece, finished with a satin black heat resistant paint. The frieze decorated with swags and drops, and the jambs terminating in stylised corbels.

Restored Victorian arched cast iron fireplace insert. Supplied with a new clay fire back and stool grate. Finished with traditional black grate polish.

Fully restored early Victorian Carrara marble fireplace surround of simple form. Square capitals above plain jambs sit on square boxed plinths, circa 1840.

Restored 19th century Carrara marble fireplace surround of simple form with breakfront frieze above square jambs, circa 1880. Pictured with a Victorian arched grate sold separately.

A restored antique mid Victorian Carrara marble fireplace surround of simple construction with chamfered inside returns, circa 1850. Pictured with an original cast iron insert, s...

Restored classical Edwardian cast iron bedroom fireplace, circa 1900. Finished in traditional black grate polish. Alternative finishes are available, please enquire. Ready to ...

Restored late Victorian cast iron fireplace surround. The break front frieze centered by a plain tablet flanked by fluted panels above plain moulded jambs, circa 1890. We currently...

Original restored antique classical Edwardian bedroom fireplace decorated with ribbons and bell flowers. Finished with traditional black grate polish and complete with a new clay...

Restored antique Aesthetic cast iron fireplace insert, circa 1890. Complete with an original set of antique fireplace tiles. This grate has been finished the traditional black gra...

Pretty reclaimed Victorian cast iron combination fireplace with a primrose to the centre of the frieze with further flowers either side and acorns and oak leaves trailing down the si...

19th century Victorian cast iron fireplace surround with arched aperture. The simple panelled legs centered with ornate bosses and supported by a fluted keystone below a serpentine s...

Restored antique Edwardian cast iron bedroom fireplace. Dated 1901. Finished with traditional black grate polish and supplied with a replacement steel ash cover.

Restored early 20th century cast iron bedroom fireplace of simple unadorned design, circa 1910. This grate has been finished the traditional black grate polish, leaving a gun meta...

19th century Victorian cast iron fireplace surround with arched aperture and serpentine shaped shelf, circa 1877. Removed from a bedroom of a terrace house in Altrincham, Cheshire. E...

A good example of an antique Edwardian cast iron grate. Complete with a set of original fireplace tiles. This grate has been finished the traditional black grate polish, leaving...

19th century Victorian cast iron fireplace surround called The Homeruler, circa 1886-1889. Pictured with an original cast iron and tiled grates, priced separately This surround h...

Antique 19th century fireplace surround in grey Bardiglio marble, with simple lines and good proportions, circa 1880. Pictured with an original Victorian arched cast iron insert,...

Rare 18th century cast and wrought iron grate in the neoclassical manner. The decorative cast iron front is supported on tapering legs terminating in cast urn finials, circa 1780, w...

Antique late Victorian cast iron fire surround with finely cast panels to the legs and frieze.

Restored mid-19th century Victorian Carrara marble fireplace surround with simple tapering brackets to the capital, circa 1850.

Restored antique late 19th century Victorian cast iron fireplace. Called 'The Shell mantel (fireplace)'. Finished with traditional black grate polish.

Large austere fully restored Scottish early Victorian black marble fireplace surround, circa 1850 Pictured with an original set of wrought iron fire irons, sold separately.   

Restored 19th century Louis XV Carrara marble fireplace surround. The shaped frieze centered by a large carved shell sits between two canted cabriole jambs featuring scrolls and leaf...

Restored original antique Edwardian tall cast iron fireplace surround with an oval mirror to the deep freize above a secondary mantle shelf and classical detail cast to the lower fri...

Restored antique Victorian cast iron fireplace insert with a song bird and sun to the center of the decorative canopy, circa 1880. Complete with a set of deep blue original fireplac...

Antique early Victorian Carrara marble fireplace surround with recessed panel legs and carved shield capitals. Circa 1840. For detailed sizes please see the size diagram in the imag...

Large mid-Victorian Scottish cast iron fireplace grate with arched aperture detailed with bead detail. The basket itself is very ornate with a central detail above a cast fire back i...

Simple antique late Victorian Carrara marble fireplace surround, circa 1880. Removed from a property in Penyffordd North Wales. UK. We currently have a pair of these surrounds availa...

Reclaimed and restored early 20th century Art Deco cast iron fire surround of simple form with bow fronted frieze and reeds to the outside corners. Finished with traditional black g...

Restored antique 19th century early Victorian near statuary white marble fireplace surround of simple construction with square capitals above unadorned jambs and flanking a two part ...

An imposing fully restored antique late Victorian St Anne marble fire surround with fluted capitals, the deep wide legs are also carved with flutes & reeds. Circa 1880. Pictured ...

Large restored reclaimed 19th century antique mid Victorian cast iron grate with fine cast frame and decorative canopy depicting birds perched on highly stylized dolphins and acanthu...

A good example of an antique Edwardian cast iron grate. Complete with a set of original fireplace tiles. This grate has been finished the traditional black grate polish, leaving...

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureauplat This is desk it what they call in France "the bureau of the ministry" or a government issued desk. This desk has been restored with n...

Tall antique restored Edwardian black slate fireplace surround with tapering pilasters terminating in square capitals supporting an ogee shaped shelf. The frieze benefiting from a sh...

Restored reclaimed antique Victorian fireplace surround with arched aperture in the Gothic manner, circa 1870. We currently have a pair of these surrounds available.

Restored Edwardian Art Nouveau cast iron combination grate, circa 1905. Complete with replacement clay fireback and cast iron bottom grate it is ready to be installed and used for a...

Late Victorian cast iron fire surround with a cushion frieze and stylized cabriole legs. For more sizes or images please do not hesitate to ask.