The work you did was so precise and so measured, you did a wonderful job with that Leather. I owned my own company and created , which included some leatherwork, for 50 years and your deliberate techniques were greatly appreciated by this viewer.
Great video. Not really sure why I ended up watching this but it is really interesting. Your attention to detail, the disassembly and detective work to determine what you had and then the steps to preserve the chair prior to the leather work just made for a great watching experience. Very informative and love that you embraced the age of the chair itself. How many other people would have left the leather looking new and probably polished up the brass to a shining example of ‘renovating’. Thank you for sharing.
Ah thank you so much. This means the world to hear!! I always prefer to keep the originality of any piece, as it is only original once! Thank you for commenting and can't wait to show you more!!! 🖤
Absolutely mesmerized by the craftsmanship, attention to detail, and preservation of a beautiful piece of furniture. Thanks for bringing this beauty back to life and giving it a future. Well done!
I really like thinking about the history of old pieces of furniture. I thought you did a great job and I really enjoyed watching you work on the chair.
Great job on such an amazing find. Curule Chairs (or Stools. "Savonarola" Chairs are similar but in wood) are usually highly priced by collectors and decorators for their versatility and timeless beauty. Thank you for sharing the process of its restoration. I look forward to your next project. Cheers
Great suggestion! I had tried my strap wrench at first, but the knobs were so fused to the threaded rod that it was difficult to get a solid grip. In the future maybe I could use a silicon interface on the strap wrench to get more purchase. Thank you my friend!! 🖤
My son has the same sewing machine my dad I had an auto upholstery shop in the early seventies and my son is 3rd generation.. my son inherited two machines and all the other equipment.. my son does a lot of custom antique and hot rod cars❤❤ I have to say he's a pretty smart cookie and he's really good at it..😊.. he did a 63 Chevy Impala that was on the cover of Hot Rod Magazine a couple years ago so I have to be the proud mama😊
What an awesome find - it's a Italian 'Savonarola Dante' chair,price between £1 460 to £1,698 threre are a couple in dollars one $3600 ,but there's not a huge amount to choose from. So after finding it,bringing it back to life- a purist may say you should have left as much original leather as possible but, I doubt there many wold want it falling to pieces. Have grown up with set of these adding a cushion to the sear makes them really comfy & children should be taught they're not a toy - I'm sure you can see their potential for crushing little fingers. A great find & beautifully restored. Wishing you&yours a good day & a great week👋✌️
Great work, great information and a well-crafted video. What a gorgeous and extremely classic piece of furniture, now good for another 150 years. Instant subscribe!
I can't believe that chair wasn't snapped up at the estate sale... you would definitely have had to prise it from my cold dead fingers if I'd seen it first! Great job, but why the contrast stitching? I love the dye job at the end, much more in keeping with the look.
Right?! I was just as surprised and even more pleased!! Haha. For the stitching, it's really more of an aesthetic choice. The original "thread" was catgut (animal intestine converted to string), and that has a natural off-white color, so the original chair even had a measure of contrast stitching. I chose black simply because the thread isn't the hero of the chair, its the thick leather, frame and bronze accents. I could've chosen a maroon thread or off-white thread, but then I would possibly be distracting from the chair, and in antique conservation I usually prefer to use treatments that are more neutral, and I know some folks will disagree with me. Glad you enjoyed the video!! 🖤
I did enjoy it! Thank you for explaining your thread choice. I always get a tone that matches leather as closely as possible for high end finishes. The contrasts always visually detract for me personally. I don't do them unless requested.
I want some awesome weather work sir! Congrats. The only thing I would like to have seen was polishing up that beautiful brass since it already has new leather.
The chair is similar to a Savonarola chair but I believe it is known as a curule chair made in Italy in the late 19th or early 20th century. There are quite a few similar to this on Google images.
Great point. From our research, this style of chair has many names, 'Dante', 'Savonarola', 'curule', 'x', 'campaign', 'Luther'. This style of chair actually dates back to Ancient Egypt 🖤
May I ask how and what can we use to condition, the leather? I’ve never seen a magnificent chair like this one before absolutely stunning 😍 New subscriber
Great question. For antique leather, I highly recommend a leather care kit from Leather Doctor, but for general leatherwork and simple treatment, we love Skidmore's Leather Cream 👍
This is a beautiful project. What a score!! As you requested interaction with the channel, I've come up with a couple of questions. "On the side of the road"? And, wondering why you left the seat wrapped ends so long/untrimmed, underneath. Retired tailor and upholsterer , among other things, asking. Thanks so much. I'm definitely enjoying your channel. 👏
The original "thread" was catgut (animal intestine processed into string - not available anymore), and that has a natural off-white color, so the original chair even had a measure of contrast stitching. I chose black simply because the thread isn't the hero of the chair, its the thick leather, frame and bronze accents. I could've chosen a maroon thread or off-white thread, but then I would possibly be distracting from the chair, and in antique conservation I usually prefer to use treatments that are more neutral, and I know some folks will disagree with me. Glad you watched 30 hours of work and decided to have a problem with one minor aesthetic choice though.
@@aulde However the name of Savonarola was Gerolamo (Jerome) not Dante. The last is the name of a poet. The correct complete name of this chair shoukd be "curule Savonarola", because it is a modification of a Roman type metal folding chair that was made for Military Officers. You made a very good work.
@@giorgiodifrancesco4590 Wonderful information! I had not seen an example made of metal before, as I had only seen examples constructed of hardwood. I have also heard them referred to as faldistory.
The idea of using the needle without thread to stitch a consistent path when hand threading, very clever. Beautiful chair!
The work you did was so precise and so measured, you did a wonderful job with that Leather. I owned my own company and created , which included some leatherwork, for 50 years and your deliberate techniques were greatly appreciated by this viewer.
Excellent job .. I love finding treasures on the side of the road. 😊
Great video. Not really sure why I ended up watching this but it is really interesting. Your attention to detail, the disassembly and detective work to determine what you had and then the steps to preserve the chair prior to the leather work just made for a great watching experience. Very informative and love that you embraced the age of the chair itself. How many other people would have left the leather looking new and probably polished up the brass to a shining example of ‘renovating’. Thank you for sharing.
Ah thank you so much. This means the world to hear!! I always prefer to keep the originality of any piece, as it is only original once! Thank you for commenting and can't wait to show you more!!! 🖤
Excellent craftsmanship, well done.
Thank you my friend 🖤
That was fascinating to watch. What a beautiful restoration. ❤
really nice restoration and beautiful chair
Thank you friend 🖤
Nice work 👍
Thank you!
Absolutely mesmerized by the craftsmanship, attention to detail, and preservation of a beautiful piece of furniture. Thanks for bringing this beauty back to life and giving it a future. Well done!
@@HerNokieness such kind words. Thank you!! 🖤🙏🏼
Great job
Great work, an enjoyable video to watch and listen to.
Love to hear. Glad you enjoyed!! 🖤
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Thank you!!
I really like thinking about the history of old pieces of furniture. I thought you did a great job and I really enjoyed watching you work on the chair.
I love to hear this. Thank you so much!! 🖤
You certainly did a geart job ❤
Thank you!!
Amazing find! Awesome restoration! Just subscribed. Watching from Greece
Hello from Colorado!! Thank you so much for watching and glad you enjoy our work! 🖤
Absolutely great work. I want the finished product!
Thank you! This piece has sold already but can't wait to show off more unique chairs! 🖤
This video came up in my feed. Excellent work. The chair looks fantastic. New subscriber
Welcome and glad you enjoyed!! 🖤
Great Job! I think it turned out awesome and true to the original design, definitely subscribing to see more of your projects.
Thank you!! More to come soon... 🖤
Wow 👌 waste not want not .
What a cracking restoration ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤.
Thanks for sharing 👍 best wishes Simon and Beth 💚👋💚
True craftsman.
What a fantastic job.🤘🤘
Thank you my friend!
Wow. Just amazing to watch a true craftsman. Thank you
Thank you my friend. Glad that you enjoyed!! 🖤
Great job on such an amazing find. Curule Chairs (or Stools. "Savonarola" Chairs are similar but in wood) are usually highly priced by collectors and decorators for their versatility and timeless beauty. Thank you for sharing the process of its restoration. I look forward to your next project. Cheers
Great video+explanation+presentation! Thank you for sharing! Well done mate - NEW SUB 🙏🏻
Thank you my friend! I was debating between doing just plain ASMR videos and doing videos with narration. So glad you enjoyed!! 🖤
Very interesting ! I've never found any thing quite so unique. Lots of antiques refurbished for years more life though ! Ty😊
It's the first we've seen. Thank you!!
Wow! I've never seen such a chair. Even I could sit on it. It's really solid.
It's a real solid piece! 🖤
There are no words to describe you level of expertise
I liked this video. One helpful tip for future projects, a strap wrench to unscrew the knobs. No chance of marring the metal or finish.
Great suggestion! I had tried my strap wrench at first, but the knobs were so fused to the threaded rod that it was difficult to get a solid grip. In the future maybe I could use a silicon interface on the strap wrench to get more purchase. Thank you my friend!! 🖤
My son has the same sewing machine my dad I had an auto upholstery shop in the early seventies and my son is 3rd generation.. my son inherited two machines and all the other equipment.. my son does a lot of custom antique and hot rod cars❤❤ I have to say he's a pretty smart cookie and he's really good at it..😊.. he did a 63 Chevy Impala that was on the cover of Hot Rod Magazine a couple years ago so I have to be the proud mama😊
Glad you had the foresight to save the chair and the skill to restore it. Great video👍
Lovely restoration, good job.
Beautifully explained.
Well done! What a beautiful piece. I got goosebumps when the gold popped. 😊 Thank you for sharing.
Love your ink too! Indeed!!
You did a great job. Look forward to some more videos thank you.
It turned out absolutely beautiful. You are such an expert to pay attention to such little details
What an awesome find - it's a Italian 'Savonarola Dante' chair,price between £1 460 to £1,698 threre are a couple in dollars one $3600 ,but there's not a huge amount to choose from. So after finding it,bringing it back to life- a purist may say you should have left as much original leather as possible but, I doubt there many wold want it falling to pieces.
Have grown up with set of these adding a cushion to the sear makes them really comfy & children should be taught they're not a toy - I'm sure you can see their potential for crushing little fingers.
A great find & beautifully restored. Wishing you&yours a good day & a great week👋✌️
@@TheWhore2culture thank you for the kind words and information. Yes definitely heavy!! 🖤🙏🏼
Beautiful 🤩
That’s one patient fella.
Very nicely done you showed how to very well.
You've done absolutely a beautiful job on this fascinating piece. I enjoyed watching. Thank you!
@@liznik.999 thank you my friend!! 🖤
Perfect. It would have been fun to see the 22 caret gold gilding where the red areas were!
First time watching your videos you did a great job was a pleasure watching you 😃
Nice work. More videos, please :)
@@chrisnicholls6898 of course! More to come soon… 🖤🙏🏼
Great work, great information and a well-crafted video. What a gorgeous and extremely classic piece of furniture, now good for another 150 years. Instant subscribe!
Stunning work!! Instant sub
@@LadyPotions thank you so much!! Glad that you enjoyed 🖤🙏🏼
All I can say is WOOW. ❤
I can't believe that chair wasn't snapped up at the estate sale... you would definitely have had to prise it from my cold dead fingers if I'd seen it first! Great job, but why the contrast stitching? I love the dye job at the end, much more in keeping with the look.
Right?! I was just as surprised and even more pleased!! Haha. For the stitching, it's really more of an aesthetic choice. The original "thread" was catgut (animal intestine converted to string), and that has a natural off-white color, so the original chair even had a measure of contrast stitching. I chose black simply because the thread isn't the hero of the chair, its the thick leather, frame and bronze accents. I could've chosen a maroon thread or off-white thread, but then I would possibly be distracting from the chair, and in antique conservation I usually prefer to use treatments that are more neutral, and I know some folks will disagree with me. Glad you enjoyed the video!! 🖤
I did enjoy it! Thank you for explaining your thread choice. I always get a tone that matches leather as closely as possible for high end finishes. The contrasts always visually detract for me personally. I don't do them unless requested.
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I want some awesome weather work sir! Congrats.
The only thing I would like to have seen was polishing up that beautiful brass since it already has new leather.
Fantastic
The chair is similar to a Savonarola chair but I believe it is known as a curule chair made in Italy in the late 19th or early 20th century. There are quite a few similar to this on Google images.
Great point. From our research, this style of chair has many names, 'Dante', 'Savonarola', 'curule', 'x', 'campaign', 'Luther'. This style of chair actually dates back to Ancient Egypt 🖤
You did great
@@GDSVHorrorCosplayingArchive thank you! 🖤
May I ask how and what can we use to condition, the leather? I’ve never seen a magnificent chair like this one before absolutely stunning 😍 New subscriber
Great question. For antique leather, I highly recommend a leather care kit from Leather Doctor, but for general leatherwork and simple treatment, we love Skidmore's Leather Cream 👍
@@aulde thank you so much for getting back to me and for that great information 👍😊
This is a beautiful project. What a score!! As you requested interaction with the channel, I've come up with a couple of questions. "On the side of the road"? And, wondering why you left the seat wrapped ends so long/untrimmed, underneath. Retired tailor and upholsterer , among other things, asking. Thanks so much. I'm definitely enjoying your channel. 👏
Nice!
Interesting!⭐️
Rett og slett fantastisk jobb og fantastisk stol.
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Double stitch for the decorative lining and single stitch for structural seat and back?
Can you link or supply written info for this sewing machine? Also do you have a post bed machine as well? Great job on the restoration!
Amazing! I wonder if it was a chair that would have been taken on campaign during war times because it can be taken apart?
How would you go about placing a value on this piece? The air brushing was a home run!
I have one thing to say. You used 'Black' thread! ???????
I agree, the choice... I always feel that contrast stitching cheapens the look of just about anything.
The original "thread" was catgut (animal intestine processed into string - not available anymore), and that has a natural off-white color, so the original chair even had a measure of contrast stitching. I chose black simply because the thread isn't the hero of the chair, its the thick leather, frame and bronze accents. I could've chosen a maroon thread or off-white thread, but then I would possibly be distracting from the chair, and in antique conservation I usually prefer to use treatments that are more neutral, and I know some folks will disagree with me. Glad you watched 30 hours of work and decided to have a problem with one minor aesthetic choice though.
Oh nooo you put new leather?!?!
The name of this chair is "Savonarola" (that was the name of a medieval monk) not Savoia.
@@giorgiodifrancesco4590 Did I say Savoia somewhere? Forgive me I mumble at times.
@@aulde It's normal. We are humans...or not...it was the AI, in the resume .
@@aulde However the name of Savonarola was Gerolamo (Jerome) not Dante. The last is the name of a poet. The correct complete name of this chair shoukd be "curule Savonarola", because it is a modification of a Roman type metal folding chair that was made for Military Officers. You made a very good work.
@@giorgiodifrancesco4590 ah the thing engineered to be smarter than humans has actually made me sound more like an idiot, wonderful 😂 👏🏻
@@giorgiodifrancesco4590 Wonderful information! I had not seen an example made of metal before, as I had only seen examples constructed of hardwood. I have also heard them referred to as faldistory.
Wouldn't a fine tooth rasp be MUCH easier and WAY faster than hand scratching the leather's glue-edge cross hatching???
Really great work friend, look's great friend, have a nice day and keep um comin !!!. Brian UK !!!. 😀👍🪑✂.
Thank you Brian! Really glad you enjoyed!! 🖤
Probably MUCH older, the threads and fittings are likely eithgteenth century northern Italian, CERTAINLY a military field chair, it is VERY low