Victorian bow fronted chest. Mahogany veneer, pine and oak

The veneer on this piece was very thin. The substrate (pine) had shrunk, delaminating the veneer. Where the veneer was vulnerable. It had chipped away leaving area of loss. The ground was made stable and surrounding veneer consolidated. Matching veneer was sought, the area patched, then camouflaged by colouring and polishing to blend with surrounding surfaces.