At the request of an antique dealer, extensions were added to the back of real Sarrancolin marble tops. After smoothing the surfaces to achieve the same flatness, the tones and shapes of this complex marble had to be reproduced in detail.
Several coats of wax with polishes were used to unify the reflections.
London
Imitations of materials, fake wood, fake marble, imitation stones ...
Fake wood, fake marbles, fake cut stone, etc
The decoration in this room is very old, 50 - 70 years old, or even more. Over the years the sun has "burnt" the varnish and whitened the glazes. The varnish had even peeled off in many places. Renovation of the flat and bringing it up to electrical standards required new ducts to be run through the walls.
As a result, the old decorations had to be overpainted to revive their colours, while at the same time being reattached with fluid varnishes. It was then sufficient to redo identically the areas that had been trenched for the electrical ducts.
In this case, knowing the old techniques of beer and oil glazes made it possible to get as close as possible to the old decoration.
Auteuil church district, Paris 16th arrondissement
As a result, the old decorations had to be overpainted to revive their colours, while at the same time being reattached with fluid varnishes. It was then sufficient to redo identically the areas that had been trenched for the electrical ducts.
In this case, knowing the old techniques of beer and oil glazes made it possible to get as close as possible to the old decoration.
Auteuil church district, Paris 16th arrondissement
During the restoration of a Facel-Vega (1954-1964), I was asked to redo the fake wood as it was originally done in some luxury cars at that time. The brackets were made of thin sheet metal, stamped, hammered and drilled. For the finish, the imitation elm burl is based on the techniques of the time of the decorative painter, such as beer glazes with oil glazing.
During the total renovation of this renowned establishment in Les Halles in Paris, the owners, anxious to preserve this heritage and especially the spirit of the old Parisian shops, asked me to make this exterior and interior front in false oak with period ornamentation. During the preparation and renovation of the woodwork by the Borry Ets (house painter), I was in charge of moulding the old ornamentations in order to complete and recreate new ones. Many of these ornaments were missing, broken or very damaged. Inside, the columns have been painted in imitation wrought iron.
34 rue Montmartre, Paris 1st
34 rue Montmartre, Paris 1st
After a complete stripping, a preparation of plaster and satin lacquer, here is the realization of a false oak with a Versailles parquet pattern on the bottom of the doors.
10 avenue Marignan, Paris
10 avenue Marignan, Paris
This is a classic and revealing exercise of a "hand" for a decorative painter. To know how to reproduce a material like this fake marble without the result attracting the eye, but everything seems normal without being able to discern the true from the fake... The reward is not to realize this when you enter the room. The opposite would be a lack of taste and a poorly done job.
Boulevard St Germain, Paris
Boulevard St Germain, Paris
After a catastrophic water damage, the sandblasted/grouted plasters of the time revealed dirty and very colourful haloes from inside the walls after evaporation. As no cleaning solution was possible, only decorative painting made it possible to recover the blonde colour and softness of the area.
Dron Avenue in Tourcoing
Dron Avenue in Tourcoing
In a very well proportioned and moulded coachman's passage, realization of an imitation of a fake cut stone and its joint cuts. Very classic and ancestral technique of the painters in decoration dating from the Haussmann period. Only the joints are marked with adhesives today and no longer by spinning with a brush and ruler.
7 rue Châteaubriand, Paris 8ème
7 rue Châteaubriand, Paris 8ème
During the restoration of the interior of an old Mercedes, a fake cedar magnifying glass was made on certain parts of the Mercedes dashboard as was customary at the time. Thanks to Christophe Chauvet (cabinetmaker and restorer) for asking me to participate in this restoration.
Realization of a fake marble of white veined type treated in yellow ochre. The rest of the piece has been given a combed/grey patina. Namely that the half moons above the doors were later treated by Florence ADAM, an art restorer located next to the Château de Chantilly. I would like to thank her for introducing me to her client who also let me create a brown/yellow grey sky that you will find in the "Floors and ceilings" section.
Château de Vineuil Saint Firmin in the Oise
Château de Vineuil Saint Firmin in the Oise
After casting this concrete slab, I dug false joints with a hammer and chisel. The whole was patinated by so-called "Burgundy stone" according to the glazier who came to take the measurements of the future window. It was lowering down and looking underneath that he could discover that it was concrete! We forgive him. The disbursement of this slab makes it possible to put decoration on it knowing that electricity is planned.
Varennes Jarcy (91)
Varennes Jarcy (91)
The underside of the furniture (medium) is made of fake fir with an imitation of the basin stone in the centre. The radiator is also made of fake wood with a reminder in the centre of the tile surrounding the bathtub.
Mont d'Arbois, Megève
Mont d'Arbois, Megève
Realization on four pilasters in the entrance hall (carriage gate) of a "Languedoc red" type marble with a base in sea green and a capital in veined carrara.
This imitation marble is all the more disturbing because it was made on an old "stucco" which gives it its perfectly smooth and especially cold side like real marble.
This imitation marble is all the more disturbing because it was made on an old "stucco" which gives it its perfectly smooth and especially cold side like real marble.
15 rue Jacques Dulud in Neuilly sur Seine (92)
Fake marquetry on cupboard doors. Imitated wood species: rosewood, walnut, poplar, and walnut burr.
Neuilly sur Seine (92)
Realization of a fake "walnut" type wood and its fake mouldings on all the corridor doors, with a trompe l'oeil on the only double door, with the theme of the seaside. All the walls have been treated with a green brushed patina.
Rue Cambronne, Paris 15e.
Realization of a fake oak tree. (The handles are supported by a real marble)
Paris 18th at 108 rue Lepic
