Situated among the rolling hills of Columbia County, Geoff Leibovitz Restoration engages in all manner of expert repair and preservation of fine, period antiques using traditional methods and materials. Repairs are performed with an emphasis on the preservation of the original object, applying the least intrusive approach possible.

Services offered include:

  • Hand rubbed shellac finishing
  • Structural repairs
  • Repairs to marquetry and inlay
  • Water gilding and carving
  • Insurance Estimates
  • Onsites

Established in 2000, past clients have included private collectors, interior design firms, antique and art dealers and insurance claims specialists.  GL Restoration is centrally located in the Hudson river valley hamlet of Copake, halfway between Hudson, NY and Great Barrington, Ma. and just 2 hours north of New York City.

Cherry Fall Front Desk

For this latest post I have a cherry Fall Front Desk constructed locally here in Columbia County, NY (or possibly Albany) sometime during the first half of the 19th century. The fall front is inlaid with the initials CDLM, which … Continue reading →