Check YouTube's John Furniture Repair, who is actually a girl, in Canada.
You can't remove the rust without damaging the paint on that area, but you can control the damage using masking tape and a steady hand with the...
Howard's Restor-A-Finish most likely not available from local stores, but there used to be a similar product from Ceramicol (a Johnson's brand)...
But as to poor Paolina, I'd say, "has offered to pay for the cost" doesn't even start to cut it. I mean, "offered" as in, OK, if I absolutely must.
[ATTACH] Aw, Walter! ;)
Oh, I guess you live and learn (I had never heard of that meaning of the word borax). When you zoom in those pics you can see the veneer is really...
;) I think his real name was Svald
Yes, great week!
The I/O plus the stag and star marks = it is WMF for the English market (hence ElectroPlate and NickelSilver)
Seen from the angle of the first pic, the damaged Van Erplooks pretty good as is, but I think a well made replacement handle wouldn't be a total...
Very nice, proper period piece, but I would think more likely British.
Against my better judgement, probably, I, well, happen to be kind of collecting that kind of glass (in blue, no less!), none has come in fitted...
What Bronwen said, but if not, a collapsible, Russian, trench art, tank hood ornament.
You can see the slight unevenness of the cutout, and that there was another spring across. This was done by the owner to improve "seatability" ....
Well, I'd pay a dollar or two for that Trade Mark Reg. label.
If you want to peg it to a definition, I'd say late 19th C to first quarter or the 20th. rococo revival serpentine front commode, probably...
Very unusual legs, all oak, it will clean up nicely (main tabletop might need refinish though). :)
In the good old days the go-to option was a thick glass, but I don't think it is necessary after the recent refinish.
An utilitarian piece from the start (cheap but well made), either for travel or storage, it looks turn of the century to maybe 1930s. Those Acme...
Soft rag damp with hot water followed closely by a clean dry one is usually a good start. Judith Miller has a formula I've used with relative...
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