You do need to start somewhere, if I bought tip top antiques I'd be broke, half of the fun for me is finding a sleeper that needs work, most...
I have restored nearly all my antiques, I've just bought a special item that may allow me to lift Sadeli off doner pieces keeping them intact,...
I was going to ask, for a long time I was finding it difficult to find any Anglo-Indian pieces and just thought with Google lens it was a end of a...
It looks fantastic, I have just learnt something, I would have never thought to use a jewelers rouge type of cloth to clean brass, I hope the...
The picture shows the right image and for less than £7 it's no biggy if it's a mistake. I'm looking forward to getting it. Again thank you for the...
Thank you Rabid and Any I'm the new proud owner of The Art of the Indian Cabinet-Maker book for only £6.76 inc P&P lol what a deal thank you both.
I couldn't find the listing :(
Technically the wall is older than many of the pieces on here and it is a fine example of flint construction, even signed by the builder. I'm not...
Anything interesting please post I'm glad to see I'm not the only one with a disrespectful kid, mine just loves to mock my age.
I'm getting old and stupid, thanks Rabid I blame you lol I was looking through this thread and came across this book...
If I remember rightly this book is decades old? This has always been very pricey :( did you buy it?
I think English furniture reflects the period, in the 19th c England had the richest people and quite poor people. Take that vanity box, it would...
Both of my coromandel boxes (I've only got 2 :( feel sorry for me) are pictured on the first page of this thread...
Here is one of the only 2 coromandel boxes I own out of around 120 antique boxes, I wish it were more :) Yes it was the place where wood spoke...
The most mixed up woods in the antique trade because both have straight grain and figured grain, I've even seen well known antique dealers get it...
Yeah, I think thats the point, if it's not worth much or it's already bad then have a go but if it's in a good, valuable state then you risk...
Restoring wood, finish, even inlay is ok but this slope that bluumz found is missing pieces of adornment, these are far harder or impossible for...
I think the repair isn't that hard, maybe try what I've said on a lesser piece before attempting the slope, practice makes perfect? Unfortunately...
From what I can see all that's damaged is the finish, it's very unlikely to be the coromandel that's damaged because that's ebony and water...
BTW, I can't tell but wouldn't the glass take out the twist? If you put a sturdy/rigid backing plate along with the glass and replaced the...
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