My solid brass chandelier has a broken arm. There's a fracture that goes almost halfway through the arm. I don't know how long it's been there,...
I have this faience (enamel glaze on earthenware) tureen and I think it's Moustiers. However I'm not sure about the age of it anymore. Moustiers...
I have a late 19th century apotechary jar that says "Tinct. lavand. arom." on it. Was it something lavender-related?
Hexagonal nuts (6 sides) and square nuts (4 sides) are familiar in this context, but octagonal nuts (8 sides) aren't. So my question is, when did...
How would I go on about removing gold spray paint from a ornate brass light fixture? Most paint removers aren't suitable for metal and rubbing...
You know those nails with the criss-cross netting pattern on top of the nailhead? I was once told those were modern picture frame nails, but I've...
By The Wallace Collection channel. [MEDIA]
I had to boil a clogged old oil / kerosene lamp burner to loosen up the dried gunk. Is it safe to use the same pot for food preparation, if it's...
I just watched this video about 18th century gilt bronze making and thought I'd share it. [MEDIA]
I have a mirror from the late 19th or early 20th century and its structure and the the back of it is wood, painted black. I had to take it apart...
I have this silver plated plate and apparently the base metal rusts. I had spilled some brine from a can of olives on parts of the plate, and...
1) Second hand? How many of you have heard "I think my parents got this in 1962, so that's how old it is!" and "The house this came from is a...
*Maybe 1) Dates A lot of people assume that antique furniture generally has a date of manufacture carved on and think that is the best and only...
I have a brass lamp base that's mistakenly been filled with plaster during a restoring project. The problem is, plaster (or some element in it)...
Could it be English late 19th, early 20th century? The handle is hollow, not sure if that changes anything. No marks apart from the numbers at the...
I thought I'd share these videos I found on Youtube, they can really give you a new appreciation for porcelain. [MEDIA] [MEDIA] [MEDIA]
[MEDIA] [MEDIA] The 2000-year-old lamp of the second video is breathtaking.
A lot of empire / federal style bronze fixtures have a contrasting, completely black patina on some areas and gilding on others. That gives those...
What are these dark spots on this brass / bronze item? They are approximately the size of 1/4 of a grain of rice. Are they damaging the metal and...
Materials: cardboard(?), canvas, wood, leather, metal. Measurements approximately: 8 inches high, 18 inches wide, 11 inches deep. [ATTACH]...
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