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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Chinoiserie, post: 10386075, member: 79460&quot;]Is it actually from 1673 or is it a copy from a later period? Either way it&#039;s an interesting piece. It&#039;s good to look at all the old place names and spellings. No motorways! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie79" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have an antique painting and made enquiries into having it restored. £1800 was the quote <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/confused.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" /> I hid.</p><p><br /></p><p>They use dilute peroxide solution to bleach the discolouration out by floating the paper on top so it&#039;s not completely submerged. Then they use some kind of mild alkali salt such as carbonates to remove the peroxide and the original acidic compounds in the paper. Then it&#039;s washed out.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would perhaps like to try this one day on some unimportant piece of old scrap paper that has gone brown.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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