Also, knowing the flaws of a piece can be a negotiating tool.
\r\nHere's a quick guideline for the types of flaws you can look out for when examining antiques:\r\n- \r\n \t
- Scratches \r\n \t
- Breaks and tears \r\n \t
- Dings and gouges \r\n \t
- Chips \r\n \t
- Cracks \r\n \t
- Fractures \r\n \t
- Signs of repair, such as glue, runny paint, mismatched screws or nails, or putty \r\n \t
- Missing parts \r\n \t
- Discoloration \r\n \t
- On figurines, broken noses or missing fingers \r\n
The real question is how much does the damage bother you? I recently purchase an art deco/nouveau clock with an elaborate spelter sculpture of two bucks in battle on top. Art Deco figurines of women, often dancing, were made of bronze or spelter (white metal) for the main part, ivory for the hands and faces. or having it cleaned by an expert. If it flakes or scratches off easily, it's probably a painted on patina-substitute. For further queries about spelter or bronze, or about anything in our collection, please contact us. Spelter, used in the 19th century to imitate bronze. Copper is very susceptible to acidic environments. Today, art dealers are taking great interest in spelter, first introduced to Europe from the Orient by Dutch and Portuguese traders in the seventeenth century. Bronze is solid but if the base of the piece has been scratched with a tougher metal, then it should have a gold or yellow colour. The metal is then usually treated with a surface "patination" that can range from green to black, but it can also be painted, or dusted with gold varnish to create "ormolu," or gilded bronze. Saturday, Sunday and Monday: 10am to 6pm, Copyright 2007-2022 Galerie Marc Maison, Privacy policies Demand for spelter increased during the mid-nineteenth century. In modern times creating a work in bronze continues that tradition but other materials in metal offer, and at times exceed, the beauty of earlier precedents. Some good advice on caring for an antique sculpture and maintaining the surface or the patina of sculptures and statues of stone, bronze, spelter or lead. Here are a few of the attributes of a rare piece. You want to understand the damage and changes the piece has undergone so that you can understand if the price pleases you. Check details such as facial features, fingers and so forth. Her articles and essays have appeared in Redbook, Family Circle, Woman's Day, Reader's Digest, Family Life, and Ms.
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