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Principles
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Restoration-
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If you want to enjoy antiques as
a hobby, preserve family heirlooms, restore and repair your
own collection or start a business for the repair and restoration
of antique wood furniture, this is for you. If you have no
experience with antique furniture, start here. This is a
beginner principles course. It
is better that you know very little, than to be full of all the
wrong concepts you may have learned from other well meaning
sources. You will learn the principles of conservation and
restoration for antique furniture in easy to understand terms.
The same information is used by museums. The goal is to
protect and minimize deterioration to keep antique furniture in
its' original state and prolong its' existence. Antiques
require proper care to protect them from various potential hazards
in a home. Your home is not a museum, but you can continue
to use, enjoy and safeguard your antiques. Learn the
principles of how to
protect your antiques. Learn how popular finishes of the
1700's, 1800's and early 1900's were created. What is proper
repair. This knowledge can be applied to your own antique
furniture. Find out where to buy products and supplies. MORE
INFORMATION
This course includes
many details, techniques and tips not normally explained in
contemporary books. The course was created with information
obtained from rare antiquarian books that explained and described
the principles processes used to create furniture of the previous centuries.
This included styles, types of woods, materials, fasteners, finishing
techniques, finishing formulas, and joinery methods. With
this knowledge and generally accepted restoration and conservation
methods used by conservators and museums, this course was created.
This is a beginner course. No previous experience needed.
This beginning course consists of 2 volumes
for a total of 4 DVDs playable worldwide. The total
approximate playing time is 226 minutes. A detailed 37 page
course manual is included. The price is $59.95.
Shipping cost is $6.90
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John Tope is an associate member of the
American Institute For Conservation Of Historical And Artistic
Works, Wooded Artifacts Group Of The American Institute
Of Conservation and The Objects Specialty Group Of The
American Institute Of Conservation. Member of the
National Association Of Watch And Clock Collectors.
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Bookcase.
Design published by T. Sheraton 1806.
Cabinet of ebony with carvings of boxwood.
1867 exhibition, Paris.
Secretary and bookcase carved in oak.
German gothic style. 1846.
The photos above are taken from the book
"Illustrated History of Furniture" by Frederick
Litchfield. Published in London, 1892. The book
was formally owned by James St. Vincent Brook Saumarez, 5th
Baron de Saumarez. (1889-1969)
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