Care & Repair of Antiques & Collectables: A step-by-step guide

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Hardcover
2008
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Wear and tear or simple old age can take their toll on many of your possessions. Can I recycle a chair I've seen in a junk shop so that it suits my decor? How can I preserve my grandmother's patchwork quilt? Care & Repair of Antiques and Collectables shows you how to mend a wide range of items as well as look after them to prevent further signs of ageing or damage so that they will bring you pleasure for years to come. Using clear, step-by-step photographs and specialist tricks of the trade you will see how easy it can be to restore your treasured possessions - from furniture to ceramics and glass and silver to marble and rugs . New sections cover caring for Modern furniture, books, maps and prints, photographs, dolls and teddy bears.

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Wear and tear or simple old age can take their toll on many of your possessions. Can I recycle a chair I've seen in a junk shop so that it suits my decor? How can I preserve my grandmother's patchwork quilt? "Care & Repair of Antiques and Collectables" shows you how to mend a wide range of items as well as look after them to prevent further signs of ageing or damage so that they will bring you pleasure for years to come. Using clear, step-by-step photographs and specialist tricks of the trade you will see how easy it can be to restore your treasured possessions - from furniture to ceramics and glass and silver to marble and rugs . New sections cover caring for Modern furniture, books, maps and prints, photographs, dolls and teddy bears.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Edition: 01
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Published: 15 Apr 2008
ISBN 10: 1845334183
ISBN 13: 9781845334185
Book Overview: Comprehensive coverage of the most popular antiques and collectables, now updated to include Modern furniture, dolls and teddy bears, toys, clocks and watches. Advice on all aspects of cleaning and maintenance as well as repair. Step by step photographs show you how to do it and help to explain technical and professional terms. Ideal for antique collectors and dealers as well as students studying upholstery and similar techniques.

Author Bio

Judith Miller began collecting in the 1960s while a student at Edinburgh University in Scotland. She has since extended and reinforced her knowledge of antiques through international research, becoming one of the world's leading experts in the field. In 1979 she co-founded the international best-seller Miller's Antiques Price Guide and has since written more than 100 books, which are held in high regard by collectors and dealers. Judith Miller is a regular lecturer and contributor to numerous newspapers and magazines, including BBC Homes & Antiques and House & Garden, and appears regularly on radio and TV. She co-hosts the popular BBC series The House Detectives, ITV's The Antiques Trail, and Discovery's It's Your Bid, and has appeared on Martha Stewart Living , The Antiques Roadshow and CNN. She has lectured at the V&A in London and the Smithsonian in Washington.