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Author : Lesley Acton
Release : 1996
Genre : Antiques & Collectibles
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Book Synopsis Repairing Pottery and Porcelain by : Lesley Acton
Download or read book Repairing Pottery and Porcelain written by Lesley Acton. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical step-by-step guide for students, amateurs, and professional restorers.
Author : Roger Hawkins
Release : 2020-04-03
Genre : Antiques & Collectibles
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Book Rating : 762/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Pottery and Porcelain Restoration by : Roger Hawkins
Download or read book Pottery and Porcelain Restoration written by Roger Hawkins. This book was released on 2020-04-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pottery and Porcelain Restoration is a practical guide for amateurs to the craft of the professional restorer. With over 360 photographs, it explains the simplest, safest and ethical techniques that are recommended today and - essentially - do not further damage your pieces. Written with clear practical detail, it explains the full process and gives unique insight into the delicate job of the ceramic restorer. This new book introduces the history of pottery and porcelain, and gives an account of the methods and ethics of ceramic restoration; it gives a complete list and details of materials and equipment, and particularly advises on the best choice of glues; it describes the full restoration process, from preparation and cleaning to gluing and modelling, and finally to painting and gilding and provides step-by-step instructions for gluing multiple breaks, filling chips and large missing areas, as well as making lids, teapot spouts, hands, leaves, fingers and handles. Restoration examples are illustrated such as making Beswick horse legs, replacing missing handles on a Chinese jug and painting a Clarice Cliff jug and, finally, vital tricks of the trade are shared throughout and useful tips to setting up a workshop are given.
Author : Joan Grayson
Release : 1982
Genre : Porcelain
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Book Rating : 828/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Repair & Restoration of Pottery & Porcelain by : Joan Grayson
Download or read book The Repair & Restoration of Pottery & Porcelain written by Joan Grayson. This book was released on 1982. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nigel Williams
Release : 1983
Genre : Antiques & Collectibles
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Book Synopsis Porcelain by : Nigel Williams
Download or read book Porcelain written by Nigel Williams. This book was released on 1983. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Everett
Release : 1976
Genre : Crafts & Hobbies
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Book Synopsis All about Repairing Pottery and Porcelain by : David Everett
Download or read book All about Repairing Pottery and Porcelain written by David Everett. This book was released on 1976. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ultimate way to repair pottery and porcelain is to use the original materials, clay or kaolin. In some cases, to achieve the correct texture, it is even necessary to use clay from the original location, and to fire at the same temperature in a kiln as near as possible to the one used by the original potter. In many cases, records of firings and temperatures have been lost, or did not exist anyway. Potteries have closed down and other things have occurred to make the ultimate repair sometimes impossible, and at all times very expensive. For this reason, there are very few people who undertake this type of repair, and those that do are very highly skilled, using equipment into hundreds of dollars, and restoring only those pieces of a value that warrants the cost. Fortunately, modern technology has come to our rescue, bringing with it materials that are cheap, easy to use and readily available, so this fascinating and rewarding pastime is now within reach of anyone who cares to have a try, whether they have artistic skills or not. A famous memory man once said that there is no such thing as a bad memory, only an untrained one. The same thing applies to almost anything you undertake. Taken stage by stage, the repairs covered in this book come well within the scope of the average person, especially those who have often felt the urge to do something creative, but never thought themselves capable. The restoring of pottery and porcelain is quickly gathering impetus as both a business and a hobby, and this trend will increase as it gets more and more difficult to find pieces in perfect condition. Large manufacturing companies of resins and plastics are now taking a great interest in the subject, obviously realizing the future potential. The antique trade imports vast quantities of pottery and porcelain each year, and this is having the effect of raising values of both perfect and restored pieces. Although it can not be said that restoring a piece also restores its full value, it certainly increases it. There is, of course, a school of thought that restoring takes away originality. Well, to a certain extent this is true, but if the original potter were alive to choose whether a piece he made was restored or thrown away, or a plate in two halves stuck together with crude rivets or invisibly repaired, I doubt if his choice would be difficult."--Preface.
