Sotheby's caring for antiques : the complete guide to handling, cleaning, display, and restoration / general editors, Mette Tang Simpson, Michael Huntley.
"A thing of beauty is a joy for ever," but only if you care for it properly. All owners of antiques or works of art should be aware that, without appropriate care and attention, their prized possessions may be put at risk of damage and deterioration that will invariably cause a depreciatio...
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New York :
Simon and Schuster,
1992.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Graham Chile
- Furniture / John Kitchin
- Ceramics / David Armitage
- Glass / Sandra Davison
- Metalwork : metals / Hazel Newey
- Arms and armor / Frederick Wilkinson
- Coins and medals / Andrew Oddy
- Jewelry; objects of vertu / Alexandra Rhodes and Haydn Williams
- Clocks and watches / David Newell
- Scientific instruments / Laurence Birnie
- Paintings; miniatures : paintings / David Bomford
- Miniatures / Jim Murrell
- Drawings; watercolors; works on paper : paper conservation / Jane McAusland
- Drawings and watercolors / Jane McAusland
- Prints and maps / Mette Tang Simpson Photographs / Elizabeth Martin
- Wallpapers / Allyson McDermott
- Books and manuscripts / Christopher Clarkson
- Carpets and rugs / Richard Lannowe Hall
- Textiles / Marion Kite
- Sculpture and statuary / John Larson
- General care / Mette Tang Simpson.