Range of Objects That We Treat:

Over these many years we have gained extensive experience in dealing with numerous materials and object types. Here are a few examples:

Ceramics - Includes both ancient and modern pottery, e.g. 18th. Century Chinese Export, Meissen, Bow, Worcester and other period items, Toby Jugs, porcelain, bisque, china, earthenware, soft-paste, bone-china. We have extensive experience with modern ceramic items - prominent names include Boehm, Cybis, Lladro.

Glass - See new Footnote

Antique Dolls - See link on your top-left to more information on Antique Dolls. Also, under 'Photographic Examples', several illustrated essays on restoring antique dolls.

Faïence (e.g. Quimper, Dutch)

Porcelain - Ceramic items fired at very high temperatures, examples being Chinese Export Porcelains, 18th. Century Meissen Figurines, Doll Heads and parts (under 'Examples', see the photographic section on Minton Compotes.)

Pottery - Essentially any ceramic material is within our capability. We have done extensive work with American Indian (Pueblo) pottery, English soft-paste ware, historic and archaeological items, Quimper. (See also the Ancient Pottery Horse and Rare Pottery Jug Restoration pages).

Stone - Jade, Granite, other hard types of stone. American Indian Fetishes.

Wooden Objects - Native American Kachinas, and other small objects.

Ivory

Glass Footnote - We bond broken pieces, may polish off a few sharp edges, and can in some cases replace missing pieces. The adhesives we use for glass are especially clear and stable, resulting in clean and unobtrusive bond lines.

In many cases we can stabilize cracks to lessen the possibility of breakage.

We have just recently (Spring, 2002) acquired a sensitive laboratory digital balance for weighing special adhesive components, and are now able to use a line of adhesives that have truly ***outstanding*** optical qualities with respect to clarity, refractive index being nearly the same as glass and long-term resistance to yellowing.

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