Antiques, their restoration and preservation / by A. Lucas.

  • Lucas, A. (Alfred), 1867-1945.
Date:
[1932]
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Antiques, their restoration and preservation / by A. Lucas. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    satisfactory should be communicated freely, though unfortunately this is not always done. The work is delicate, and the responsibility great, and a little haste, carelessness or lack of knowledge may irre¬ parably damage an object of beauty and value that cannot be replaced. The pleasure of the work needs to be known to be fully appreciated, but it is a real joy to see an object that has entered the workshop dirty, corroded and ugly, gradually improving and finally becoming clean, healthy and beautiful. Only the best quality materials should be employed. The use of inferior or makeshift materials, when good quality ones are readily obtainable, is false economy of the worse kind and cannot fail to affect adversely the value of the work. A. B