Restoration reduces or increases the cost of antiques.
An example of an unsuccessful restoration is a toy made in the Soviet Union in the early fifties, most likely the production technology along with the blanks were brought as trophies from the defeated Germany, the girl is wearing traditional national German clothing . they called this toy Cinderella.
In one of the following videos I will show you this restored Cinderella.
If we talk about the economy.
I bought it in this form for 150 rubles, after a simple restoration, the cost of the figure will grow to 2 -2.5 thousand rubles.
The added value will be more than 1000%.
Here follows the question please write in the comments what other types of activities in your opinion can bring such profitability?
While walking around the antique market of Krasnodar, I periodically handed over samovars to a specialist for restoration, and the audience asked me to show the result.
All these samovars after the restoration. The restoration of the samovar depends on the amount of damage and loss and is on average 7-10 thousand rubles. After a high-quality restoration, the cost of samovars increases by at least 100%.
Especially samovars with a large number of medals.
Although there is a nuance, the smaller the medals on the samovar, the older the samovar.
So restoration is the restoration of objects to their original state.
Restorations are divided into museum ones, when the main task is to leave everything as it is and preserve it from destruction, and professional or collectible ones, in which the main goal is to return the objects to their original appearance and functionality while using authentic materials and technologies.
According to the level of complexity of the restoration, we will consider three types of items that can be purchased at a flea market in any city of the Russian Federation.
Coffee spoons of 875 silver samples were produced in the Soviet Union in the mid-seventies of the last century.
Please note 1 of 6 spoons of a different color, I did not wash it on purpose so that you can see the difference.
When I bought them, the main argument of the seller was the presence of a native patina and factory polishing.
The seller did not see that the thick patina was essentially dirt hiding the factory gilding and after professional washing, the spoons acquired their original condition.
Purchased for 4000 rubles.
At the same time, after cleaning, the cost of spoons increased by 100% in the sale of similar spoons 8-9 thousand rubles per set.
For cleaning, I used the liquid Flurin for gold and the paste autosol for jewelry.
The following restored artifact was purchased at the Krasnodar antique market
Theatrical binoculars produced in France at the end of the 19th century.
The binoculars ' trunk consisted of several parts, the lock was broken, the inner silk upholstery was completely decomposed, the metal parts of the binoculars were covered with a thick layer of patina and dirt, and the lenses had small scratches.
After the restoration of the trunk, the native leather is completely preserved and the inner silk part is replaced with antique velvet, the hinges are restored and the inner spring of the lock is replaced.
The lenses and the case are polished.
I want to draw your attention to the fact that the trunk does not have the smell of glue ,but only smells of old leather and wax.
Why is it important! An experienced collector always sniffs objects in order to detect the smells of modern glue or paint. Therefore, professional restoration uses adhesives without odors.
This binoculars was purchased for 2500 rubles.
After the restoration, the cost is already 12-15 thousand rubles.
The added value will be more than 400%.
And another interesting and perhaps the most time-consuming example is a table mirror with a clock, a bronze openwork frame covered with mercury gilding. The item was made in France by an Anglo-French company in the second half of the 19th century.
During the polishing of the Crystal glass before the coating, the reason was found for which the Amalgam of the 19th century peeled off on the inside of the glass , there were fingerprints with varnish or glue of the one who applied the Mirror coating., air began to get under the amalgam and it eventually began to completely peel off.
This mirror was purchased at the antique market of Krasnodar for 20,000 rubles after restoration, its cost increased to 100,000 rubles, the added value was about 500%.
It is obvious that high-quality restoration significantly increases the cost of antiques and Sometimes it is quite difficult for even a specialist to determine the presence of restoration on objects.
And since society has stopped creating eternal values and the appearance of new antiques on the market in the near future should not be expected, it remains to restore the samples of previous years.
28 сен 2024
