Protecting Your Treasures: A Guide to the Care and Preservation of Antiques and Collectibles

by Miriam L. Plans

Provides tips from museum curators, auction house experts, and conservators on identifying, treating, and preventing damage to antiques and collectibles. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0930625889
• ISBN13: 9780930625887
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Antique Trader Books
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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Packed with practical information

Whether a novice just beginning to acquire a special collection of their own, or the seasoned antique dealer, Caring For Your Antiques & Collectibles is packed with practical information that is essential to protect and care for treasured artifacts in a professional and effective manner. These are time-tested techniques practiced by museum curators, auction house experts, conservators, and restorers and offer a wealth of tips for identifying, treating, and preventing damage to antiques and collectibles made from a wide variety of materials. Whether collecting for your own satisfaction, or professionally for commercial or public display, begin by a careful reading of Caring For Your Antiques & Collectibles.