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ahwt Posts: 2334 |
posted 12-15-2010 10:46 PM
  
The New York Times has an interesting article on the power of a signature on a work of art to influence its importance. The art in this case is a 16th century painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, but the same result happens in all parts of the fine art and decorative art worlds. If the object is created by a well respected artist the value goes up and this result is certainly understood by all. This appears to be true even if the painting is literally falling apart. What I have never understood is why is it acceptable in the fine art world to restore objects, but not acceptable in the silver world. In silver world many objects seem to languish in a state of disrepair in museums on the pretense that no harm should be done to the object. This is true even though the skills of the modern silversmith are clearly up to the task of restoration. I must be missing something. IP: Logged |
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agleopar Posts: 850 |
posted 12-16-2010 07:27 AM
I agree, when I go through a museum and see silver with a dent it seems such s a shame that it is is there when, generally, it would be so easy to take out. But having said that I also end up spending a lot of wasted time on repairing bad repairs - meaning that if the bad repair was never done it would be so much quicker and easier to do it properly and have it not show at all. The bad repair sometimes leaves scratches and hammer marks which then are almost impossible to remove without doing further damage to the thickness, color and or surface. So on the whole it may be better that these objects are left with the dents... IP: Logged |
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Ulysses Dietz Moderator Posts: 1265 |
posted 12-16-2010 03:06 PM
The answer here is that most museums--including, I believe, the Metropolitan in NY, have conservators on staff, but these do not include silversmiths; and thus silver repairs need to be contracted out, and then to people who fit the required conservation profile that museums need. It is a lot easier to find a painting conservator than a silver conservator. Personally, I don't mind a few dings, if they seem to attest to the life of the object (rather than the clumsiness of the owner or just bad luck). IP: Logged |
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