Sotheby's Caring for Antiques: The Complete Guide to Handling, Cleaning, Display and Restoration

Mette Tang Simpson, Michael Huntley

ISBN 10: 0671751050 / ISBN 13: 9780671751050

Published by Simon & Schuster, 1992

About this Item

This is a first edition copy of Sotheby's Caring for Antiques: The Complete Guide to Handling, Cleaning, Display and Restoration,
published in 1992 and written by curators at the famed British auction house.

It is a beautiful book, very high-end, heavily illustrated and telling you how to look after everything from jewellery to furniture
to scientific instruments to paintings.

See Table of Contents photo. 192 pages, unclipped dust jacket.
There are tiny bits of wear at the edges of the dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1753237171324

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sotheby's Caring for Antiques: The Complete Guide to Handling, Cleaning, Display and Restoration
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671751050
• ISBN 13: 9780671751050
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Companions & Reference
  • Tools Woodworking & Workshop
  • Collectibles: Antiques Rarities & Furniture

About this title

Synopsis

A professionally prepared text and 150 color photographs provide expert guidance in the preservation, care, and repair of valuable antiques--from ceramics and furniture to silver and textiles--including tips on advisable and safe procedures.