As a restorer who makes his living cleaning and restoring old master paintings, it is my intention in these notes to explain what this work entails – what can be done to prolong the life of a work of art whilst ensuring that its appearance remains as close as possible to its original condition –
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Outside the trade and the well informed collector, old master prices remain something of a mystery. Among the most commonly asked questions of anyone involved in the art world are how can you tell what a certain painting is worth? or how can such and such painting be worth that much? These questions, along with
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