Antique Furniture Care

spelter repair - who does it?

Started by 1881victorian · March 25, 2012 · 2 posts

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Antique Furniture Care thread on victorianforum.com · started March 25, 2012 by 1881victorian · 2 posts · discussion in 2012.

Just got a Moreau newel post lamp from a California auction via UPS today . . . shipping has bent & torn her wrist, but it is still attached. Does anybody have a repair expert somewhere between Wisconsin and Maryland? I suppose that I could send it back to California (Walker…

Just got a Moreau newel post lamp from a California auction via UPS today . . . shipping has bent & torn her wrist, but it is still attached.  

Does anybody have a repair expert somewhere between Wisconsin and Maryland?  I suppose that I could send it back to California (Walker metal smith, per a Google search), but I'd rather find something closer.  

Also, she is missing her little metal label/plaque.  Does anybody know of a reference source for identifying the "name" of these statues?  Mine is a L & F Moreau, as seen in the link below (before the damaged wrist).  She appears to be an allegory for "hope", if I had to guess (based on the anchor & all).

LINK

Thank you,

Jason
Jason,
I had a Handel lamp shade frame repaired by Bob Jerome, at http://www.vintagelightinginc.com/ 

He specializes in metal work and is in La Porte, Indiana.

Andy