OWL BOOKENDS HOW TO
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I would suggest a very light rubbing with a very fineД 000 steel wool only on the exposed iron areas to remove the loosest surface rust, then either rub on a light coating of hot wax (heated in a double boiler) or rub on a little cooking or perhaps sewing machine oil.

OWL BOOKENDS HOW TO

Any ideas for how to gently clean the rust off, stop further rusting, and perhaps restore the bronze finish? Thanks much Solveig S I'd at least like to clean the rust off and stop further deterioration before the owls are obscured further. I know that some antique pieces are more valuable with the original finish untouched, but I think this piece would be much more attractive if restored, and I'm not really worried about its value. In spots, the bronze finish has worn through and the iron is rusting. They are lovely, but not in good condition. The owl design is quite delicate I believe that these were made by Bradley and Hubbard though there is no makers mark. I recently bought a vintage pair of arts & crafts owl bookends from around 1910, cast iron with a bronze finish. Next step is to apply a few layers of matt acrylic varnish to protect the paintwork.ДЇinally here is a side by side view of the repainted Borghese bookend on the left and the original source bookend on the right.- 'Stop rust on delicate owl bookends, cast iron w/ bronze finish' The composite picture above shows the Borghese bookends at various stages. I painted in layers adding streaks of darker and lighter color damping down with a paper towel to soften the effect and using a clean wet brush to feather it in places instead of splashing on water as was seen on the video. I experimented with a mix of Cadmium red, Burnt Umber and Yellow Ochre tinted with white for the base following the Youtube video for guidance. In retrospect I would have done a test piece first but I just went ahead knowing I could wipe it off at any point or just paint extra layers on top. I found a video on Youtube which gave me an idea of how to proceed. Up to this point the work has been straightforward but the unsightly green speckled base needs a faux marble paint over which is something I have never done before. Here we see the source bookend in the center with the Borghese pair on either side. I had no black paint so I mixed some raw umber with ultramarine to create a vintage looking black. The final touch was black for the pupils. The color was a good match straight from the tube so no color mixing was needed. I used Windsor & Newton Galleria acrylic paints, Yellow Ochre, Raw Umber and Phthalo Green for the Owl. First I painted the eyes in Yellow Ochre and then two coats of Raw Umber for the rest of the bird with extra touches to darken the forehead area and top of the head and back as needed to match the owl on the right.ДЇor the book it took two layers of green and then a watered down layer of raw umber on top of that to tone down the color of the green and to darken the gold pages. The Borghese bookend appears to be a resin copy of the original design on the right which is a cold painted metal/bronze owl on a marble base. The picture above shows a Borghese bookend on the left and on the right a bookend like the one in RicardoвЂ™s living room on the show which I will refer to as a source to replicate the paintwork and then attempt to apply a marble effect on the base. Here is my attempt at repainting a pair of Borghese owl bookends to resemble the owl bookends seen on the I Love Lucy show.

OWL BOOKENDS TV

I also spotted this TV lamp with plume design similar to one seen on the I Love Lucy set It was recently sold on eBay however this was the first time I have seen one with a maker mark by Stewart B McCulloch who also made the pair of asian man and woman mantel statues ashtray Borghese book ends framed prints maurice utrillo owl book ends owl bookends Stewart B McCulloch tv lamp wall plates The above items are currently on eBay at the time of writing. This ashtray matches one on I Love LucyДЄ similar small ashtray was later seen on a small side table next to an armchair to the left of the Hollywood apartment set.ДЄlso on offer is a pair of owl bookends like the bookends I repainted to match the pair on I Love lucy in a previous project: Owl Bookends Seen on eBay There were a pair of these each side of three larger ones. Next is a hard to find small Gouda ashtray that matched one used as a small wall plate in the I Love Lucy kitchen. This one for sale has some damage so read the sellers description for details. Utrillo print as seen on I Love Lucy Utrillo print on I Love LucyД¬urrently on eBay is this vintage Maurice Utrillo print matching the well-known framed picture in the living room of the I Love Lucy set.

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