RESTORATIONS

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Illions jumper before restoration

 

After restoration

 

 

Muller reproduction jumper in wood

 

Muller reproduction painted and finished to client's specifications

 

 

               

German carousel cat being stripped of thick paint.                  Cat stripped and taken apart.       

 

     

5 lbs. of metal patches, straps, nails and screws removed from cat. Fortunately the wood underneath was sound and solid, not fragmented.  Figure is reassembled, nail holes filled, sanded, and ready for primer.

 

Finished cat painted as requested in original colors.

                                       

 

Mary Kirst Art & Antiques

email:  mary@theantiquehorse.com