Pair of Laurel Brutalist Lamps - from from Yay to Hey!!!

if you wet your finger and run it across, do the scratches basically disappear? If so, a coat of clear spray acrylic lacquer should do the same permanently.

 

Hi Book,
Some one who is really into those lamps will not care if they look slightly different. They would probably want to redo them themselves. If they don't they will most likely not be close together so to make a big difference.
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Sounds like the scratches are not just in the surface but, rather, down to base metal in some places. There appears to be loss of some type of applied finish where you can not restore the look. Your only solution would be to somehow restore the lost finish but, not knowing how it was applied, this will be next to impossible.

If you knew the base metal is brass, you could try and re-patinate it with a brown patina and clear coat afterwards. It might not match exactly, but would certainly look a lot better. If the base metal is pot metal, the finish must be some type of plating or a paint treatment. Either would be very difficult to replicate.

If you couldn't get it to match, I would be tempted to paint the affected areas with something contrasting (black) so that it looks like it was intentional. In such case, I would sell them separately.

 

Those are awesome! Leave them alone, they will sell!

 

I'd leave bad enough alone too. Much safer.

 

Those lamps are SO cool!!!

I think I'd leave it to the new owner. Definitely play up "matching set".