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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mill Cove Treasures, post: 300515, member: 60&quot;]Late 1800&#039;s or earlier?&nbsp; 33&quot; tall, 15&quot; wide.&nbsp; I thought it looked like it might have been removed from something.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought it was veneer that chipped off but it was the gesso from the water gilding.&nbsp; Someone painted over the gold leaf.&nbsp; Unfortunately, it&#039;s milk paint.&nbsp; I doubt I can get it off without damaging the gold and the gesso underneath.&nbsp; I did test spots with mineral spirits, paint stripper, turpentine.&nbsp; I was able to expose the gold in a couple of places but it was damaged.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]98158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]98159[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]98160[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]98161[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]98162[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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