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<p>[QUOTE="Michael Hopkins, post: 1747295, member: 14333"][GALLERY=media, 6362]French Vitrine 1880-90 by Michael Hopkins posted Mar 6, 2020 at 8:42 PM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 6363]French Vitrine 1880-90 by Michael Hopkins posted Mar 6, 2020 at 9:53 PM[/GALLERY]Hello all. First time poster.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have inherited a French Vitrine display cabinet which I believe was made around 1880-90.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am hoping to restore it to its former glory.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first thing I hope to do is to clean the decorative ormolu which as you can see by the pictures has gone very dark.</p><p><br /></p><p>At least I think it is ormolu. What do people think? Can / should it be cleaned? And if so how? I have read about methylated spirit / hot water and dish soap / ammonia.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thoughts would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Hopkins, post: 1747295, member: 14333"][GALLERY=media, 6362]French Vitrine 1880-90 by Michael Hopkins posted Mar 6, 2020 at 8:42 PM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 6363]French Vitrine 1880-90 by Michael Hopkins posted Mar 6, 2020 at 9:53 PM[/GALLERY]Hello all. First time poster. I have inherited a French Vitrine display cabinet which I believe was made around 1880-90. I am hoping to restore it to its former glory. The first thing I hope to do is to clean the decorative ormolu which as you can see by the pictures has gone very dark. At least I think it is ormolu. What do people think? Can / should it be cleaned? And if so how? I have read about methylated spirit / hot water and dish soap / ammonia. Thoughts would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]
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