Restoration

took me an hour + to remove hard plaster type stuff from around old light fitting ( hottish water and gentle chipping away a la time team ), I will endeavour to replace the chip later on add colour and used hard varnish glue for a finish .

Gunge removed and cleaned up .

will there be a next step Ed?

yes , terracotta milliput , then paint mix , then glaze varnish , fingers crossed

what sort of paint mix?

Well anything really as long as colours are a very good match acrylic ceramic paints etc , getting the mix is a must though otherwise it will really show , depends on how fussy you are asboes .

Please don't forget to show it after, I very curious to see the result.

Milliput on

Sandpapered down ....as best as I can anyway , strange little turns in the lip that I can never hope to match

He had to have an ear transplant as well

paint wont be an exact match, I think colours change in the kiln , so I will try and get as near as poss , then apply some craft PVA with a little water mix for a glaze and then i'm done , not brilliant I know but at least better than the state I got it and can now be used as a lampbase if required , good bit o' fun as well  

He's now painted and glazed , glaze will dry clear

Finito!

bloody good Ed!!

Thanks Dan , not perfect , I know , but ok , just noticed ads in the antiques papers for restoring ceramics courses , might be interesting

I have been thinking about it for years,I read a few books and it seems you have to be very patient

Looks a damned sight better than some 'professional' restoration jobs I've seen before.

Took out some plaster from the top lid and feet .

is that a 'before' shot Ed?

almost , it had a softish type plaster covered with green paint , so got rid of that and will put milliput on later , it's in a good position so should be ok hopefully , still trying to find out exact maker though , I'm 50/50 between Farnham and Castle Hedingham

sanded down and painted , might not need a glaze , maybe a thin layer .

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AFTER

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sanded down and painted , might not need a glaze , maybe a thin layer .

Well done Ed

Thanks DTM , it turned out quite well this one