It always feels good to help preserve valuable family memories and heirlooms.
When this little metal art horse sculpture was brought to me – one ear was missing -and the other was barely attached.
Seeing as how I wanted to preserve the original character of the piece – I fashioned a new ear using similar methods to the original (I had to study the remaining ear and then determine how it was made) – and then re-attached the new and old ears using similar (in style) welding techniques to obfuscate the repair.
It turned out really well – and I was quite happy with the match. No one – except a few people in the know – will ever be able to tell that new work was done.
In the end – I gave my little friend a fresh cleaning and a few coats of paint – and set it out to graze for a few pictures. The item is now safely back home with the great grandson and his wife – who are the caretakers.
I’m really happy it all worked out.
