Okay.... here is one from left field. I have joined an antiques forum and asked this, but no answers so far, so perhaps someone here can help me.
I fell in love with a bronze bust of an eastern chap and want to buy it. It is one metre tall and weighs about 40kg and will cost me $800. I was told today that it is in fact brass with bronze over the top.
It is a modern copy, not shiny and new looking (which is good) and I am not buying it because I want an "investment" piece, but because I just love it. I was told that a full bronze piece would be way more expensive. I have looked at lots of sites and "bronze" statues range from $50 to $7000 and higher for a "real McCoy" and genuine signed pieces.
I really don't care about it being brass, but I don't want to clean it one day and see that the bronze is paper thin. I was ready to hand over my credit card details but now I am a bit hesitant.
I still love it though, and I have itchy fingers with that credit card.
I was told to use furniture polish to freshen it up and remove shop dust etc. I don't mind the "old and dusty" look but I just don't know how thick the bronze layer would be and don't want to rub it off. It will be couriered so I cannot see it "in the flesh".
This is a bit of a stream of consciousness post I suppose, but I'm curious to know if anybody knows much about brass/bronze and its care and cleaning and if I should avoid "bronze over brass".
I fell in love with a bronze bust of an eastern chap and want to buy it. It is one metre tall and weighs about 40kg and will cost me $800. I was told today that it is in fact brass with bronze over the top.
It is a modern copy, not shiny and new looking (which is good) and I am not buying it because I want an "investment" piece, but because I just love it. I was told that a full bronze piece would be way more expensive. I have looked at lots of sites and "bronze" statues range from $50 to $7000 and higher for a "real McCoy" and genuine signed pieces.
I really don't care about it being brass, but I don't want to clean it one day and see that the bronze is paper thin. I was ready to hand over my credit card details but now I am a bit hesitant.
I still love it though, and I have itchy fingers with that credit card.
I was told to use furniture polish to freshen it up and remove shop dust etc. I don't mind the "old and dusty" look but I just don't know how thick the bronze layer would be and don't want to rub it off. It will be couriered so I cannot see it "in the flesh".
This is a bit of a stream of consciousness post I suppose, but I'm curious to know if anybody knows much about brass/bronze and its care and cleaning and if I should avoid "bronze over brass".
