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Bronze Chinese Vase
Vase had several holes, shown, as well as cracks along the mid section and pit holes in various places.
Before:
After: Holes were filled with soft solder (this was done because the
thickness of the vessel is too thin
and fragile to silver solder) covering copper patched soldered from underneath.
Solder was smoothed to conform to surface, patinated to match surrounding
areas and finished with wax
after cleaning the entire piece. Inside was sealed with resin to make
vessel water tight.
