Restoration


MICHAEL FANNIN
Stone Carver

Middletown Springs, Vermont USA


(UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
KEYSTONE


Before and After

This is the keystone of an antique marble fireplace facing. It had an interesting history of being stolen from a private home during renovations, recovered from an antique shop, and reset by some carpenters using hammer and nails!

I was asked if I could save the mess. Aside from rough treatment, it also acquired a patina of grease, soot and slime, being used in close proximity to a cooking area. Using a variety of honing and cleaning techniques, it enjoyed a restoration of around 95%. I then reassembled it in its former location (without hammer and nails).





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