Mirror Restoration Steps

Each antique mirror has its own unique characteristics, such as shape, beveling, etched designs, mineral content, glass color, bubbles and rippling/waviness.  After careful consideration and with much experience we plan the restoration.  Basic steps are the remove of deteriorated silver, preparation of the glass, and re-application of real silver.  This gives your antique mirror the brilliance and clarity it originally had.  

Candidates for Restoration

Before deciding to re-silver your mirror, clean it thoroughly. Check its physical conditions for scratches, chips, cracks and pits. These imperfections are a sign of age and will become more visible due to the mirror's new brilliance and clarity. They will not detract from its value, but rather be evidence of age or integrity of your treasured item.

Unusual shape mirrors and car mirrors

If you have a mirror of sentimental value, a specialty mirror such as an antique car mirror or convex mirror, we will be more than happy to re-silver them as well. If you design your own furniture and need colored glass mirrors (smoke, cobalt blue, etc...) or prefer the 'distressed look' to create that unique affect we can also custom make new mirrors.

 

Thank you for visiting,

Jan & Richard Spevak

This 1907 mirror was tired and beat after 95 years   mirror28_03.JPG (407751 bytes)

mirror2003103.JPG (379328 bytes)   Now it has been marvelously restored!

More before and after pictures

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Restoration to right side vividly demonstrates this mirror's hidden potential  Enlarged view

 

A Moment in Time       Antique Frame & Furniture Restoration    (620) 399-8765