Vintage Haul: 21 Inches of Swung Vase, Brass Candlestick/Verdigris Patina Project

We had a great haul this week, including a swung vase by L.E. Smith. We'll also show you how we sealed in the verdigris patina on an old pair of brass candlesticks.
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[@helenascheele5922]

Hello there! I’m not so fond about what you did with the brass candle holders. I wonder what gave you the idea to spray them with lacqer? If you are keeping them yourself, of course you can do anything you like. But if you are going to sell them, your buyer may want to polish them and have a very hard time to decide what to do with them. I really would have appreciated if you had tried wax or polish instead, as those are reversible topcoats.
Removing lacquer from brass is extremely difficult without hurting the surface of brass.
But, once again, how did you come up with the idea?

[@agomodern]

LOL There was no way to polish these. These were sitting outside for who knows how many years. Polishing them probably would have been a far worse choice. I will be listing these on Etsy, so we'll see if it was a good choice or not. I am very, very picky about keeping things original or restoring furniture back to its former glory, but these were beyond polishing. To tell you the truth, I hate to polish brass and see too many people destroying decades of patina.