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09-09-2016, 01:27 AM #21Razor Vulture
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I had the thought for about 10 seconds.
Originally Posted by BeJay
Then, I thought how fortunate ScienceGuy was able to obtain it and complement his collection.
I spoke about it being in the right home.
All should be well with the world, should it not?
Pray, what is vermeil ?Last edited by sharptonn; 09-09-2016 at 01:30 AM.
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09-09-2016, 01:42 AM #22Senior Member
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Gorgeous restoration. How did you deal with the rust so carefully?
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09-09-2016, 03:32 AM #23barba crescit caput nescit
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What an interesting find, a whole new world of the French Frame backed razors, one of my favorites.
ScienceGuy - who would have owned such a razor? I can imagine it potentially being part of a set, just trying to picture who would own such a razor and would it have been made to order? Any details you can share would be great...stunning and thank-you.sharptonn likes this.
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09-09-2016, 03:52 AM #24Senior Member
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Wow that is one of the most intricate and beautiful straights I have ever seen! Nice find!!!
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09-09-2016, 04:04 AM #25Member
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Craftsmanship is very detailed. Both original, and restoration. Nice find!
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09-09-2016, 06:15 AM #26Compulsive frankensteinisator
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Vermeil is gold plated silver
It was quite a trend on luxuary fine cutlery at a time.
It is the same Gavet isn't it ?
It's said this one was a gift or a homage to a french king, but sadly most of the information is missing from the picture. Could be Louis XVIII or Charles X.
It's the finest frameback I ever saw.
On second position, a friend just finished to restore this one, nearly as fine.
Frameback can really be marvelous....Last edited by Thaeris; 09-09-2016 at 06:20 AM.
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09-09-2016, 03:29 PM #27Senior Member
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Small pieces of steel wool, tweezers, and a magnifying glass. And a lot of patience. Originally Posted by jeffxylo
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09-09-2016, 03:33 PM #28Senior Member
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Thaeris - it is the same Gavet. And your frameback is glorious. A note with it says that family tradition attributes it to king Louis XVIII, but I find those kind of family traditions to be generally dubious without hard evidence of provenance. In any case it would have been a very wealthy owner. Originally Posted by Phrank
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09-09-2016, 03:39 PM #29Senior Member
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Most of them come from the internet. If you are a little search savvy and don't mind devoting an obscene amount of time to snooping around, it's not too difficult... Originally Posted by Magpie
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09-09-2016, 04:26 PM #30Senior Member
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Gotta have some deep pockets too ....... no ? Originally Posted by ScienceGuy
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