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Current paper · Semantic Scholar

In Good Condition: The Discourse of Patina as seen in Interactions between Experts and Laymen in the Antiques Trade

This article examines how notions of patina are conveyed by experts in the antiques trade. How do antiques experts convey perceptions of patina to their clients and audience? How do they explain, persuade, and put forward their standards of condition? Three examples are analysed, a conversation about a sundial from the Swedish Antiques Roadshow, a conversation about a toy car from the British Antiques Roadshow and a…

picked 14 Aug 2026

Reference · Wikidata

Marking Modern Times: A History of Clocks, Watches, and Other Timekeepers in American Life

book published in 2013

picked 14 Aug 2026

Full text · Open Library

Pocket watchesPocket watches

This book covers watches from 1800 to 1940, and covers in depth a spectrum of pocket watches produced up to 1940.

cover via Open Library
picked 12 Aug 2026
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