Royal Collection Trust: Restoring Porcelain, Part 5

In the fifth and final part of this conservation case study, Royal Collection Trust conservator, David Wheeler, explains the final process of cutting back and retouching this Chinese, blue and white porcelain vase.

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  • @BOMBA1857
    @BOMBA18578 жыл бұрын

    A very talented Artisan! I would enjoy seeing more videos by David on his work. Very informative and educational.

  • @lowesonia8551
    @lowesonia85515 жыл бұрын

    Passionate to watch this talented restorer. Beautiful result. i could watch this for hours . Thank you.

  • @baldoonartist
    @baldoonartist11 жыл бұрын

    This was extremely interesting. I hope more conservation videos will follow. I learned so much. Mr. Wheeler makes an excellent instructor.

  • @telsah1
    @telsah111 жыл бұрын

    Never seen anyone do this before. When I have repaired broken china I have had the glue stuck to my fingers along with the china, always got in a mess before I had finished. And never got it perfect. This is amazing. This repair job is an ART itself.

  • @hackneysaregreat
    @hackneysaregreat11 жыл бұрын

    a true craftsman!

  • @MagikalKraker
    @MagikalKraker11 жыл бұрын

    This is the best thing I have ever seen. I hope to god that the Queen herself took notice of this amazing work.

  • @warrensilk5316
    @warrensilk53163 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely stunning attention to detail. Inspirational, informative and wonderful to discover there are people with the skills to repair and restore great pieces of porcelain. Superb film production with a calm description of what is being done. Thank you very much.

  • @Memnochenkil
    @Memnochenkil11 жыл бұрын

    I was completely enthralled with this little series from start to finish. Some amazing work by Mr. Wheeler.

  • @AuntBecky1
    @AuntBecky111 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this series of videos. I absolutely enjoyed them.

  • @verified139
    @verified13911 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful little series. Many thanks for sharing your remarkable work. I wish a mention had been made of how any excess epoxy was cleaned from the surface of the vase after it was brushed into the cracks while taped.

  • @8inlinea
    @8inlinea11 жыл бұрын

    Truly remarkable, Mr. Wheeler, a real masterwork. Thank you for sharing!

  • @arturodelada9570
    @arturodelada95702 жыл бұрын

    I love important pieces of artifacts with historical interest... even heirlooms,and i have great respect to all restorers for their patience for bringing back the original pieces to life...

  • @scottweeks6379
    @scottweeks63792 жыл бұрын

    UNBELIEVABLE! Fantastic Work! I wish I was able to do this type of work! A lot of patience....time and expertise! Wonderful job!

  • @ianmedium
    @ianmedium11 жыл бұрын

    What an Artisan. I would love to see more videos by David on his work. I find this sort of thing both informative and mediative

  • @frederickball2969
    @frederickball2969 Жыл бұрын

    Genius! Incredible skill and dedication.

  • @Johanjg2
    @Johanjg23 жыл бұрын

    Wow!!! Well done!!

  • @joycev2314
    @joycev23144 жыл бұрын

    A master repair. I loved watching it

  • @jeffreywilliams506
    @jeffreywilliams5062 жыл бұрын

    A most excellent restoration !

  • @belledobson2007
    @belledobson20072 жыл бұрын

    And that’s why you make the big bucks, so skilled.

  • @miraclegal55
    @miraclegal5511 жыл бұрын

    Fabulous! Thank you Mr. Wheeler!

  • @dadonatelli
    @dadonatelli11 жыл бұрын

    That was impressive--well done!

  • @swissmiss2584
    @swissmiss258411 жыл бұрын

    I loved watching this process!

  • @ferris5150
    @ferris515011 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed this video very much, thank you for posting it.

  • @Branwhin
    @Branwhin11 жыл бұрын

    I watched the whole series, and loved it! Only in this one, though (for some odd reason) did I note that Mr. Wheeler is a fellow leftie! I hope to see many more videos like this.

  • @agoogleabuser1233
    @agoogleabuser12333 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely impressive my good man!

  • @suecox2308
    @suecox23083 жыл бұрын

    Superb work and so fascinating to watch such a high level of expertise.

  • @johnmyers7008
    @johnmyers70086 жыл бұрын

    Well done! Beautiful!

  • @malissathompson5673
    @malissathompson56735 жыл бұрын

    He is so talented! I would love to learn to do repairs like this!

  • @user-gc5wn6vb6e
    @user-gc5wn6vb6e9 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing Mr. Wheeler

  • @London_miss234
    @London_miss23411 жыл бұрын

    Lovely. Such fine detail.

  • @ISCMULTIMEDIA
    @ISCMULTIMEDIA11 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful job.

  • @nizaraditya
    @nizaraditya4 жыл бұрын

    MAESTRO PORCELAIN MAN ---- I'M SPEECHLESS

  • @wufwufwufwuf
    @wufwufwufwuf11 жыл бұрын

    Great skill and enjoyed immensely.*****

  • @manuelaperez1649
    @manuelaperez16495 жыл бұрын

    Genial! Gracias por compartir la experiencia.

  • @anthonypoole6901
    @anthonypoole69014 жыл бұрын

    Awesome job bud

  • @theceramicrepairstudio
    @theceramicrepairstudio3 жыл бұрын

    Just loved it.🥰

  • @denysephenix2349
    @denysephenix23496 жыл бұрын

    You are wonderful at this

  • @weeknightingale
    @weeknightingale10 жыл бұрын

    What happened to Ann the maid who caused the damage to the vase! Would be interesting to know the history.

  • @sevengo6652

    @sevengo6652

    3 жыл бұрын

    She made a mark in the royal collection.

  • @LabRat6619

    @LabRat6619

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hung drawn and quartered

  • @kevinchambers1101

    @kevinchambers1101

    2 жыл бұрын

    She wound up in the tower of London.

  • @mercedesroldan
    @mercedesroldan11 жыл бұрын

    Manos maravillosas para un oficio maravilloso, enhorabuena y gracias por compartir.

  • @fishingaddict3604
    @fishingaddict36043 жыл бұрын

    master piece!

  • @codestud3
    @codestud311 жыл бұрын

    Pure magic!

  • @ricklanglois
    @ricklanglois7 жыл бұрын

    Like others who have commented, I too found this very interesting. I would like to see more. They deserve a playlist on the KZread channel. The history of the damage does add to the story. Well done adding that bit. I know Mr/ Wheelers name, and I know Mr. Spencer, who provided the music, but I don't know the names of the video production team. They too were an important part of bringing this story to the public. It seems to me these video makers deserve credit (and responsibility) for their work as well. There is room at the end to list them I should think. Well done video team. I have recently learned of the art of Kintsukuroi (kintsugi). It is fascinating, on many levels. Is there any room for Kintsugi in the Queens Conservatory Department? I think I know the answer to this because I am a westerner myself and Kintsugi is a very different aesthetic, but I felt like asking. I like that with kintsukuroi the conservator becomes an important artist in their own right and that the piece is given a new, visible history that doesn't attempt to hide the fact the piece was broken but in some way accepts it. In some way it even celebrates it. This is a very new different way of thinking for me when it comes to a broken piece of art. The West's aesthetic is that no one should ever know a Mr. Wheeler touched the piece. Yet the vase will never be whole again no matter how well Mr. Wheeler does his job. I like that in kintsugi the piece is repaired and becomes a new piece. In the case of this vase imagine a beautiful repair of silver or gold which then becomes the center of attention for the pair leading to the telling of the story of the history of the piece. A piece that now will be based by unnoticed. I find the possibilities fun and interesting to consider. Does the Queen have _anything_ repaired using kintsugi?

  • @razasyeda6054
    @razasyeda60547 жыл бұрын

    Good job!

  • @popazz1
    @popazz111 жыл бұрын

    I can't recall the last time I was so on the edge of seat,lol.I am in awe of this man's talent.The Queen's household should double his salary.One thing tho',this is NOT a task to carry out with even a mild hangover,hahaha.

  • @philiphowley4243
    @philiphowley42433 жыл бұрын

    What a transformation.

  • @rossied198
    @rossied19811 жыл бұрын

    Amazing and enthralling to watch, may we have more videos please....

  • @sherievans2617
    @sherievans2617 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing skills

  • @wrlSivan16
    @wrlSivan1611 жыл бұрын

    wow amazing!

  • @LabRat6619
    @LabRat66192 жыл бұрын

    His burnishing compound is Autosol, a long standing chrome and metal polish. Used it on my motorbikes for years lol

  • @tonys717
    @tonys7173 жыл бұрын

    This is an amazing work and appreciate your sharing. Just a question, normally when we glue we apply glue to both cross sections, applying glue from surface, will it provide a reliable joint? Thanks.

  • @TheFiown
    @TheFiown4 жыл бұрын

    I suppose that the poor maid's great great grand daughter is still paying off the cost of the vase to her majesty !! Porr girl, she was probably up at dawn, had little sleep and was paid with pennies !! But she could always brag that she was working for the Queen !

  • @TheFiown
    @TheFiown5 жыл бұрын

    They probably deducted the breakage from her salary for about 240 years or so !!! poor girl ! overworked underpaid and then shamed by an accident !! but wonderful restoration. I have just bought a badly restored 18th century chinese tea bowl and was wondering how to take it apart thank you

  • @fresch9
    @fresch911 жыл бұрын

    Superb!

  • @vogeltik
    @vogeltik3 жыл бұрын

    Sir you work is superb. Do you have more videos?

  • @olofneppelberg2896
    @olofneppelberg28965 жыл бұрын

    Great work, where can I find the specialist abrasive paper?

  • @patrickraff
    @patrickraff10 жыл бұрын

    Interesting video. I'd like to see it as a whole vs 5 parts. Also, isn't current restoration standards dictate all work must be reversible? This wasn't addressed,

  • @luciatilyard2827
    @luciatilyard28279 жыл бұрын

    +The British Monarchy. David, I used to do china restoration in the U.K. 40 years ago. I now live in Australia, and have been asked to do some more. In the past, I used Chintex china glaze, but can't seem to get hold of it here. it used to be made in Bristol, but seems to be made in Europe now. I've written, but no reply. I'd really like to get hold of some, any ideas? I noticed you said you use a 2 part resin for glazing. I've considered that, but decided against the idea, because of drying time, and also the effects of gravity on resin. I'd be most grateful if you could let me know what 'make' it is you use? I've been using nail varnish as glaze in the absence of Chintex, & don't feel quite right about it. Any suggestions would be gratefully received. Thanks in advance.

  • @katherinesavage1353

    @katherinesavage1353

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Lucia Tilyard I wanted to ask the same question, did you get an answer ? Katherine

  • @outlookesp
    @outlookesp11 жыл бұрын

    It was amazing but I wonder of we have on fact lost osme of history of th epeice in that it now looks, from a pace away, as though it had not been broken. What happened to Anne I wonder? Did she lose her job?

  • @wonderlandzhao1514
    @wonderlandzhao15147 жыл бұрын

    Anyone knows where I can find china restoration training ? Thanks

  • @bobolpatrick3789
    @bobolpatrick37895 жыл бұрын

    félicitation ! restauration invisible !

  • @andrejhallder1016
    @andrejhallder10167 ай бұрын

    Well...but at 6:56 we can clearly see the joints, your restoration is not finished, how do you hide those joints?

  • @daviddoyle9310
    @daviddoyle93104 жыл бұрын

    What is the name of the 2 part appoxy?

  • @karimchadi1153
    @karimchadi11533 жыл бұрын

    Hi Mr I have a 18 cm qianlong nian zhi plate and I need ideas if possible good luck Mr and thank you very much

  • @anthonypoole6901
    @anthonypoole69014 жыл бұрын

    This is a patience thing 😂

  • @luciatilyard2827
    @luciatilyard28279 жыл бұрын

    Damned corgis!

  • @fralbmw8845
    @fralbmw8845 Жыл бұрын

    Ich frage mich, was der Künstler denken oder sagen würde, wenn er sähe, das seine Vasen heute noch existieren und mit wieviel Sorgfalt und Liebe sie gepflegt und restauriert werden. Das sie teilweise in Museen stehen und wie wertvoll sie heute sind. Ob er sich das jemals hätte träumen können?😊

  • @popazz1
    @popazz111 жыл бұрын

    *my seat*

  • @colinellicott9737
    @colinellicott9737 Жыл бұрын

    I am disappointed in your lack of openness regarding the materials used. No sub from me.