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\r\n Microscopic examination of furniture and wooden objects by ZRW - artLABOR \u00ae <\/h1>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]
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\n artLABOR \u00ae and microscopic examination <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>
<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]At Zentrale Restaurierungswerkstatt Berlin, we have the capacity to carry out standard scientific examinations on furniture. This includes spectroscopic examination of furniture and wooden furnishings. A (microscopic) examination of the piece of furniture in advance is necessary not only for condition assessment and material identification for damage analysis, but also for determining authenticity, dating and provenance.[\/vc_column_text]
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<\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Has your antique piece of furniture been damaged, or are you planning the restoration of an old piece of furniture? Before we, the furniture restorers at ZRW Berlin, take any measures to remedy damage or to restore and conserve your piece, we need to find out as much as possible about the individual object. <\/p>\n

Despite decades of experience and expertise in the field of furniture restoration in Berlin and Brandenburg, the naked human eye simply cannot see deeply enough to obtain sufficient information for a condition report, a damage analysis or a restoration concept. That is why, alongside other scientific methods, we also use spectroscopic examinations. Among other things, these help us to identify hidden structures, textures and details, and to identify wood species, binders, metals and varnishes.[\/vc_column_text]

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The analysis of all materials used and artistic techniques is the basic prerequisite for us to develop an individual conservation and restoration concept.<\/p>\n

However, it is also advisable, in order to track down forgeries, not to rely solely on knowledge of art-historical typology, but to use microscopic examination to investigate tool marks and check whether the materials and techniques used match the presumed dating of the piece of furniture. Such an authenticity check, in turn, forms the basis for a valuation of your furniture in the event of damage or for sale.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n

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\nHowever, it is also advisable, in order to track down forgeries, not to rely solely on knowledge of art-historical typology, but to use microscopic examination to investigate tool marks and check whether the materials and techniques used match the presumed dating of the piece of furniture. Such an authenticity check, in turn, forms the basis for a valuation of your furniture in the event of damage or for sale.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]
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<\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]We use microscopic examinations, for example, to clarify the layer sequence of coatings and varnishes.<\/p>\n

For this purpose, light microscopy methods from other institutions could be consulted:<\/strong><\/p>\n