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Collecting and Restoring Porcelain Dolls

Contact the Doll Repair Studio for all your restoration needs.  Here’s an incomplete list of porcelain and ceramic items we repair.

Dolls are not just for children! Porcelain doll collecting is one of the most popular hobbies in the world. It’s true that dolls transport us to our youth, to the age of innocence, to that place that time or age cannot touch. Most doll collectors, however, appreciate  the craftsmanship and the artistry of a doll.

Doll collecting can be very exciting, but addictive. There are many choices and the prices can run into thousands of dollars. There are dolls made by individual artists, limited edition dolls, china and ceramic dolls, and many, many other type of dolls.  There are also many doll clinics and doll repair shops that specialize in invisible and museum quality doll repair.  Do not discard or throw away a doll that may look like a child’s toy or a doll that has been passed on to you by your parent or grandparent.  It may be worth quite a bit of money.  If the doll is damaged,  do not attempt to restore it yourself. Unless you know what you’re doing you will damage it even more , creating more work for a professional restorer. Many porcelain repair specialists refuse to take on a doll repair job because they are unable to match the skill with which the doll had been originally created.

Luba Sokolina is doll collector and doll repair expert who has been specializing in doll restoration for over twenty five years. If your want your doll restored with artistry and care, flawlessly and invisibly, contact Luel Restoration Studio.

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Repair of Fukagawa Seiji Porcelain

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FUKAGAWA PORCELAIN MFG. CO., LTD. is the world-famous  manufacturer of Arita Yaki, or the Arita Ware.  The Arita Porcelain was first baked in Arita, Japan in early 1800s. The porcelain was exported from the Imari Port, the name of “Old Imari” came to be known in Europe. Read More…

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The Fukagawa “Blue Flow” on the bright white porcelain surface is a challenge to recreate, but if it’s done right by an expert restorer, the restoraiton is invisible to the naked eye. The trick is to match the color first, the replicated the fine blue before airbrushing the restored part and applying a thin coat of glaze.

If you’re a collector of Fukawaga Porcelain or Chinese Porcelain, and are wondering whether your items can be brought back to their original state after they have been damaged, wonder no further.

Luba Sokolina, the head restorer at Luel Restoration Studio has the experience and the talent to bring back your damaged porcelain and ceramic items back to life.

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