CLOCK DIALS

Astrid has been researching, restoring and lecturing on antique English and American Decorative Arts since 1966. Her expertise in restoration is considered one of the best in the country. Collectors and antiquarians depend on her knowledge and experience. She is schooled in the traditional fine arts techniques and offers true restoration... As a child of 5, her god-mother noticed her sketching with pencil and paper and told her parents," You have to send that child to art school". Although she was a straight A student in art, she listened to her parents and later in high school she took the business course. By 1966 she discovered early American antique decoration and became a member of the Historical Society of Early American Decoration and went on to win awards for her artistic skills. She became a Master Craftsman and Master Teacher. The association with HSEAD was the background of her artistic learning and in 1980 she was called upon to restore a Simon Willard tall clock dial which..

Primary location: Hingham United States