The Young Victoria's Scepter
Repairing the Scepter
The damage Specter from the film “Young Victoria”
Sir George Hayter's coronation portrait of the Queen, Wikipedia
A jewelry repair fit for a queen
While working on the crown repair for Swarovski, I was asked if I would take a look at the scepter from the film and see if I could fix it. It was damaged in shipping and beyond recognition. There were many pieces and no images to show me how the original looked like. So I just figured it.
What a challenge!
The scepter was heavily damaged in shipping - many of the parts were cracked and twisted.
I had to repair sections at a time.
Soldering would have ruined the plating and re-plating was not in the budget. Also I was not exactly sure what the base metals were and could ruin them rather quickly with the incorrect level of heat.
The components were beautifully made!
I was able to restore the parts without damaging the materials. Finding the correct materials and my using favorite metal glue, it all came together.
The completed scepter repair. A true one of a kind, hand crafted movie prop. It was my honor to repair it.
Check-out my other repair project from the same film.