{"id":16320,"date":"2014-09-19T18:37:18","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T18:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eco123.info\/?p=16320"},"modified":"2015-01-03T13:24:18","modified_gmt":"2015-01-03T13:24:18","slug":"hands-that-restore-lost-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eco123.info\/en\/arts-and-crafts\/hands-that-restore-lost-beauty\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands that restore lost beauty."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"violine\"I have known Master Figueiras ever since my youth, some five decades ago, in his minuscule workshop. I loved seeing him build and repair pieces with such unhurried patience. Still today, whenever I pass by his door on Rua Nova in Portim\u00e3o, I stop in for a quick chat.
\nHe has done restoration work for the rich and famous and made friends with artists and intellectuals. However, out of his own modesty, he only says: \u201cI made friends with many people over the course of my life\u201d.<\/p>\n

ECO123 \u2013 Master Figueiras, how did you get into this profession?<\/strong>
\nMaster Figueiras \u2013 I began learning the art of cabinetmaking some 65 years ago at the age of thirteen in the workshop of Master Jos\u00e9 Pedro Martins. I didn\u2019t earn a thing. Only at the end of four years did I begin getting paid 50 escudos per day. Later on, I went to Lisbon and, as I love art, I began dedicating myself to carving and painting, the work that I most like doing.<\/p>\n

Was that the time when you began coming into contact with valuable wood and other pieces?<\/strong>
\nIt was. I began by making copies of chests, 17th century pieces, working with ivory, restoring old pieces\u2026<\/p>\n

<\/i>\n\t\t\tI\u2019m better known internationally than I am here.\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n

You have also restored pieces from abroad. How did you make those contacts?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m better known internationally than I am here. I did a lot of work for Germany and Holland, for many parts of our world in the good times. And people would recommend me to each other. I went to Germany once, many years ago now, and I did some restoration there. I also went to Paris where I did not stay because I had a commitment to restore some works in Switzerland…<\/p>\n

You have also specialised in recovering religious art?<\/strong>
\nYes, over five decades ago, I was doing work for the Quinta da Donalda estate, among other clients. It was there that I restored the chapel. I was then requested to do other churches in various parts of the country.<\/p>\n

We also know that you dedicate yourself to sculpture and have had the privilege of seeing your fine collection of Christs some years ago now.<\/strong>
\nI no longer have them. Years ago, I held two exhibitions in local luxury hotels and all the pieces were acquired. All that\u2019s left are the photos that my friend Augusto Cabrita(1) took at the exhibition.<\/p>\n

What about the violin you made out of mulberry wood and finished in mother-of-pearl? Do you still have that?<\/strong>
\nI do. I did it aged 19. My grandfather liked playing and was always messing around with violins and I, right from being a kid, also liked them. That was when I decided to make one and it\u2019s still there.
\nIt was time to draw the interview to a close and share a cup of green tea (a supposed restorer of the human body) with him and his son Miguel, who took a pause from his job in hand. To remove a scratch from a piece of furniture, he had spent hours carefully removing the varnish from the entire lid in order to ensure an even finish. Happily, there is a descendent to continue the work and extend the Portim\u00e3o reputation in the small world of antique restoration.<\/p>\n

<\/i>\n\t\t\t(1) pt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Augusto_Cabrita<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n
<\/i>\n\t\t\t\nJos\u00e9 Ant\u00f3nio Figueiras<\/strong> | Rua Nova, 15 – 8500 Portim\u00e3o
\n78 years old, has one son, Miguel, who is now perfecting his father\u2019s fine art.\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n
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About the author<\/h3>\n\t\t\tJos\u00e9 Garrancho, originally from Sines, resident in Portim\u00e3o, aged 63, married with one son. Retired hotel director, trainer, journalist and photographer.\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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