New Color for a Sneaky Tiki?

I picked this up from fellow centralite junglepam

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2133564221&rd=1

As you can see (and as she faithfully reported) it is losing some color.

The question is: should I leave it in its "antiqued" condition? or should I "restore" it. If restoring, with what; junglepam suggested nail polish. And then, should I go back to the original colors, or are their some new colors which would make it that more interesting.

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I picked one of these up (for cheap!) that was devoid of any paint/glaze. Just plain black. Kinda cool in that state.

If you watch those Antique shows, restoring can either decrease the value, or strangely enough increase the value. I've touched-up the paint on some old animal and devil figurines with nail polish and it works well. You have to have a steady hand.

Those Sneaky mugs are rather common, so you should just do what you find aesthetically pleasing. My 2-cents....

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[ Edited by: kingslod on 2002-09-09 10:43 ]