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| Family | Patinated | Textured | Polished | Textured |
| How it looks | Chemically aged and then selectively relieved, so highlights and recesses read differently — antique brass, oxidised bronze, darkened copper — with the character of a piece that has already had a life. | Surfaces worked or grown to a tactile grain — crystalline, mottled, stony, or crazed like old glaze — that catches side light and changes as the light moves. | Fully reflective. | A worked surface of controlled dents that breaks reflection into hundreds of small highlights. |
| Metals | Brass, copper, bronze | Brass, copper, stainless steel, mild steel | Stainless steel, brass, copper, bronze | Brass, copper, bronze |
| Where it suits | Indoors | Indoors | Indoors | Indoors and outdoors |
| Worth knowing | A living finish: it will keep ageing, and the places people touch will develop their own highlights. | Deep textures collect dirt and grease, so they belong away from kitchens, counters and the outdoors. | Shows every fingerprint and every scratch, so it belongs where it will be looked at and not handled. | The dents hold dust and, outside, water. |
| Looking after it | Dust only, or a barely damp cloth. | Dust with a soft brush and wipe; a deep grain holds what a flat surface would shed. | A soft dry cloth for dust and a damp one for marks — never anything abrasive, which scratches a mirror surface permanently. | A soft brush lifts dust from the dents; a damp cloth for marks. |
| Next step | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample |
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