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Conservator inspecting oil painting for valuations

A guide to professional valuations for art collections

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Oil painting suffering from water damage, holes and mould

Water-damaged artworks – how the insurer and supply chain can reduce claim costs

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Close up of Rallye Monte Carlo ceramic ashtray before and after restoration

Moving house can be a stressful time for anyone; this experience was made even more difficult for one of our clients after their artwork was damaged by a removal company. Two highly cherished and sentimental paintings were substantially damaged – this was even harder to see after they had been entrusted to a company for… Read more »

Ceramic repair case study: broken legs and a lost lamb

Case Studies, Ceramics, Useful articles

There is no greater cause of distress for ceramic collectors when their unique ornaments are damaged and end up in pieces. This happened very recently for one of our clients whose precious Goldscheider figurine had severely snapped in multiple places. The figurine is of a young girl with a lamb. It is a very rare… Read more »

8 amazing foxing before and after examples

Case Studies, Guides and advice, Useful articles, Watercolour

When a watercolour has foxing, looking back at the before and after photographs is always fascinating to see the difference we’ve achieved from the restoration. Even when a watercolour is completely covered in marks, there is always something that can be done. You’d be forgiven for thinking when you see the before photos below that… Read more »

Close up of acid staining on a watercolour

Top 5 acid-stained artwork restorations

Case Studies, Guides and advice, Useful articles, Watercolour

Alongside foxing and tears, acid-staining is another very common issue for works-on-paper. The problem stems from when acidic and inappropriate backing materials have been used by the artist or framer, and subsequently, pollutants have leached out into the artwork. Unsuitable materials will have been used for paintings of a certain age when the effects of acid… Read more »

Case Study: Restoring a 1940 Army Beret

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It is always a privilege for our team to be able to preserve items which have special historical significance. This was the case recently when we restored a 1940 army beret that was in need of cleaning and restoration. The beret is very special to our client, who wished to have a sympathetic restoration focused… Read more »

Oil painting of girl maliciously damaged

Case Study: how to reattach a torn part of a painting

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Consolidating flaking paint on Lakeland scene oil painting

How to restore paintings with missing pieces

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Oriental sculpture broken into 13 pieces

Case study: repairing a pottery statue smashed into 13 pieces

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Oil painting of a snowy scene with a badly repaired tear prior to our restoration

Case Study: Righting restoration wrongs – how a tear repair should actually look…

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Cleaning painting after tear repair before retuching

Case Study: How we tackled tears, full lining, past restoration and a lot of dirt

Case Studies, Oil Painting, Useful articles

The restoration of Ms Wrightson’s family painting was a unique experience for our whole team. It all started with Ms Wrightson enquiring via our website and disclosing fascinating details about her much-admired painting. The painting is by 17th Century Dutch artist Aelbert Cuyp and has been in the family for many years through Ms Wrightson’s… Read more »

A guide to professional valuations for art collections

Water-damaged artworks – how the insurer and supply chain can reduce claim costs

Restoration beyond ability leading to devaluing of artworks

Meet our conservator Martha

Oil painting or oleograph?– how to tell the difference

Case Study: Restoring a damaged bird sculpture

What to do when artworks are damaged in transit

How to restore pastel paintings

Restoration of a papier-mâché tiger

How to care for wooden objects

Case Study: How mishandling an oil painting caused a 15 inch tear

Ceramic repair case study: broken legs and a lost lamb

8 amazing foxing before and after examples

Top 5 acid-stained artwork restorations

Case Study: Restoring a 1940 Army Beret

Case Study: how to reattach a torn part of a painting

How to restore paintings with missing pieces

Case study: repairing a pottery statue smashed into 13 pieces

Case Study: Righting restoration wrongs – how a tear repair should actually look…

Case Study: How we tackled tears, full lining, past restoration and a lot of dirt

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