Historic houses and their custodians may face a multitude of challenges in caring for diverse historic collections and interiors. This can be alleviated and resolved by our professional team, as our multifaceted approach allows us to assist with all aspects from safe transport and storage to highly skilled restoration work and safe installation. 

As well as work with private clients, we have played a key role in preserving artworks and items of cultural value to the public, including projects completed for the US ambassador’s residence, The Church of England, and restoration funded by the Historic Houses Foundation. 

Recent projects include the restoration of an 18th century Robert Adam ceiling for Crockfords Casino in Mayfair, the rescue of a 19th century mural at Westonbirt House following an escape of water, funding application followed by oil painting conservation for Iscoyd Park and disaster response for a flooded 12th century parish church in Monmouth, Wales.

Professional documentation can be provided by our trained conservators, including scientific analysis of artworks. This can be helpful in compiling historic records with a full understanding of an artwork for future generations, it may also provide further insight into their unique historical composition. These services include:

• Condition Reports
• Pigment Analysis 
• Photographic Assessment
• Cross Section Analysis

Conservation treatments and assessments can be provided on site or within our purpose-built conservation studio. Our team is experienced in having a swift response to disasters when high value and culturally important items are at risk, whether this is through private arrangement or with the liaison of an insurance firm.

Conservation with historic integrity

All of our conservators have professional training to museum standards. This ensures that all artworks or historic objects in their care will not have any unessential or unethical intervention during the restoration process.

Our professional historic building conservation team can assist in the restoration of:

• Historic and contemporary paintings
• Works on paper such as documents, engravings and watercolours
• Decorative objects such as porcelain and terracotta
• Frame restoration and gold leaf application
• Interior artworks and decorative features
• Furniture repairs with historically accurate techniques and treatments
• Indoor and outdoor sculptures of various materials
• Textile conservation including curtains, rugs, tapestries and costumes
• Unusual and specialist items such as taxidermy