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Art Conservation for Ecclesiastical Buildings
Our conservators offer church restoration services for collections of art, decorative objects, furniture and specialist items. We have worked with many churches, abbeys, cathedrals and places of worship to provide accurate and sensitive repairs to preserve historic and cultural significance.Â
Places of worship and their custodians may face a multitude of challenges when it comes to the care of their ecclesiastical collections.
Whether the damage is caused by age, atmosphere, accident or disaster, our highly trained conservators can step in to save important artworks and items. We can restore damage from incense, candles, smoke, mould and damp, as well as major floods and fires.
Previous projects include:
- 14ft Altarpiece Paintings for Saint Michael’s Abbey, Farnborough
- Historic Plaque for Durham Cathedral
- Della Robbia Relief for St Mary’s Bourne Street, London
- Disaster Response for a flooded 12th Century Parish Church
- Victorian Portrait and Frame Restoration for St Mary’s Church, Wreay
- Mater Admirabilis Painting for a Sacred Heart School, Woldingham
- Two Large Oil Paintings for St Patrick’s Church, Soho Square
- Icon Restoration for The Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer
- Nativity Scene Sculpture Restoration for St Bernardine’s, Buckingham
Our team at Fine Art Restoration Company has a unique, multifaceted approach to conservation. This allows us to assist with all aspects, from safe transport and storage to professional assessment and skilled restoration work.
Church Conservation Services
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 conservation team can assist in the restoration of:
- Historic and contemporary paintings on canvas, panel or metal
- Works on paper such as documents, engravings and watercolours
- Decorative objects such as sculptures made from bronze, wood and ceramics
- Frame restoration and gold leaf application
- Interior artworks and decorative features, such as ceilings and frescos
- Furniture repairs with historically accurate techniques and treatments
- Textile conservation including curtains, rugs, tapestries and costumes
- Unusual and specialist items with unique or mixed materials
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:
Conservation treatments and assessments can be provided on site or within our purpose-built conservation studio.
Our team is experienced in swift response to disaster situations that may have put high value and culturally important items at risk, whether this is through private arrangement or liaison with your insurer.
