Contemporary/Antique-Antiquities Restoration and Maintenance

Unless they are knowledgeably cared for, beautiful objects do not remain in their pristine condition for ever; varnish discolours, silver tarnishes, French polish becomes marked, china gets broken. Things which could be decorative and valuable, are put away because they have lost their looks. With sensible maintenance or renovation, they could regain much of their original beauty. As one of the great joys in collecting rare and beautiful things is to cherish them by making sure that they are preserved and maintained in good condition, our team of experts, including members of museum restoration departments and specialist professional restorers, will provide you with suitable descriptions of cleaning methods in each case, causes of deterioration, remedies, preventatives and techniques of restorations.

Consultancy Services

On existing works of art in need of restoration: With the ever-increasing value of all fine and decorative works of art, if the works are in need of some restoration, some actions should be taken. A point to bear in mind in this connection is, that after careful restoration a work of art will probably worth considerably more; a poor restoration workmanship can reduce its value.

Sale-purchase of works of art in need of restoration: Purchase or sale of minor or a very badly damaged work of art, either of a contemporary, antique or of antiquity nature, should be considered very carefully. Consultancy and guidance in that particular field is necessary.

Our team of experts is able to undertake the necessary work of a wide range of antiques on maintaining and bringing back to somewhere near their former glory. According to the various categories of the works of art and the materials of which they are made we have been arranged them alphabetically as follows:

Alabaster, Amber, Bone, Cameos, Ceramics, Chalk, Drawings, Coins, Coral, Dolls, Enamel, Frames, Furniture, Gemstones, Gilding, Glass, Horn, Ink Drawings and Manuscripts, Ivory, Jade, Jet, Jewelry, Lacquer, Leather, Marble, Medals, Metalwork (Gold, Silver, Bronze, etc.) Miniatures, Mother-of-pearl, Mounts, Oil Paintings, Paper, Pastels, Pearls, Pencil Drawings, Prints, Seals, Silver-point Drawings, Soapstone, Stone, Tortoiseshell, Vellum (Parchment), Watercolours, Wood (Marquetry, Veneer)