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Mosaic Floor Morecambe Winter Gardens
Posted: April 11, 2024Restoring and conserving the ceramic mosaic floors in the entrance foyer at the Morecambe Winter Gardens. -
Conservation of Ancient Egyptian sculpture
Posted: March 29, 2024Polychrome wooden sculpture of an official, from Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty. The sculpture had broken in half in the area of the legs. Additionally, the paint layer and gesso was partially loose and a large wax fill in the right hand side of the face has aged and cracks started to appear along the fill. In discussion with the client its was decided to undertake a stabilisation treatment but also to remove and replace the aged fill. -
Chair conservation and re-upholstery
Posted: March 27, 2024Conservation of the chair frame to allow for occasional use (structural repairs and repairs to tacking rail damage) to allow for re-upholstery. Traditional and modern upholstery methods were employed, preserving as much of the upholstery as possible. The chair frame was cleaned and the finish revived and re-waxed. -
Victoria & Albert Museum
Posted: March 18, 2024Conservation cleaning & repair of terracotta facades within the Madjeski Courtyard at the V&A. -
Broadwater Farm Estate
Posted: March 18, 2024Careful dismantling & conservation of contemporary glass mosaic mural Equality-Harmony -
Townend Browne Letter Volume 5, National Trust
Posted: March 2, 2024The volume contains eighteenth-century letters from the family of George Browne, who was the owner of the National Trust property, Townend, in the Lake District. The letters outline personal correspondence between a father and son, and are bound together. The binding was most likely made by George Browne himself. The aims of the project were to stabilise the letters, repair damage and reduce their vulnerability to further deterioration, loss or theft. Before they were rebound, the letters were digitised in the workshop to make them accessible online. They were also required to be robust and presentable for safe handling by invigilated researchers, display and loan. The conservation approach developed sought to preserve original binding format where possible, keeping evidence of earlier bindings and arrangements being as reversible as possible. The process was filmed by the BBC and will feature in a future National Trust programme. -
Self portrait with shaded eyes, after Rembrandt or Govaert Flinck
Posted: February 28, 2024Cleaning a portrait on panel that may be linked to Rembrandt's workshop. -
Consultancy Work For Port Sunlight Village Trust
Posted: February 21, 2024Port Sunlight Village Trust, who care for the unique village founded by ‘Soap King’ William Hesketh Lever in 1888, have used Antique Bronze for several years for advice and guidance on the conservation of their marvellous public sculpture. In 2023, we supported them by providing advice on the conservation of their incredible war memorial. This work included conservation assessments and reports, method statements, project management advice, analysis work, advice on materials, ethical considerations and historic research. -
Restoration of Alexander of Tunis
Posted: February 21, 2024Alexander of Tunis, a senior and highly decorated British Army officer who served in both of the World Wars and who became Governor General of Canada and the first Lord Lieutenant of Greater London in 1965, has a magnificent monument by the incredible sculptor, Alec Butler, at Wellington Barracks in London. The statue has suffered from a harsh urban environment and had corroded uniformly. We undertook a full restoration of the monument to return the sculpture to as close a representation of the original finish as possible. This project involved research of the original finish, contact and communication with the sculptor, DOFF cleaning, corrosion removal and treatment, repatination and hot waxing. -
Painting of a Ship at Sea
Posted: January 31, 2024By Hernandez Monjo (1862-1937) Early 20th century Oil on canvas