Objects

Conservation of Objects

We conserve a wide range of objects, antiquities including sculptures of different materials, wooden, polychrome, ethnographic artifacts, ceramics, glass, metal, ivory, rare coins, stone, papier-mâché, lacquerware, plaster, and much more.

Treatment of objects may include:

• Surface cleaning
• Removal/reduction of stains and discolouration
• Surface consolidation
• Repair of cracks, breaks, and replacing missing sections
• Filling and in-painting areas of loss
• Removal and treatment of corrosion
• Application of surface protection layers
• Provision of advice regarding object care, mounting and display
• Provision of documentation (condition assessments and treatment reports)

Before Conservation: Darkened russian panel with corrosion over metal conversion

After Conservation