Conserving paintings and works of art for future generations.
We combine traditional craftsmanship with modern conservation science to stabilise, preserve and restore paintings to the highest standards.
Every artwork has a story. Our role is to ensure that story continues. We treat each piece with the utmost respect, preserving original materials and using reversible techniques wherever possible.
From surface cleaning to complex structural repair, our work is carried out with discretion, expertise and an unwavering commitment to quality.
We examine the artwork and discuss its history, condition and your goals.
Detailed photography and reports ensure every stage is recorded.
A tailored plan is created using suitable, reversible materials and methods.
Careful conservation and restoration is undertaken by our specialists.
Retouching and varnishing restore the artwork's appearance and protection.
Advice on care, handling and display to safeguard your artwork.
For over fifty years we have restored oil paintings of extraordinary variety and complexity — from modest family portraits to museum-scale works — bringing each back to its true condition with patience, skill and respect for the artist's intention.
We also handle oversize paintings, and offer collection and hanging as part of our service.
Works on paper are especially vulnerable — to light, damp, foxing and poor mounting. We treat each piece individually, using appropriate cleaning and stabilisation methods suited to its age and materials.
Presentation matters as much as preservation. We can advise on, or undertake, mounting and framing that protects the work for the long term while presenting it at its best — a critical step for both its wellbeing and its appearance.
Francesco Trevisani
Previously neglected, this painting arrived at our studio in poor condition — the paint surface badly flaking, the canvas weakened, and the original stretcher showing active woodworm. Conserved and restored by our team of conservators and restorers, it has been fully revived and returned to its original gilt frame.
Beyond the transformation itself, the painting's own history came to light during treatment — from the condition it had fallen into, to an old auction label discovered on the reverse of the canvas.
Extensive flaking and paint loss across the surface required careful consolidation before any cleaning could begin.
The original stretcher showed active woodworm, treated and stabilised alongside the canvas itself.
An early auctioneer's label from F. H. Symons of Barnstaple, found on the reverse — a small trace of the painting's own history, carefully preserved.