This oil painting came in looking a little worse for wear. It wasn’t framed and, on this occassion, we were not asked to re-frame it.
So, we re-stretched the canvas as much as it was safe to do so. We also restored the old lady to something approaching her former glory by touching up the damaged paintwork.
Restoring a plaster figureThis plaster figure was brought in broken, tatty and badly worn. We have filled it, glued it and re-painted it so it looks almost as good as new. It is worth noting that sometimes our clients ask us to not do so much to...
Restoring antique chairsRemember a time when people could visit shops? Well, back when that was still acceptable, a client brought in a couple of antique chairs for cleaning and restoration. The chairs were decorated / painted with the Scottish...
Regilding a picture frame Sometimes the frame of a picture carries as much sentimental value as the oil painting it holds. So, while we are sometimes asked to re-frame cleaned and restored paintings, we are also happy to repair and regild picture...
Restoring an oil painting - a multi skilled jobRestoring an oil painting requires a range of skills and techniques. The first task is to identify exactly what needs to be done in order to restore the picture to its former glory. In this post we are...
If you look at our website you will see many examples of paintings which we have repaired and restored to their former glory. This is a process which we have developed over the last hundred years after Mr Gadsby senior accepted his first commission...
Sometimes when clients bring in damaged paintings we learn how the damage occurred, other times we are left to guess. This one left us guessing. There were multiple spots on the canvas where the paint had been chipped off each need re-painting...