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Oil
Painting Restoration |
Mural, Frame and Maritime Art Restoration |
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Although most
of our work throughout the past 30 years has been cleaning and restoring
paintings for art dealers, private collectors, and museums,
we also have considerable experience in the cleaning and restoration
of murals, picture frames and wooden objects which require the
highest level of skill and expertise. We are able to provide condition
surveys of museum collections for a reasonable fee and encourage inquiries
from museums with maritime related collections. We have researched,
appraised and restored collections of marine art from such prominent
collections as the Allen Forbes Collection which is owned by State
Street Corporation in Boston. Local clients for whom we have done
conservation work include the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
and Museum, The Harvard Club of Boston, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, the City of Boston (Fanueil Hall) and the City of Newport
in Rhode Island.
Mural
Restoration
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(Above photographs
courtesy Sacred Heart Church, Fall River, Mass.)
Frame
Restoration |
We are skilled in the casting and carving of missing elements on elaborate
18th and 19th century picture frames, cleaning gold leaf surfaces,
removing oxidized paint layers covering original gilt surfaces, and
repairing broken joints and spandrels.
See
a detailed frame restoration.
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Maritime Art Restoration
 
Ship
Napier Caught on a Lee Shore in the Irish Sea 1839 painted
by Samuel Walters 1811-1882
In 1839 the ship Napier, Captain Sanford, of Baltimore Maryland was caught in a terrifying gale in the Irish Sea. Most of her sails, including her vital topsails, were blown out leaving her with practically no hope of steerage past a coastline strewn with dangerous rocks. As the wind pressed the ship steadily towards the rocks, Captain Sanford used all of his skill and courage to save his ship. The crew prayed for God's mercy, bravely continued to work the ship, and hoped for a miracle. After hours of fighting for their lives in bitter cold, Captain Sanford, his crew and the sturdy Napier made landfall in a protected harbor, having survived the ordeal. (This account is taken from the still existing log book of the Napier written in the hand of Captain Sanford, and the painting and log are still owned by the descendants of the Captain.) The insurance underwriters for the ship were so grateful to Captain Sanford for saving the ship that they commissioned this painting and presented it to him.
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We
have restored objects from the desk and office of our late President, John
F. Kennedy for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, and
especially enjoy restoring ship carvings, trade signs and other objects
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