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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.
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Mural
Restoration
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(Above photographs
courtesy Sacred Heart Church, Fall River, Mass.)
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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,
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Restoration |
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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 of Americana.
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