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
(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.
Object Restoration
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.