Selected conservation projects demonstrating the treatment of paintings, works on paper, historic photographs, and three-dimensional objects. All treatments are guided by principles of minimal intervention, material compatibility, and long-term reversibility.
Specialized conservation of rare convex photographs, including structural reconstruction and custom glazing.
Before: Early 20th century American convex photograph with structural failure, discoloration, and loss of image support.
After: Cleaned, stabilized, losses filled and retouched; structure rebuilt and re-glazed with custom convex glass and period-appropriate frame.
Before: 19th century painting with prior severe overcleaning, loss of original glazes, and surface degradation.
After: Colors and tonal balance carefully reconstructed based on remaining original material and visual references.
Before: 19th century Burbon advertising print with discoloration, staining, and structural weakness.
After: Image stabilized, cleaned, and re-glazed with restored original frame.
Before: Late 18th century American portrait with extensive paint loss, grime and damaged frame.
After: Paint layer consolidated, losses filled and retouched, and original frame restored and gilded.
Before: 19th century ceramic figure broken into multiple fragments with losses.
After: Fragments reassembled, losses filled, and surface reintegrated to restore stractural and visual integrity.
Before: 19th century American landscape with discolored varnish and surface grime.
After: Surface cleaned and new conservation varnish applied, restoring depth and clarity.
Before: 19th century European painting with yellowed varnish, punctures, lifting paint, and losses.
After: Canvas stabilized, paint layers consolidated, damages repaired, and surface cleaned and revarnished.
Before: 19th century Austrian painting with punctures, paint loss, lifting, heavy craquelure, degraded varnish and surface grime.
After: Structurally stabilized, lined, cleaned, and visually reintegrated.
Before: WWI German death notice on paper with extensive punctures, losses, discoloration, and brittleness due to age and acidification.
After: Stabilized, deacidified, losses repaired, image and lettering carefully reintegrated. Preserved and reframed using archival materials.
Before: 19th century Chinese silk embroidery with painted elements, water damage, tread losses, and discoloration.
After: Silk stabilized, losses repaired, paint layer restored, and missing elements reintegrated. Mounted on archival support and reframed.
Before conservation treatment.
After conservation treatment of a large-format antique bullfighting poster, including cleaning, stablization, tears and damaged areas mending, and careful restoration while preserving the original historic character and visual integrity of the piece.
For evaluation, please email clear photographs of your artwork along with a short description (condition, dimensions, and location).
