Conservation & Restoration Services Provided By Array Art Conservation
Three-dimensional Art
Antique frames – stabilizing, reversing previous restoration, casting and replacing missing composition, cleaning, matching existing finishes (gilded gold leaf, faux finish, veneer)
Glass – stabilizing, reversing previous restoration
Gilding Gold Leaf- oil gilding & traditional water gilding techniques with hand made gesso & gilder's clay applications; custom ornamentation applications
Lacquer – cleaning, stabilizing, replacing missing composition, matching existing finish
Metal – cleaning, neutralize rust and metal disease
Marble- cleaning, stabilizing, reversing previous restoration, replacing missing composition
Plaster – stabilizing, replacing missing composition
Porcelain – stabilizing, reversing previous restoration, replacing missing composition
Stone - stabilizing, reversing previous restoration, replacing missing composition
Wood - stabilizing, reversing previous restoration, replacing missing composition
Two-dimensional Art
- Paintings: *No longer performing cleaning or varnish removal of oil paintings due to toxicity of process.
*Canvas– relining, patching tears in canvas, replacing stretcher bars, stabilizing paint composition, replacing missing composition, dry cleaning, in-painting, varnishing
*Rigid support– stabilizing, dry cleaning, mounting, replacing missing composition, in-painting, varnishing
Paper
Oil-based prints – aqueous cleaning, aqueous deacidication, mounting
Water-soluble media – surface cleaning, spray deacidification
Asian screens- stabilizing tears, flattening, cleaning, in-painting
*Note- Conservation is practiced on a case-sensitive basis. Methods used can only be determined, and assessments made based on variables unique to each individual work of art. All conservation & restoration methods employed are fully reversible.