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A new Louis XV head will be brazed and gilt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/8aab4593-e581-4ee3-9a64-366d01d0e4ce/63899372383__C270863D-F612-4204-B3AB-9EFA58098259.jpeg Furniture Creating a custom emulsion using the MCP (Modular Cleaning Program) to target and remove a specific stain or finish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/f84bbdec-acef-472a-a236-489dd1979374/IMG_1364.jpeg Furniture Before and after cleaning with individually tailored aqueous solutions. The wood is cleaned of pollutants and the color revived. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/3a580765-f3a5-4754-8c72-4b936fe826c9/IMG_1205.jpeg Furniture Using heat to soften the failing low molecular weight epoxy used to fastened the brass veneer to this desk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/deda4138-7565-4eac-a3ed-56707b6713c9/IMG_1650.JPG Furniture After cleaning the epoxy, the brass veneer are reattached using Fish glue under vacuum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/4ccfaa42-4048-4113-9afa-699e67b55166/IMG_1617.JPG Furniture Stabilization of a warped and broken drop-front https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/eb5fef7b-ad99-48c2-8e94-4c2aceaf0ca9/IMG_8843.jpg Furniture Carved replacement for a lost claw foot on an American Chippendale block tront desk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/fcd7b2da-e96d-4b81-89b2-c5e108ee94c2/IMG_1926.JPG Furniture Coloration and patina of the replacement back claw foot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/6fe4c67e-cc18-4758-9065-c9e295c4d638/01.jpg Furniture Chest of Drawers with four missing legs. The original legs covered in rare veneer were discarded by movers, including the decorative bronzes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/d2fb4079-08ab-4353-a123-39974d5dbd91/05.JPG Furniture Break due to mishandling and insect damage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/1a7dec69-4af5-47b0-b0ec-34e991f538e1/IMG_7866.jpg Furniture Legless Chest of Drawer after Conservation/Restoration Treatment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/66be0a52-2dfb-46cf-a82d-521d7ba230ba/IMG_1068.jpeg Furniture In the process of building up color and patina to match the original finish on new carvings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/f034858a-b26a-4c3b-82c8-d0b35271162c/IMG_2019.JPG Furniture Structural crack on the drawer front of a French chest of drawers https://www.laconservators.com/marquetry daily 0.75 2023-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/e4d30d39-a4b9-4a32-952e-b684cac5a014/20230301_095637.jpg Marquetry Conservation/Restoration of a Napoleon III Boulle marquetry clock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/86d88868-4620-4b46-8c99-6b630d496024/IMG_3541.jpeg Marquetry Onsite treatment of minimal veneer loss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/9392d234-07ed-4cf4-be38-3c443e9f1739/IMG_0264.JPG Marquetry Loss in an Italian wood and metal marquetry surface https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/3222832b-5982-4b49-a120-c618a95e180f/IMG_0450.JPG Marquetry Adding a wood graft and cleaning the pewter surface https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/d7dd1ff9-e718-4ac0-b618-905aa4e30fda/Boulle+marquetry+cleaning.jpg Marquetry Cleaning of a Napoleon III "A la Reine" motif with a tailored aqueous solution created with the Modular Cleaning Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/d6fdbb8d-17dc-4819-a646-2adcedb17e4f/IMG_2035.JPG Marquetry 19th-century chest of drawer. Documenting for a condition report. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/30a323d3-a376-4d21-848b-1a076855e76e/IMG_1743.JPG Marquetry Testing area for 1 - An MCP emulsion to remove the finish 2 - An MCP aqueous solution to remove pollutants and revive colors without sanding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/bf62ee14-5dd6-4a35-aef1-687c2c779ab2/IMG_0503.JPG Marquetry Engraving missing bone elements for a Vargueño https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/de6facd8-cb70-441d-85ef-24dcd5902d2c/IMG_1293.JPG Marquetry Detail of the bone engraved plates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/dc07f0ef-e7df-49c0-aa76-3ff64edbc4b5/IMG_6218.JPG Marquetry Corroded Boulle marquetry surface https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/4e9b4fbb-06e3-4adb-9e93-29b3fb921cda/IMG_1306.JPG Marquetry Cleaned and French-Polished Boulle marquetry surface https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/1677720124162-EHI2DYIE0WU7YICY6M1M/IMG_5644.jpg Marquetry Cleaning of Boulle marquetry cavities to provide proper adherence to inlay the lose brass elements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/5293aa0c-8d99-4000-98a5-857b1ae5edd1/IMG_1902.JPG Marquetry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/7519f174-b38c-44e9-8270-0e5d4c6da7ad/IMG_2773.JPG Marquetry Cutting elements out of horn and mock-shell made from horn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/05259da8-5cdf-4fea-bab9-16448d6878cd/IMG_0493.JPG Marquetry Mother of pearl inlaid frame. Selecting the proper time of Mother of pearl for the project https://www.laconservators.com/wooden-artifacts daily 0.75 2023-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/b2e09054-d17e-460b-88cd-34d1d979dd37/IMG_0935.JPG Wooden Artifacts Water damage on a two sculpture by the artist Sudarshan Shetty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/48a088a1-3bca-47d3-b8a3-bdf4631aa81d/IMG_1910.JPG Wooden Artifacts Treatment consists of removing pollutants and the mineral deposits left by the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/26d18abb-81d7-4b54-aca5-d2a065935415/IMG_1912.JPG Wooden Artifacts After treatment, the water-damaged area can be assessed for discolorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/a5181898-b79c-440b-80a8-4f5310c8b86a/62338196068__3F7913BD-BAF3-4368-A02F-5D73A34582E7.JPG Wooden Artifacts Large areas of gesso flaking with extensive losses. Stainings and presence of pollutants on the surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/24370a52-152e-4c51-a007-0525b5125358/IMG_3405.jpeg Wooden Artifacts When the wood dried it retracted so much that it left pockets of air under the gesso. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/f704126a-4f20-415c-9739-1ba53926c0e4/IMG_3407.jpeg Wooden Artifacts Injection of conservation grade consolidants to stabilize the surface and prevent any further losses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/c776e27d-36e7-4cb6-b81d-18e6202461cf/IMG_3347.jpeg Wooden Artifacts Badly adjusted previous repairs were done with non-reversible adhesives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/4aadb24f-7328-444c-92c2-21d4fcd9987d/IMG_3352.jpeg Wooden Artifacts The fee especially were extremely flaky 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stained area of this chinese lacquer is colored using conservation paint and the sheen is adjusted with shellac. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/b2d10757-dcba-4f37-9e18-7c6844f9fb61/IMG_3958.jpg Wooden Artifacts Repair on a leg of a Carousel horse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/6e0c054b-8762-4d6d-8f46-dc0e02324d23/IMG_3973%281%29.jpg Wooden Artifacts Buttercup prancing after surgery https://www.laconservators.com/gilding-1 daily 0.75 2023-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/bb9ddb44-747f-46ad-83d6-a9478cfb2cbd/P1010914.JPG Gilding Venitian Rococo Mirror https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/1a77e03a-444f-4d91-95a1-0186106e5059/02.jpeg Gilding Cleaning of dirt with an aqueous solution from a French giltwood console table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/6d461a0f-3498-4001-a492-3f24510f9a28/03.jpeg Gilding Cleaned elements on the right https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/1677808483774-QII2T3SLDWKQBNRIE3AM/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_aedb.jpg Gilding Console table after treatment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/0498c81b-b50b-4df2-9f1e-e435ed972eee/IMG_1679.jpeg Gilding Consolidation of rotten wood with paraloid B72 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/50db98a1-0be0-44a1-bd7d-86d25d3917b1/PXL_20221020_153548307.PORTRAIT.jpg Gilding Applying clay or bole to prepare the surface for water gilding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/9e2ec3b5-1cda-4d64-a99f-78c0d556862e/9BFC970B-E938-4CDB-B906-67BCB12D49D9.jpg Gilding Water gilding with 23K gold leaf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/a4de16d4-3608-4865-a793-dad47270b27e/5D01362B-6612-4E1E-8FC3-A6B598DE4189_1_105_c.jpeg Gilding Toning the gold to match its surroundings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/b31a837b-6652-40b9-b74f-95042393c469/IMG_3167.JPG Gilding Partial gilding of some carved elements on a frame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/1677808888360-ZZ2BDL2SVUNUYL5WKBLH/IMG_7887.jpg Gilding Presence of Bronze powder paint as well as spray paint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/b173b522-a15e-46df-8143-fa9fc09aa44a/Girqndole+qfter.jpeg Gilding After treatment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/9bbd4070-3186-4877-a5b9-21273c0a4150/IMG_7888.jpeg Gilding Some home repairs were attempted on a pair of heavily damaged Girandole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630daa75b4c1dd441f2692ea/2e249c6e-4014-4901-8697-1e711acbc78f/8CDCF693-34EF-458B-88AA-E305C8454278.jpeg Gilding With the client we decided to re-guild this elements while conserving the rest of the surface 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