Our Services

Walk-ins welcome. No appointment necessary.

Most quotes are free, with exceptions for large or complex orders and onsite appointments.

We cater to the private collector, small museums, public collections, and anyone else with cherished items. We provide comprehensive repair and conservation services for fine art and collectables from any time period. Whether you are seeking to display your collection in your family china cabinet or in a fine art museum, our professional restoration services will make your valuables stunning. We offer a wide range of treatments on objects, woods, paintings, crystal, and metals. Please feel free to bring in your pieces for a quote during our business hours. All quotes are honored for 6 months and can only be confirmed after seeing the piece in person. Most quotes can be provided free of cost, barring large or complex orders. 

Paintings

  • We offer treatments for both canvas and panel paintings, including the restoration of holes, tears, and signs of natural again. We provide cleaning, varnishing and retouching. The frame that accompanies your painting may be preserved through cleaning, reconstruction of broken surface ornament and gilding.

  • • Cleaning

    • Stabilization

    • Patching

    • Lining

    • Retouching

    • Varnishing

    • Rewiring/Remounting

    • Stretching

Objects

  • The Decorative Objects department primarily focuses on the preservation of ceramics, porcelains, crystal and glassware. Our Objects conservators know the value of each object, and intend on respecting the delicate nature of these materials. From chipped to shattered, these conservators are up for the challenge.

    • Ceramics

    • Glass

    • Crystal

    • Stone

    • Composite

    • Resin

    • Plastic

Crystal Polishing

Polishing starts at $25 per glass and may increase depending on severity of the affected area.

Woods

  • Our Woods Department handles damaged furniture, carved statuary, and anything made of wood.  Special skills include gilding, carving, veneering, marquetry, and reintegrating surfaces to achieve their original luster.

  • • Boulle

    • Tortoise and ivory

    • Mache

    • Caning

    • Frames

    • Wooden artifacts

    • Veneers

    • Carvings

    • All types of furniture

Metals

  • Our Sculptures and Metals department provides a wide variety of conservation services for not only metal but stone objects as well. In addition to cleaning and polishing, we offer repairs for silver teapots with dents or broken lids, loose feet or spouts and damaged sterling flatware from the disposal. Bronze, iron, and steel sculptures can be soldered or welded and any missing elements fabricated. Specialized expertise is offered in gold plating, application of special patinas and unique finishes.

  • • Polishing and buffing

    • Soldering or welding

    • Patination

    • Replacement Parts

    • Gold Plating

    • Re-wiring lamps

    • Re-pitching candelabras and candlesticks

    • Custom museum mounts

On-sites

Please call during business hours, or email us with some details, to discuss any on-site appointments for quotes or repairs.

EMAIL US AT info@artrestinc.com