LACQUER & CHINOISERIE
“Traditional lacquer” restoration and conservation of European and Oriental Lacquer, lacquerware and more.
Specializing in: Gold and gilded decoration • Chinese, Japanese Edo Period, East Asian lacquer • painted paper screens • carved lacquer objects • coromandel screens • European chinoiserie (English and Dutch japanning) • bantam ware • mother of pearl • contemporary japanned/Asian-inspired lacquered finishes on wood • raised gold and intaglio • original designs and commissions • mother of pearl inlay
Recent Projects
Miniature Coromandel Screen restoration
This miniature screen required lots of work. Several of the panels were split, and about 30% of the lacquer was missing. After picking off all the previous restoration, which was no longer stable, re-filling and re-carving was done. The screen was absolutely filthy, and given how fragile it was, took a long time to clean, but was worth the effort, to get to the original lacquer color.
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