The use of inappropriate chemicals, over-aggressive cleaning or lack of maintenance frequently results in the loss of the original patina on chandeliers and lighting fixtures. We are able to reverse such losses through the use of specific ph neutral cleaning formulas. We offer chandelier and lighting fixture restoration, metal refinishing, cleaning and patination services and can restore lost patina while removing harmful acids and salts. We also can provide protective coating treatments to protect metals from corrosion.
This project, undertaken for the Erie Club, involved the conservation of two chandeliers/gasoliers fabricated by Archer and Warner of Philadelphia during the last quarter of the 19th century. While one of the fixtures was conserved in situ, the second larger chandelier was removed for conservation off site. Over the years,...
Since there installation in 1895, the chandeliers in the Great Hall had never been taken down. Originally both wired for electricity and piped for gas, the silk covered wiring used in these lighting fixtures had begun to degrade resulting in short circuits in several of the lamps. In an effort to...
This chandelier conservation project, which involved the center lighting fixture in the Senate Reception Chamber focused on cleaning the metalworkand its glass globes. At the same time we were asked to rectify a persistent short circuit problem associated with the lights within the globes. We discovered that manipulating of the fixtures...
During the renovation of the Hartford Appeals Court building two exterior torchieres were excessively cleaned and all natural green patina removed. After careful neutralization of the surface, we applied the patination chemicals necessary to restore the green patina to these two lighting fixtures. This process returned the original appearance to this important...