Wood and Polychromy

Restoration of wood and polychromy

Wooden carved, polychromed, lacquered, gilded and wickerwork historical and ethnographic artefacts and artworks are conserved and restored

Restoration of wood and polychromy

Wooden carved, polychromed, lacquered, gilded and wickerwork historical and ethnographic artefacts and artworks are conserved and restored

Restoration of wood and polychromy

Wooden carved, polychromed, lacquered, gilded and wickerwork historical and ethnographic artefacts and artworks are conserved and restored

Restoration of wood and polychromy

Wooden carved, polychromed, lacquered, gilded and wickerwork historical and ethnographic artefacts and artworks are conserved and restored

Restoration of wood and polychromy

Wooden carved, polychromed, lacquered, gilded and wickerwork historical and ethnographic artefacts and artworks are conserved and restored

Restoration of wood and polychromy

Wooden carved, polychromed, lacquered, gilded and wickerwork historical and ethnographic artefacts and artworks are conserved and restored

In the wood and polychromy group, the following wooden carved, polychromed, lacquered, gilded and wickerwork historical and ethnographic objects and artworks are conserved and restored:

• sculptures,
• household utensils,
• frames,
• furniture.

Wood and polychrome objects are disinsected and cleaned; the wood and polychrome layers and the construction of the artefact are consolidated. Subsequent overpaints are removed revealing an authentic layer, obliterate polychrome sections are reproduced by priming and retouching, and the missing details are reproduced according to analogues and covered with a protective coating. In restoring the frames, the frame construction is consolidated, the missing elements are cast from plaster or carved from wood, and the leafing is reproduced using precious metals or their substitutes.