Treatment and Services
The following treatments are undertaken at Patinations:
- Preservation, conservation and restoration of timber finishes
- Finishing techniques, both traditional and contemporary including hand-applied French polish, shellac, wax and oil finishes
- Timber staining and colour matching
- Timber identification
- Aesthetic and structural repairs
- Veneer and marquetry work
- Gilding, boulle, shell, horn and other decorative finishes
- Turning and carving
- Hardware repairs, re-casting or replacement
- UV analysis of surface materials and resins.
Other services offered by Patinations include condition reports for personal and institutional collections, assessments for insurance, furniture pre-purchase inspections, consultation on the care and maintenance of furniture collections, investigative reports into furniture history, timber usage and provenance.