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Sculpture conservation & restoration

Conservation of large water gilt window pelmets, private house.

Graciela Ainsworth Sculpture Conservation is an award-winning company in the field of conservation and restoration of historic building facades and interiors, architectural ornament, Museum and Art Gallery artefacts, sculpture in private collections, municipal and garden statuary, churchyards, gravestones and war memorials. We have extensive experience working with all types of stone including sandstone, limestone, marble, granite, alabaster, soapstone and serpentinite, bronze and other metals, terracotta, plaster, ivory, mother of pearl and polychromed objects including gilding.

We undertake condition surveys and conservation reports, we lecture and write articles, as well as always being available on a consultative basis.

  • Consultancy, survey and feasibility studies that include comprehensive condition surveys with photographic and diagrammatic recording of the condition of the object, highlighting areas of concern.
  • Assessment of any previous treatment documentation or apparent intervention.
  • The creation of reports to document any survey, analysis or treatment undertaken, alongside any recommendations or specifications for future conservation or restoration work.

Our team is entrusted by the National Trust for Scotland, the National Museums of Scotland and the National Galleries of Scotland, among others, for the safe relocation of sculptures and artefacts. We also have a wealth of experience in designing and creating imaginative and sensitive displays and fixings for sculptures.

Graciela Ainsworth and other members of the team are also trained sculptors and passionate artists that have carried out numerous commissions for municipal and private clients.

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Conservation of large water gilt window pelmets, private house. Conservation work at Private school, Edinburgh. Dove Marine Laboratory, Newcastle. Conservation, restoration and gilding of panels. Gilding and painting of Stirling Heads, Stirling Palace, Historic Scotland. Gilding Jill Waton's Pear Tree in Edinburgh for Hampton Court.
Gilding of cockerel weather vane for church spire. Gilding sample for Jill Watson's 'Pear Tree'. Glasgow Cathedral, Scots Guards Memorial, letter-cutting, gilding and installation. Kelvingrove Gallery Patron Board with marble and gilded dedication panel. Painting and gilding, Queens Bed Chamber, Stirling Castle, Historic Scotland.
Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh, gilding.