Restoration and Conservation in Gold Leaf

Shuptrines is known for our restoration and conservation methods in gold leaf.  We specialize in the preservation of gold leaf antiques, frames, mirrors, and furniture. We provide professional art restoration and conservation services for paintings on canvas, panel, and paper. Services include cleaning, stabilization, and repair to not only maintain the aesthetic value, but to also protect the intrinsic value.

Shuptrine’s Gallery works with collectors, institutions, and estates to preserve valuable works of art using archival materials and ethical conservation practices. We carefully evaluate each restoration project to ensure the long-term preservation and historical integrity of the piece.  

Our resume for restoration in historical accuracy includes the Swan House in Atlanta, Melrose Plantation , Natchez, Mississippi, the South Carolina Governor’s Mansion and the Georgia Governor’s Mansion, the Tennessee State Museum, Nashville; The Gibbes Museum, South Carolina; the Birmingham Museum of Art, and the The Huntsville Museum of Art.  We provided on-site restoration services for the New Orleans Museum of Art for the post-Katrina disaster restoration of the permanent collection.

Shuptrine’s additional areas of period restoration and conservation include:

Mirror and Frame Restoration

Verre églomisé (gold leaf on glass) 

Water, Fire and Smoke Damage Restoration

Art Conservation, Cleaning, and Preservation

Barometer Restoration

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