Updates from Plowden & Smith and the World of Fine Art Restoration
![House & Garden Feature our ‘Remarkable’ Restoration of an Antique Delft Plate](https://plowden-smith.com/wp-content/uploads/House-and-Garden-feature-on-ceramic-restoration-interior-2.jpg)
House & Garden Feature our ‘Remarkable’ Restoration of an Antique Delft Plate
After an unfortunate mistake at a photo shoot, French-Brooks Interiors charged Plowden & Smith with the task of restoring an antique Delft charger plate. Imagine that you are an interior designer who is putting the finishing touches on a space you have...
![Reclaim Magazine Interview with Hal Jacob, Plowden & Smith Metals Restorer](https://plowden-smith.com/wp-content/uploads/sculpture-restoration-blenheim-palace.webp)
Reclaim Magazine Interview with Hal Jacob, Plowden & Smith Metals Restorer
Our Metals Restorer, Hal Jacob tells Reclaim Magazine about the wide range of restoration projects he takes on and why he loves working with old pieces.
![The Cross of the Cosmos | Interview with INRO London and artist David Montalto](https://plowden-smith.com/wp-content/uploads/cross-of-the-cosmos.jpg)
The Cross of the Cosmos | Interview with INRO London and artist David Montalto
Made from silver and containing moon dust, the Cross of the Cosmos is the project of a lifetime for artist David Montalto - and the result of many skilled craftsmen, including luxury leather company INRO London and fine art and furniture restorers, Plowden &...
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Expert Advice | How To Care For Outdoor Sculpture
Large outdoor sculpture creates a striking talking point that can revitalise or enhance a landscape: no wonder it is an increasingly popular field of collecting. But monumental art frequently comes with a monumental price tag. Our latest article for Family...
![Video | How Does a Professional Art Restorer Revive Antiques?](https://plowden-smith.com/wp-content/uploads/Meiji-okimono-decorative-art-restoration-project-before-restoration.jpg)
Video | How Does a Professional Art Restorer Revive Antiques?
We were delighted to welcome the Masters of Craft cameras into the Plowden & Smith studio to film the journey of one special art restoration project.
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Plowden & Smith to Sponsor Masterpiece Exhibitor Lounge
Plowden & Smith is delighted to continue their relationship with the Masterpiece London art fair and looks forward to sponsoring the Exhibitor Lounge at the 2022 event.
![Painting Restoration Insights | The Importance of Pigments](https://plowden-smith.com/wp-content/uploads/paint-pigments-1080x675.jpg)
Painting Restoration Insights | The Importance of Pigments
Today, fairly rigorous testing in the pre-production stages of new artist materials helps to ensure that conservators of contemporary art have at least some idea of how potentially never-before-used pigments might age/deteriorate in the near and far future. However, should one automatically assume that paintings created in the 20th – or even 21st – Centuries will necessarily compromise pigments or paint films that last longer than paint made in the 17th, 18th or 19th Centuries…?
![Time To Upgrade Your Fine Art Security?](https://plowden-smith.com/wp-content/uploads/fortecho-1080x646.jpg)
Time To Upgrade Your Fine Art Security?
Like many, we were captivated by the news story of Naples police returning a copy of Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi to a museum that had not even realised the work had been stolen, highlighting yet another indirect threat Covid-19 poses to public and...
![Fine Art Insurance Newsletter Published](https://plowden-smith.com/wp-content/uploads/Beirut-View-of-City-1080x675.jpg)
Fine Art Insurance Newsletter Published
Plowden & Smith’s Essential Fine Art Restoration Briefing for Professionals Working in the Fine Art and Specie Insurance sector, and their Policyholders
![Stone Carvings Condition Reporting Stories from our Specialists](https://plowden-smith.com/wp-content/uploads/fine_art_condition_report_by_Plowden_Smith.jpg)
Stone Carvings Condition Reporting Stories from our Specialists
Autumn heralds the start of a series of important auction house sales and major art fairs (this year, many of them taking place online). For us, this means one thing: Independent Condition Reporting season has arrived.
Condition reporting often takes our conservators away from the studio, resulting in fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpses into collections and collectors. Three of our conservators discuss their approach to condition reporting and share some of their favourite and most interesting condition reporting projects…