BRONZE CONSERVATION CONSULTANCY
IF YOU NEED ADVICE ON BRONZE, WE ARE HERE TO HELP
Expert advice on bronze can be particularly valuable when you are responsible for running an important project. Bronze can be a difficult material and knowing the best way to treat a historic object, or art work, isn’t necessarily something that has been part of your career training. This is where, Lucy Branch, can help.
With a Masters in Conservation from The Royal College of Art and Victoria and Albert Museum as well as being an accredited conservator by The Institute of Conservation, she has had a rigorous academic and practical training to draw upon and share with you.
Her strengths lie at the intersection between art and science with an undergraduate degree from UCL in Art History and Material Studies.
Of course, we’d be happy to undertake bronze conservation work for you, but there is also the option of using Lucy’s expertise and bringing in local suppliers.
We are here to provide expert advice on bronze if you need a guiding hand. Contractors can suggest different approaches to bronze conservation and you may want someone impartial to explain the pros and cons of each suggestion and support you when you are making complex decisions. As active members of the conservation community, our bronze conservation consultancy service can help you make good decisions and be confident that the advice and approach is ethical and in line with good conservation practise.
You may need to arrange care for a collection, or predict how a bronze object might change over the long term. Having worked in and run Antique Bronze for over thirty years, Lucy Branch has seen nearly every possible scenario play out and can help you make sound decisions from real experience. Conservation professionals from all over the world have benefitted from her knowledge.
Lucy LOVES talking about bronze – listen in to an episode ofThe Sculpture Vulture Podcast and hear Lucy talk about Protective Coatings For Your Bronze.
Contact us with your enquiry at info@antiquebronze.co.uk
Our Bronze Conservation Consultancy Service Is Used By
- Local Councils: we advise on how to handle their collections as well as running conservation projects for them if they do not have the time or expertise within their teams.
- Architects: we help with providing a realistic idea of how the materials they choose are likely to change over time and what the best conservation routines are for their features going forward.
- Facilities Managers and Building Managers: they seek our help to understand the current condition of their building’s features and what options they have to improve them.
- Conservation Bodies and Institutions : They use our expertise in dealing with condition assessing and reporting.
- Main Contractors: Turn to us to help them take on conservation tasks within a larger package of works.
- Lawyers: request our assistance with cases as an expert witness.
- Custodians of War Memorials: regard us as a great resource in helping them to be more informed and with applying for grants.
- Fabricators: use our expertise to ensure they are giving their clients the best advice about how their features will age over time.
- Galleries: seek our advice on preventive conservation and commission condition reports which support the sales of high-value bronzes.
- Civic Societies: need guidance on how to care for the features of relevance in their town or city.
- Foundries: use us as a resource when they want to give realistic expectations about finishes their clients have chosen.
- Sculptors: often find us useful when they are submitting bids for public commissions. The advice we can provide reassures their patrons and they know ahead of time what costs will be involved with their ongoing maintenance.
We helped the Tate Conservation Team with expert advice and training on Barbara Hepworth’s Bronze Sculptures in St Ives.
Later, it had some VERY special visitors
