Restoration of antiques around Guildford

If you are looking for an expert able to undertake the restoration of antiques around Guildford, then do contact us at Snelling Associates! We are based in Shere (where we have been working for over 25 years!) and we provide a top quality, personalised service. Just look at our web site and you will see the sheer variety of antiques that we have restored from objets d’art through to tables, cabinets, chests – and sometimes items that almost defy description! You will also see that we restore mirror and picture frames. Some of these have incredibly complicated details, both in wood and plaster, that have needed very specialised work to restore. Of course, we undertake a great deal of work as part of insurance claims where antiques have suffered from impact, fire or water damage. Often we receive family heirlooms that are in a terrible state and yet (almost invariably!)…

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Mirror and picture frame restoration around Leatherhead

If you are looking for mirror and picture frame restoration around Leatherhead then do contact us at Snelling Associates. We are based in the pretty village of Shere and we are experts at mirror and picture frame restoration. We have been restoring antique mirror and picture frames for many years – along with the restoration of other antiques. However, we have a particular passion for mirror and picture frames, which can be a delight to restore to their past glory. Once restored, they can look absolutely gorgeous and, as they are often focal points within a room, they can transform how somewhere looks! Of course may pictures and mirrors are inherited items and cherished – albeit that all too often they have suffered from impact damage, natural ageing or the effects of fire smoke or even water damage (sometimes from being in a place that has high humidity). Over time…

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Mirror frame repairs around Guildford

Are you looking for an expert to do mirror frame repairs around Guildford – someone who can restore your mirror or picture frame to its past glory? If you are, then why not contact us at Snelling Associates? As specialists in antique restoration we have spent many years restoring mirror and picture frames around the Guildford and London area. We are able to undertake detailed work that includes re-making broken or lost parts as well, of course, as restoring surfaces that have aged badly or been damaged through impact, fire or water. We can re-gild, polish and re-colour frames – whilst (very importantly!) retaining the original patina of a frame. This is vital if the frame is to retain its value and character. We can provide you with a free quotation for any work and we constantly undertake restoration work for insurance companies. So we are accustomed to taking on…

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Restoration of antiques and furniture around Guildford

Are you looking for someone who can undertake the restoration of antiques and furniture around Guildford – a long-standing business that provides an expert and personal service? If you are then do contact us now! At Snelling Associates we have been dealing with the restoration of antiques and furniture around Guildford for over twenty years. Over that time, we have dealt with almost every conceivable type of restoration! So, almost certainly we can deal with whatever you need restoring. Of course we undertake a lot of insurance related work where antiques or furniture have suffered from impact, flood or fire damage. Often the damage to items brought to us by clients is very severe and yet it is rare indeed that we are unable to restore the piece concerned to the way it should look (and function). We can make turnings and filigree and replace veneer and so on, so…

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Mirror and picture frame restoration around London

Are you looking for mirror and picture frame restoration around London? Well, if you are – then do come to us at Snelling Associates.  We specialise in the restoration of mirror and picture frames and we can undertake the repairs or restoration that you need – to a quality and attention to detail that you will not find elsewhere! We have spent many years undertaking mirror and picture frame restoration around London and our clients range from antique dealers through to private clients and insurance assessors who recommend us to do repairs and restoration of antiques and objets d’art that have been damaged and are subject to an insurance claim.  So, we have very considerable experience is dealing with a wide variety of mirror and picture frames – brought to us in wildly different conditions. Cleaning Re-gilding Repair of moldings New moldings made French polishing All structural repairs to wood…

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Expert mirror and picture frame restoration around south London

Are you looking for expert mirror and picture frame restoration around south London? If you are then come to us, Snelling Associates. We are based in the lovely village of Shere, near Dorking and we specialise in mirror and picture frame restoration. We tackle all types of mirror and picture frames – including extremely ornate antique frames such as the one pictured here. This particular piece had been dropped and suffered huge impact damage. Indeed, I think the owners felt that the frame may have been irreparably damaged. However, as you can see, we have restored it to its previous condition, which has included re-colouring the frame so that all the repairs that we have undertaken are invisible. Not only is the mirror frame usable again, it has also retained its previous value. We have been, as always, super-careful about retaining the patina of the frame, which is vital when…

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Mirror frame restoration around London

Are you looking for superb mirror frame restoration around London – a standard of restoration that will return your mirror or picture frame back to its original glory? If you are then contact us now! At Snelling Associates, we specialise in mirror frame restoration around London. For many years now we have repaired and restored mirror and picture frames and you can see from the images here the type of finish we are able to achieve. Often the frames that we receive are in very poor state and have badly decayed over the years or been damaged by water, fire or some form of impact. Moldings are frequently missing and distorted. Meanwhile, the original glorious colours of frames have faded or have been distressed (sometimes from being positioned for far too long over smoky fireplaces). The result are frames that lack merit and, all too often, value. This is a…

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Spectacular mirror frame repairs within the London area

Are you looking for spectacular mirror frame repairs in the London area? If you are then look no further! At Snelling Associates we specialise in mirror frame repairs and the repair of picture frames. Just look at the magnificent Florentine mirror above – which is huge (approx. 6′ by 4′!). This was brought to us looking very worn and it was suffering from numerous areas of damage and looking rather sad. Now, however, it is in superb condition and we are very proud of the restoration. It took two weeks to complete and required some very delicate work. This included remaking areas of broken or damaged filigree, along with extensive cleaning and re-colouring. This has been very successful and you can see that we have also retained the patina of this mirror. Of course, a fundamental part of professional restoration is the preservation and enhancement of the value of an…

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