Rupert Harris Conservation
was established in 1982 and since then we have built a reputation
as the leading conservators of metalwork and sculpture in the
United Kingdom. Our work covers the full spectrum of objects
from jewellery to monumental sculpture, and from the seemingly
mundane and utilitarian to the most valuable and fine. We have
a highly skilled and dedicated team of conservators with extensive
experience in the conservation of works of art in metal and
other media. From our studios in east London we work on projects
anywhere in the country and internationally.
Rupert Harris is a PACR Accredited Conservator-Restorer,
a member of ICON and an elected Fellow of the Royal Society
of Arts.
As conservators we work within
a broadly defined international code of ethics. We adhere to
the principal that conservation is the safeguarding of cultural
property for the future, by the prevention of deterioration
with the most minimal intervention possible to the object.
Our primary responsibility is to the objects on which we work or for which we
have a duty of care. It is important to us that we work closely with our clients
to ensure that the work we are proposing to undertake is agreed in advance, and
that we inform the client should circumstances arise that require any alteration
to the proposed treatment.
In 1982 we were appointed
Metalwork Conservation Advisor to the National Trust. We therefore
have responsibility for the conservation and care of all metalwork
within the National Trust's collections. Additionally, in 2003
we were appointed Architectural Metalwork Consultant to English
Heritage, and we also act as consultants to many other national
institutions, architects and private collectors.
Our clients include the National Trust, English Heritage,
the Royal Household and Historic Royal Palaces, as well as most major public
museums, contemporary art galleries, city councils, architects, art dealers,
auction houses and private collectors.
It is
our intention to expand this website to provide detailed,
free information to students and all those in the conservation
community and other interested parties. We have already installed
a searchable glossary of technical terms and recommendations
for further reading.
If you have any suggestions
for improvements to our site, please email us.
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