Bilston White Enamel Candelsticks

Description

Pair Bilston enamel candelsticks with white and green ground painted with sprays of flowers highlighted by gilt decoration 28cm high

Condition

Several areas of loss to the enamel decoration

Approach

• All surfaces cleaned with acetone on cotton swabs.
• The metal substrate was consolidated with Paraloid B-72 and color filled using bulked epoxy resin tinted to match the original enamel colour and opacity.
• Enamel decoration hand retouched and the gilt decoration replaced with 22ct gold on oil size.