decorative finishes & gilding
Both statuary and furnishings can be enhanced with Decorative finishes;
Shown below are some examples of completed works with original decoration restored.
We can add decoration on request to otherwise plain statuary, these are priced according to the amount of decoration desired.
Gilded details
OUR LADY OF THE APOCALYPSE
(Before & After) 53 inch carved wood; restored for church of St. Gerard Majella, Bristol.
SAINT JOSEPH THE WORKER
statue restored and re-gilded details for Tiverton church.
OUR LADY OF CLUNY
Restored for St. Clements Leigh -on -sea.
ST. WALBURGA
(Before & After) ​Restored for St. Walburge's ICKSP church in Preston.
58 inch carved wood with detailing in the gothic style, designed and gilded by Jeanette Lewis
CORPUS
Corpus polychromed with gilded corded loincloth in the style of the Granada school. Restored
SACRED HEART STATUES
Gilded detailing on two statues of the Sacred Heart;
Left, Spanish origin Right, French origin
Ornate detail
Neo Gothic figures and those with ornate detail can be challenging to restore because their surfaces are often corrugated and fragile. Yet when original colours are restored the results can be stunning.
SACRED HEART OF JESUS - French statue of the Sacred Heart with gemstone and painted finish.
restored for Manchester Oratory.
ST. TERESA OF AVILA - Belgian carved wood gothic revival statue restored for church of St. Teresa, Ashford in Kent.
faux finishes
painted Panels
Painted finishes can enhance architectural detail and furnishings.
Examples shown; faux marble effects, painted paneling and applied stencilling.
FAUX SCAGLIOLA
candlesticks refurbished for side altars.
FAUX MARBLE EFFECT
statue base.
FAUX VERTE DE MERE MARBLE
refurbishment of plaster pedestal.
DECORATIVE STENCIL WORK
Wooden side altar and furnishings with stencilled and decorative painted surfaces
PAINTED PANELLING
Angel panels designed & painted by Jeanette for reredos.
PAINTED PANELLING
Jeanette Paints wooden panel with papal crest of pope BenedictXVI