Atelier — Conservation
Restoration of antique Persian metalwork.
The same hands that make new work also conserve the old. We restore antique Persian and Iranian metalwork — Qajar, Safavid, and earlier — using techniques unchanged for generations, always favouring reversible interventions and documented treatment.
Philosophy
Conserve first, restore with care.
Our approach follows museum-grade ethics: stabilise before intervening, document everything, prefer reversibility, and respect the piece's history — including its age. We do not "make it new"; we make it readable, stable, and structurally sound.
What we restore
Specialisms.
Cleaning, structural repair, re-chasing of lost detail under loupe and microscope.
Noghre-koobi and Tala-koobi inlay refitted or re-cut to match original tooling.
Stabilisation of crazed enamel; selective infill where ethically appropriate.
Bronze, steel and copper figures — corrosion treatment, structural repair, patina restoration.
Censers, ewers, qalyans and presentation pieces handled with cultural care.
Doors, screens, lanterns — disassembly, treatment, reassembly.
Process
Four careful stages.
Send photographs and provenance notes. We respond with a written condition assessment and a conservation proposal.
Receive the piece (insured transit arranged on your behalf). Full physical examination, photography, and documented treatment plan.
Reversible interventions wherever possible. All work logged and photographed.
Final report, before/after documentation, and insured return shipping.
Request an appraisal
Send us your piece.
Email clear photographs (front, back, base, condition details) and any provenance you have. Appraisals are without obligation.