Director Alan Lamb
Gilding And Polychrome
Case studies
New College Oxford - Garden Screen
Client - New College, Oxford University
Eight hundred elements of Thomas Robinson’s early 18th century garden screen were
oil gilded and the college arms re-blazoned.
The Royal Barge
Client - Thames Diamond Jubilee
Foundation/Royal Household
The gilding of the figurehead involved 300
books of 22ct Gold Leaf. Areas of the gold
were glazed with subtle colour to help
elements of the sculpture stand out.
Glazed silver leave was used on some
of the shells and sea creatures.
New College Oxford - Dining Hall
Client - New College, Oxford University
Paint samples from fragments of 16th century polychrome were taken from crevices
in the stripped and badly over-painted heraldic detail, and paint analysis used as a
reference to restore the original colour scheme. Areas that had been bronze painted
in the mid 20th century were oil gilded.
Oriel College Oxford - Dining Hall
Client - Oriel College, Oxford University
Bronze painted detailing on the panel cresting and on the roof bosses was oil gilded.
The polychrome putti above the entrance doors were carefully cleaned and re-gilded.
Swan Farm Studios Ltd
