· Cast Restoration
· Fine Art Restoration



A beautiful old Houdon ecorché in need of serious repair.
The legs were cracked through in many places. The feet, ankles and left arm required some re-sculpting. The right arm was missing entirely. I drilled out the cracks in the legs and filled with wire and burlap. The cast now stands solidly.
Right arm is detachable for transport and storage, see other pics.
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A quarter-scale Caproni Brothers copy of the 4th Century BC Greek sculpture by Cephisodotus, falling apart, with earlier bad restoration using epoxy, window putty and some kind of concrete. Multiple paint/shellac layers flaking off.
Base cracked through and figures not attached to it. Lower figure missing large parts of left arm and torso; arm not attached; left leg badly damaged and missing around the knee where it contacts base. Upper figure needed parts of right arm and toes.
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This nice old cast of Houdon's bust of Alexander Hamilton was worth restoring.
It was smashed to bits, basically, and someone had done a terrible job of sticking it back together again with Elmer's. It was still in several pieces when I started in on it.
I attached the head and reinforced inside the whole piece with burlap. The previous restoration was re-aligned as well as possible, and extensive patching and smoothing has resulted in a fine job that will be invisible when painted.
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