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  • Pre conservation
    Pyke clock Pre conservation
  • Base of clock pre conservation showing damage to paper panels
    Pyke clock Base of clock pre conservation showing damage to paper panels
  • Detail of panel showing degraded varnish, damage to paper panel, failed repairs
    Pyke clock Detail of panel showing degraded varnish, damage to paper panel, failed repairs
  • Post conservation
    Pyke clock Post conservation

18th Century John Pyke Clock

St James's Palace


  • Pre conservation
    Pittenweem clock Pre conservation
  • A clock face partly cleaned of degraded varnish
    Pittenweem clock A clock face partly cleaned of degraded varnish
  • Parts of the top of the clock re-gilded and prepped for gilding
    Pittenweem clock Parts of the top of the clock re-gilded and prepped for gilding
  • Post conservation on display in The Queen's Gallery
    Pittenweem clock Post conservation on display in The Queen's Gallery

18th Century John Smith of Pittenweem Clock 

Clarence House

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