Restoration Collection

Small lochan surrounded by flowering heather (Ericaceae sp) on the edge of the Caledonian pine forest, Rothiemurchus, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, September 2011

Al-Idrisis world map, 1154
Al-Idrisis world map. This world map, known as the Tabula Rogeriana, dates from 1154, and is orientated with North at bottom

Austin Seven Britain

1854 Crystal Palace Dinosaurs by Baxter 1
1854. Sydenham Crystal Palace with Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins dinosaur sculptures in the foreground. 11cm x 16.3 cm. Miniature colour print by the George Baxter patent process of mutiple ink blocks

MG MGC Roadster Britain

Tablet of Shamash. beg. 9th c. BC. The sun-god Shamash (right) receiving the Babylonian king Nabu-apla-iddina (left), between two interceding deities

The Original Co-op, Rochdale, Lancashire
On December 21st, 1844, the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society commenced trading in this building thereby launching the worldwide Co-operative movement

Cutty Sark in 1923
The famous tea clipper Cutty Sark in Surrey Docks. The iconic craft now housed in dry dock at Greenwich was severely damaged by a fire whilst under restoration on 21st May 2007

The Wealden, restorations, Crystal Palace Park
Original artwork by Walter Ray Woods for Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins

1862 British prehistoric marine reptiles
Lithograph with contemporary colouring, continental version of the wallchart produced by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins for the Department of Science and Art 1862

John Milton, English poet
John Milton (1608-1674), English poet. Milton was born in London and was educated at St. Pauls School and at Christs College, Cambridge

Citroen Traction Avant Light 15

1855 Punch Dinosaurs Crystal Palace
1855 Cartoon from Punchs Almanac of that year, ascribed to John Leech. " A visit to the antediluvian reptiles at Sydenham - master Tom strongly objects to having his mind improved"

Church at Ardington
Holy Trinity Church, Ardington, Berkshire after restoration work carried out by Joseph Clarke in 1846. Included in the drawing is the churchyard & graves

1862 Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs
Lithograph with later hand colouring combining two of Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins six wall posters " Waterhouse Hawkins Diagrams of the Extinct Animals" produced for the Department of

Austin-Healey 3000 Pat Moss

1894 Haeckel Pithecanthropus ape man crop
Pithecanthropus europeaus alalus (european speechless ape-man) by Gabriel Max, 1894

Lullingstone Castle Gatehouse
The marvellous Tudor brick gatehouse of Lullingstone Castle, in Eynsford, Kent

A rare British broadsheet illustration with contemporary hand colouring, drawn and engraved by John Emslie and published by James Reynolds in 1849

King Charles II, (1907). Charles II of England, (1630-1685), King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland

View at the old town of Modica Italy

Rome / Circus Maximus
Restoration by Canina of the Circus Maximus in its heyday : a chariot race is in progress and the slopes are thronged with spectators. The Imperial Palace is on the left

Exterior of an old large historic house in Savannah, Georgia Exterior of an old large historic house in Savannah, Georgia

Walter Gropius office, 1924. Main building, Bauhaus-University Weimar (1904-1911), Germany, 2018. Architect: Henry van de Velde. UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996)

Frost Fair by Jan Griffier the Elder
The famous Frost Fair taking place on the frozen River Thames in London in 1683. Freezing to around eleven inches thick, the ice was strong enough to hold shops, stalls, coaches and sleds

Castle of Pierrefonds, medieval France
Castle of Pierrefonds, built circa 1400, restoration by Viollet-le-Duc, 1858. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg, Albrecht Durer Haus, Home of the German Renaissance artist with city ramparts behind

European Beaver (Castor fiber) eating blackberries by standing on its hind legs and using its tail as additional support

South Africa (XIX). Zulu Kingdom (1883). Restoration Cettewayo, king of the Zulus. Cetewayo attends the ceremony indaba conference to meet the Induna (Zulu and Xhosa leaders)

In the oasis of Ghadames, UNESCO world heritage, Libya

1862 Megalosaurus reconstruction
1862 Megalosaurus wallchart after Waterhouse Hawkins with Pterosaurs in background

1849 The antidiluvian world by reynolds
A rare British broadsheet with contemporary hand colouring, drawn and engraved by John Emslie and published by James Reynolds in 1849

Retablissement du culte catholique, 1802, (1921). Creator: Thomas-Charles Naudet
Retablissement du culte catholique, 1802, (1921)

Tewkesbury Abbey, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Tewkesbury Abbey, 1898. Tewkesbury Abbey, a former Benedictine monastery with Romanesque crossing tower restored by George Gilbert Scott in late 19th century

Italy, Apulia (Puglia), Bari district, Itria Valley, traditional trulli rooftops

The Frost Fair of the winter of 1683-4 on the Thames
XYC189129 The Frost Fair of the winter of 1683-4 on the Thames, with Old London Bridge in the Distance

Bevis Marks Synagogue, London, 1889
Engraving showing the interior of Bevis Marks Synagogue, London, c.1889. Bevis Marks was the first synagogue to be built, after the restoration, by Spanish and Portuguese Jews in Britain in 1701

Thomas, Lord Fairfax; Obit 1671, 1811. Creator: Richard Earlom
Thomas, Lord Fairfax; Obit 1671, 1811

Rhetorick, from The Gentlemans Recreation published by Richard Blome
XJF483400 Rhetorick, from The Gentlemans Recreation published by Richard Blome, 1686 (engraving) by English School

USA, WA, San Juan Islands. Turn Point Lighthouse on Stuart Island was built in 1893. This duplex home housed the keeper and his family on one side, assistant keeper and his family on the other

Late 19th century American patent medicine poster for Halls Hair Renewer
HAIR RESTORATIVE. Late 19th century American patent medicine poster for Halls Hair Renewer

O. M 2. 2 litre 1930. Under restoration
O.M 2.2 litre 1930

LCC-LFB Vehicle and equipment workshops complex
The Headquarters complex at Lambeth SE1 had extensive vehicle and equipment workshops. Maintenance, repair and restoration work could be undertaken by highly skilled mechanics and craftsmen

Studebaker custom 1961Unfinished project

Oak Apple Day at Chelsea Hospital
Lord Roberts takes the salute of the Chelsea Pensioners as they march past the statue of Charles II, which is covered with oak branches in honour of Oak Apple Day

17th Century Theatre
The structure of a later 17th century theatre; the audience sitting just below the proscenium at least are under cover

Cutty Sark Passes Cimba
The tea clipper Cutty Sark under full sail passes the Cimba - th Cutty Sark wasa badly damaged whilst under restoration in dry dock in Greenwich on 21st May 2007

The Governors Palace, Williamsburg, Va. 1943. Creator: Howard Hollem
The Governors Palace, Williamsburg, Va. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the 18th century which was reconstructed and restored to its original state by John D. Rockefeller, Jr

Charles II and General Monk
LLM338174 Charles II and General Monk by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles II and General Monk)

St. Nicholas Church: The Nave, 1886, (1898). Creator: Unknown
St. Nicholas Church: The Nave, 1898. St Nicholass church in Great Yarmouth, founded 1101 by Herbert de Losinga, is the towns oldest, most visible, historic landmark

The Frost Fair of the winter of 1683-84 on the Thames
XJF360231 The Frost Fair of the winter of 1683-84 on the Thames, with Old London Bridge in the Distance

Spring time in Modica Italy

The Tichborne Dole, 1671
BAL8121 The Tichborne Dole, 1671 by Tilborgh, Gillis van (1625-78); Tichborne House, Hampshire, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

1837 Extinct prehistoric animals Dorset
1837 " Extinct Animals that once lived where Dorsetshire now is" an anonymous lithograph opposite page 5 from the American Childrens book " Wonders of Earth Sea

Bahrain, Manama, Muharraq, Heritage Pathway know as pearling pathway, Wall painting beside old wooden door

Europe, England, London, Hammersmith, Lyric Theatre

A stonemason working at Carlisle Cathedral applying SBD Certite during restoration on the tracery of a window

In der Ahnengalerie, Vornehme Dame mit Junge und Hund steht vor den Gemaelden der Ahnen
ancestor, ancestral gallery, black, boy, colouring, depiction, digital, faro district, female, gallery, german, graphic, historic, historic illustration, jack, lady, noble, original, painting

Couple preparing for Christmas Eve
abies, art print, artwork, at home, christmas season, christmas tree decoration, christmassy, colouring, couple, decorated, decorative, depiction, digital, embellished, female, german, graphic

Hunter's Christmas in the high mountains
activity, alpin area, alpine, art print, artwork, bed, black, colouring, depiction, digital, graphic, high mountain range, high mountains, historic, historic illustration, interior, interior photo

The Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, c
art print, artwork, attraction, building, capital, colouring, depiction, deserted, digital, exterior view, faro district, graphic, historic, historic illustration, moscow, moscow kremlin

Canal and harbour of Batavia, today Djakarta
art print, artwork, asian, building, colouring, depiction, deserted, digital, docklands, exterior view, graphic, harbour area, historic, historic illustration, indonesian, island of java, original

Heidelberg castle courtyard in 1683
art print, artwork, attraction, baden-wuerttemberg, beautiful, building, colouring, culture, defence work, depiction, deserted, digital, exterior view, fortification, fortress, german, graphic

Residence of Giacomo Robustelli
art print, artwork, building, century, colouring, depiction, deserted, digital, exterior view, graphic, historic, historic illustration, italian, northern italy, out, outdoor shot, party, person

Karl Wolff, born 1850, journalist and newspaper editor in Transylvania
art print, artwork, big, close up, colouring, cropped, depiction, deserted, detail, detail view, digital, graphic, head shot, historic, historic illustration, huge, individual, isolated, look, male

Joseph Gull, born 1819, member of the Imperial Diet
art print, artwork, building, close up, colouring, depiction, detail, detail view, digital, graphic, historic, historic illustration, individual, isolated, legislative building, male, man, one

The Cathedral of Toledo, Spain, c
art print, artwork, bell tower, building, christian, church tower, colouring, construction, depiction, deserted, digital, downtown, exterior view, graphic, historic, historic illustration

Die drei Gleichen, ein medalterliches Burgenensemble (f)
art print, artwork, attraction, building, castle ruin, colouring, company, defence work, depiction, deserted, digital, fortification, fortress, german, gleichen, gleichen castle, graphic, historic

German burgher girl from the 16th century with headscarf and dress
15, adolescent, art print, artwork, century, colouring, depiction, digital, elegant, female, fourteen, german, girl, graphic, headgear, historic, historic illustration, individual, isolated

John Barry (born 25 March 1745 in County Wexford)
25, black, colouring, contemporary, depiction, digital, drawing, drawn, historic, historic illustration, human, irish, male, man, marine, painting, person, replication, restoration, restored

Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier
american, black, colouring, contemporary, depiction, digital, drawing, drawn, fight, french, general, historic, historic illustration, human, male, man, painting, paris, person

Oliver Hazard Perry (born 23 August 1785 in South Kingstown)
america, american, black, colouring, contemporary, depiction, digital, drawing, drawn, historic, historic illustration, human, male, man, painting, person, replication, restoration, restored

John Charles Fremont (born 21 January 1813 in Savannah)
america, american, big city, black, colouring, contemporary, depiction, digital, drawing, drawn, georgia, historic, historic illustration, human, male, man, metropolis, one, painting, person

James Shields (born 13 April 1762 in Banbridge)
america, american, black, colouring, contemporary, democratic party, depiction, digital, drawing, drawn, historic, historic illustration, human, irish, male, man, painting, person, political

George Henry Thomas (born 31 July 1816 in Newsoms)
america, american, black, colouring, contemporary, date, depiction, digital, drawing, drawn, historic, historic illustration, human, male, man, painting, person, replication, restoration, restored

Count Leo Tolstoy 1828 to 1910
painting, depiction, 1900s, novelist, 1 person, copy, looking at the camera, black, historic, reconstruction, historical illustration, head shot, facing camera, historical, looks in the camera

Franz Josef Quai, Vienna, Austria, c
black, contemporary, contemporary history, deserted, digital, drawing, drawn, franz josef, historic, historic illustration, historic photograph, original, past, photochrome print, replication

The old harbour, Vieux Port, with Hotel Dieu Hospital in the background
attraction, black, building, contemporary, culture, depiction, deserted, digital, downtown, drawing, drawn, french, healthcare, heritage building, historic, historic illustration

Medicine, Doctor, Miraculous Healing in the Monastery of the Howling Dervishes in Scutari
abbey, albanian, art print, artwork, believe, big, building, colouring, depiction, dervish, digital, employed, faith, faro district, graphic, healer, healing, healthcare, historic

The casino of Monte Carlo, Monaco, c
black, contemporary, depiction, digital, downtown, drawing, drawn, historic, historic illustration, historic photograph, original, photochrome print, replication, restoration, restored

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Restoration: A Journey Through Time and Beauty" Step into the world as we explore the captivating hints of history and craftsmanship. From Al-Idrisi's remarkable world map in 1154 to the iconic MG MGC Roadster, Britain's automotive heritage shines through time. In 1854, Crystal Palace unveiled its majestic dinosaurs sculpted by Baxter, transporting us back to a prehistoric era. The whimsical Punch Dinosaurs at Crystal Palace in 1855 added a touch of humor to this ancient spectacle. The Austin Seven and Austin-Healey 3000 Pat Moss represent British engineering excellence, reminding us of an era when cars were crafted with passion and precision. The Cutty Sark gracefully sails through our imagination as we envision her grandeur in 1923. Restorations have preserved her beauty for generations to come. Delve into the depths of history with British prehistoric marine reptiles from 1862. These fascinating creatures offer glimpses into a long-lost world beneath the waves. Citroen Traction Avant Light 15 takes us on a nostalgic ride through time, showcasing French elegance combined with innovative design elements. Alastair Cumming's portrayal in Peter Greenaway's "The Draughtsman's Contract" (1982) reminds us that restoration is not limited to objects but also encompasses artistry and storytelling. Discover The Wealden - an enchanting place where restorations breathe new life into Crystal Palace Park. Immerse yourself in its charm as you witness history being revived before your eyes. Lastly, let us marvel at the timeless allure of dinosaurs and pterosaurs from 1862. These magnificent creatures continue to captivate our imaginations while reminding us of nature's enduring power. Join us on this journey through time as we celebrate restoration – preserving treasures from different eras so they may continue to inspire generations yet unborn.