Conservators
Maine
Artifacts
201 Ryder Road
Farmingdale, ME 04344
207/828-0028
fineartframemaker@earthlink.net
(conservation and restoration of antique giltwood picture frames and gilded objects. Replication of antique picture frames. Conservation-quality picture framing & preparatory services)
Atelier Gilding and Framing
28 Back Nippen Road
Buxton, ME 04093
207/929-8822
michele@micheleacarondesigns.com
http://www.micheleacarondesigns.com
(frames and gilded objects)
Burleigh Electric
390 US Route One, Unit 4
Falmouth, ME 04105
207/781-4747
http://www.burleighelectric.com/burleigh_electric,_inc_001.htm
(lamp and light fixture repair)
Carlson Turner Books and Bindery
241 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101
207/773-4200
http://www.carlsonturnerbooks.com
East Point Conservation Studio
14 Maine Street, #5
Brunswick, ME 04011
207/721-0088
http://eastpointconservation.com/
(historic furniture and wooden objects)
Jeffrey Haste Book Design
P.O. Box 542
Cumberland, ME 04021
207/829-5038
John Leeke Preservation Consultant
26 Higgins Street
Portland, ME 04103
207/773-2306
JohnLeeke@HistoricHomeWorks.com
(historic building conservation and preservation: Conditions assessments, emergency response, project planning, problem solving, worker and staff training, maintenance programming, onsite and long-distance consulting via phone and online video. Service Area: all of Maine)
Teresa Myers Conservation Services
26 Frandy Lane
Sebec, ME 04481
207/564-3910
Neely Restoration Studio
90 Bridge Street, # 405
Westbrook, ME 04092-2992
207/857-9015
(stained glass)
Phoenix Studio
630 Forest Avenue
Portland, ME 04101
207/774-4154
(specializing in the conservation and restoration of stained glass since 1976)
Rayer Fine Arts Conservation
PO Box 4874
Portland, ME 04112
207/774-4874
(works on paper, historic photographs and textiles)
Rocky Mountain Quilts
130 York Street
York Village, ME 03909
207/363-6800
800/762-5940
betsey@rockymountainquilts.com
Nina A. Roth-Wells LLC
Georgetown, ME 04548
207/371-2427
Strong Arm Bindery
58 Fore Street, Bldg. 14
Portland, ME 04101
207/879-4672
www.strongarmbindery.typepad.com
(traditional hand bookbinding studio specializing in the conservation repair of antiquarian books, box-making and other protective enclosures, exhibit preparations and edition bindings. Services also include hot-stamp printing, letterpress and screen printing.)
Taggart Objects Conservation
644 Five Islands Road
Georgetown, ME 04548
207/371-2099
www.strongarmbindery.typepad.com
The Maine Project For Fine Art Conservation - Project MEAC
142 High Street
Portland, ME 04101
207/871-1678
(The only non-profit Fine Art Conservation Lab in the state of Maine)
Tony Castro & Company
372 Intervale Road
New Gloucester, Maine 04260
207/926-5618
http://www.tonycastrocompany.com/
(we specialize in the restoration and creation of works of art on plaster, wood, and canvas.)
Tuckerbrook Conservation LLC
2498 Belfast Road
Lincolnville, ME 04849
207/763-3973
(organic and inorganic collections, treatment of outdoor sculpture and monuments, museum consulting, storage, treatment of a wide range of three dimensional objects, education & consulting)
New England
American Marine Modeling
20 Pleasant Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
978/281-1166
Art Conservation Services, Inc.
30 Ipswich Street
Boston, MA 02215 60 Oak Sq
617/247-2757
info@artconservationservicesboston.com
http://www.artconservationservicesboston.com
Deborah Bede Stillwater Textile Conservation Studio, LLC
196 Old Warner Road
Bradford, NH 03221
603/938-2310
http://www.artconservationservicesboston.com
Brown's River Marotti Co.
One Allen Martin Drive
Essex, VT 05451
800/639-3027
802/878-3335
802/878-0932 Fax
(historic documents)
Munters Corporation
79 Monroe Street
PO Box 640
Amesbury, MA 01913
800/686-8377
(climate control)
Northeast Document Conservation Center
100 Brickstone Square
Andover, MA 01810
978/470-1010
(works on paper)
Straus Center for Conservation & Technical Studies
Harvard University Art Museums
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617/495-2392
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/straus/
(paintings, works on paper)
Williamstown Art Conservation Center
227 South Street
Williamstown, MA 01267
413/458-5741
(paintings, paper, furniture, frames, outdoor sculptures, objects)
New York
Textile Conservation Workshop, Inc.
3 Main Street
South Salem, NY 10590
914/763-5805
www.textileconservationworkshop.org
(conservation of rare, fragile, historic textiles)
Spicer Art Conservation, LLC
Arts Conservation of Objects, Textiles & Upholstery, Decorative & Ethnographic
305 Clipp Road
Delmar, NY 12054
518/765-2142
United States
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts CCAHA
264 South 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215/545-0613
Additional references can be found through:
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works
1156 15th Street NW, Ste. 320
Washington, DC 20005
202/452-9545
http://www.conservation-us.org/
The Maine Arts Commission does not recommend or endorse any particular conservator or conservation service. This list is for information purposes only.
Appraisers
Maine
Andrews & Andrews Auctioneers and Fine Art Appraisers
71 Cross Street
Northport, ME 04849
207/338-1386
(estate, insurance, and personal appraisals for general content, antique, and fine art)
A.E. Runge, Jr. Oriental Rugs
108 Main Street
Yarmouth, ME 04096
207/846-9000
(specialty old and antique rugs)
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
PO Box 300
51 Atlantic Highway
Thomaston, ME 04861
207/354-8141
(art, antiques, collectibles, coins and stamps, ephemera; verbal valuations through a free appraisal service every Tuesday at the galleries, in response to e-mail inquiries or during visits to clients’ locations to view their items; provide written insurance or written estate appraisals)
Tom Veilleux Gallery
75 Market Street (Suite 104)
Portland, ME 04101
207/828-0784
(specialty american paintings of the 19th and 20th centuries, excluding contemporary artists)
New York
Jan Andersen
241 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
212/595-3648
info@janandersenfineartservices.com
www.janandersenfineartservices.com
(american and european paintings, prints, drawings and sculpture from 19th century to the present)
Bernard & S. Dean Levy, Inc.
24 East 84 Street
New York, NY 10028
212/628-7088
(american antique furniture, needlework pictures, american and china trade paintings, brass candlesticks, and english and chinese ceramics made for the american market.)
Keno Auctions
127 East 69th Street
New York, NY 10021
212/734-2381
(american furniture, paintings and folk art. fine art and decorative art from the 18th through 20th centuries)
Additional references can be found through:
American Society of Appraisers
555 Herndon Parkway, Suite 125
Herndon, VA 20170
800/272-8258
703/478-2228
http://www.appraisers.org/ASAHome.aspx
Appraisers Association of America, Inc.
386 Park Avenue South, Suite 2000
New York, NY 10016
(20th floor, Between 27th and 28th Streets)
212/889-5404, x10 for general inquiries
http://www.appraisersassoc.org
International Society of Appraisers
737 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60611
312/981-6778
http://www.isa-appraisers.org/
National Institute of Appraisers
73450 Country Club Drive #181
Palm Desert, CA 92260
760/779-9736
800/676-2148
http://appraiseroffineart.com/
New England Appraisers Association
5 Gill Terrace
Ludlow, VT 05149
802/228-7444
The Maine Arts Commission does not recommend or endorse any particular conservator or conservation service. This list is for information purposes only.