Philip Burrows
St Saviour
About
Philip Burrows is a second-generation restorer and conservator specialising in English and European furniture from the 17th to 19th centuries. He is a committee member of the Institute of Conservation (Icon) Furniture and Woodwork Group and states he chairs the British Antique Furniture Restorers' Association (BAFRA). He provides condition reporting, gilding, decorative surfaces, luthiery, and traditional upholstery for private clients, collectors, historic houses, and museums. —
Quick facts
- Legal form
- Sole Trader
- Service options
- Enquiries by email with photographs; workshop meetings strictly by appointment
- Industries served
- Heritage sector - remedial and preventive conservation of an 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Sabre for the National Trust of Guernsey, Heritage sector - conservation work for Guernsey Museums including a gilt frame for the Renoir in Guernsey, 1883 exhibition
- Client focus
- Private clients, collectors, historic houses and museums
- Specialises in
- Restoration and conservation of English and European furniture, 17th to 19th centuries
People4
- Philip Burrows — sole trader
- Philip Burrows - second-generation restorer
- trained by his father
- later worked in London
Services offered
- Gilding and decorative surfaces
- including water- and oil-gilded frames and objects
- Traditional upholstery and recovering
- Condition reporting for individual objects or whole collections
- Luthiery - repair and restoration of stringed instruments
Credentials
Memberships & accreditations
- Committee member, Institute of Conservation (Icon) Furniture and Woodwork Group; Icon lists philipburrows.co.uk as his website
Hours
- Mon
- 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Tue
- 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Wed
- 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Thu
- 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Fri
- 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Sat
- Closed
- Sun
- Closed
Contact
- Phone
- +44 7781 459589
- Website
- www.philipburrows.co.uk
- Address
- La Grande Rue, Longue Rue, GY7 9PP, Guernsey
Location
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