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What We Do |
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OUR METHODS We begin by researching from books and old plans and make site visits to photograph, measure and sketch. The picture at the top of the page shows Kevin measuring an urn on a balustrade. The image below shows the finished miniature complete with one twelfth scale urns.
After making our own technical drawings the structure of the piece is built in wood. The exterior and interior details such as columns and chimneypieces are added separately and are carved and modelled in lime wood, plaster and resins. Floors are made from various woods with some ornate Versailles parquet floors containing over 5,000 individually laid pieces. We re-create marble, stone and brick using paint techniques developed over a long period and wide experience. These trompe l’oeil effects, along with other traditional techniques such as gilding and French polishing, are exactly those used in full-scale work. Over many projects we have assembled teams of miniaturists who specialise in interior furnishings and lighting. Some are well known and highly successful in their own right, others are talented individuals drawn from non-miniatures related fields. Thus we can offer a unique project management service to clients from concept and design through to furniture, lighting and even 'fresh' fruit and flowers.
Who commissions our work? We work almost entirely to commission and our clients come from a wide variety of backgrounds: man-in-the-street, academic, public, media, fashion, industry, Hollywood and the City. Some Previous projects Over the years we have been given commissions to re-create in miniature some of the most beautiful private houses around Europe and North America, both large and small.
We have also miniaturised Hampton Court, Versailles, Buckingham Palace, Fontainebleau, The Albert Hall, Sans Souci, Brighton Pavilion, Malmaison, Palazzo Vendramin-Calergi, Casa Batlo, Bagatele, Het Loo, Cliveden, Hill House, The Garrick Club, Villa Barbero, Hamilton House, Frampton Court, Spencer House, Hamilton House, Hogwarts, Governor Langdon's house, Sturehof and Le Petit Trianon.
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