17mc20-MC-2013_Nichelino, Stupinigi Hunting Lodge (Scudieri Hall), Chandelier, inv. 471

Facilitated description:

 

The iron and glass chandelier was made after 1850.
The chandelier is kept in the Sala degli Scudieri of the Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi.
The La Venaria Reale Conservation and Restoration Centre restored the chandelier in 2013.
The restorers dismantled the chandelier to clean all the pieces.
They washed the glass parts and cleaned the metal parts with chemicals.
They dried the parts under a special lamapada.
They repainted the candles.
They rebuilt the electrical system and replaced the damaged hooks.
Eventually they rebuilt one of the glass saucers that had broken.

 

 

 

 

Abstract of the intervention:

 

Restoration

The chandelier of the Sala degli Scudieri (Stupinigi's Hunting Palace) has been dismantled in order to carry out a diversified cleaning for each material.
As regards the iron structure, the results of the cleaning dowels revealed extensive original gilding in a fairly good state of conservation. For this reason, it was decided to remove porporine using acetone swabs. A protective was subsequently applied.
The bronze candle holders and plates were cleaned by immersion in an acidic solution and then coated with a protective substance.   
The glass pendants were cleaned by immersion as well as the beads strands. The elements were dried under an IR lamp. The electrical system was then restored with gold and brown wires to make their presence less chromatically perceptible. The wooden candles were stripped and repainted with water-based acrylic colours of the same hue. For one of the glass saucers a copy in epoxy resin was made using a silicone mold, however it was decided not to integrate all the missing saucers because they are not present in the historical photos.
Finally, all the glass parts were reassembled.