From a discreet and insured London-based workshop, I care for your ceramics (porcelain, faience/Delftware, Parianware, terracotta), modern and historic glass and enamel objects, producing unnoticeable and/or museum repairs, as well as treatment and condition reports. Having a good understanding of the object's needs and how to reconcile these with the client's wishes, my approach is effective and the outcomes successful.
Work is carried out following good health & safety and ethical practices outlined in the Code of Conduct of UK's Institute of Conservation and its Conservation Standards and Ethics Guidelines.
We work with highly respected art dealers and collectors alike, national and international museums and galleries and often collaborate with fellow conservators from other specialisms (furniture, paper and paintings, or clocks).
Current and past clients include:
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National Maritime Museum
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The Courtauld
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The Wallace Collection
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Museum of Salzburg
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The National Trust
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Portuguese National Monuments
For Museums & Heritage Organisations
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Condition survey of collections
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Exhibition install/de-install condition reports
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Conservation treatments on site or in the workshop in London
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In depth conservation reports
For Art Dealers, Galleries, Auction Houses
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Free quotes/estimates
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Quick turnaround of work meeting sales deadlines
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Excellent restoration skills producing unnoticeable repairs
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Workshop is discreet, private, alarmed and secure
For Private Collectors
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Free quotes/estimates
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Expert knowledge of conservation materials and their behaviour in a non-museum setting
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Excellent restoration skills producing unnoticeable repairs
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Workshop is discreet, private, alarmed and secure
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Advice on how to care for your collection or objects
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Conservation cleaning services
For Architects & Building Managers (Tiles)
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Fully insured
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Collaboration with other conservators to form a team
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Expert knowledge of historic tiles in a building site (indoors/outdoors)
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Assessment surveys and Condition/Treatment reports
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In depth conservation and restoration treatments
Tiago Oliveira - Deruta lustred dish with a sphinx holding a shield
Tiago Oliveira - Worcester porcelain cream jug early 1750s
Worcester porcelain cream jug early 1750s
Tiago Oliveira - Chinese Blanc de Chine porcelain Dog of Fo
Tiago Oliveira - Canton enamel lantern
Tiago Oliveira - De Rijp Delft Tile Picture
Biography
Tiago Oliveira ACR
I have been a conservator since 2006, specialising in ceramic, glass and enamel objects for the private and public sectors for more than a decade now.
Having worked with highly commended conservators, I have a good understanding of the object's needs and how to reconcile these with the client's wishes.
I hold an MA in Conservation Studies from the internationally-renowned West Dean College (West Sussex), where I have been awarded the BADA Geoffrey Moss Prize (2012), and more recently the Nigel Williams Prize (2023) for the conservation of a late Renaissance Tiled Stove in Salzburg, Austria.
Client Testimonials
I worked with Tiago Oliveira over several years. I found Tiago a pleasure to work with, courteous, responsive, knowledgeable and conscientious, precise in his survey appraisals and record keeping, meticulous in his conservation work, and fair in his charges. I recommend him highly.
Suzanne Higgott
The Wallace Collection / Curator responsible for glass, Limoges painted enamels and earthenware (retired 2024)