Chloe Castro of Sage Art Conservation has recently completed the conservation treatment of a working table lamp from Rick’s Cafe from the classic film Casablanca. Almost a third of the individual beaded fringe strands were missing, requiring careful examination and planning to recreate the original vintage beaded design, and the fraying silk ribbon that had been the support for the beaded fringe was reinforced. The pattern in the beads is visible once again and it’s looking better than before. The client had thoughtfully retained a number of fallen beads before it had come into the studio for repair, which was immensely helpful, but that left more than 700 beads to source, amend, and then re-string. The "after" image is shown here. If you have any questions about art conservation for your own pieces or collections, contact chloe@sageartconservation.com WEBSITE