The Cathedral Chapter’s Chamber

The chandelier illuminating the Cathedral’s Chapter’s Chamber was appearing tired, and the glass faded. This was impacting on the brilliance of the glass and as a result dulling the room. We dismounted and reassembled the chandelier, adding crystal pieces that were probably lost along the generations, or possibly removed and used to decorate other chandeliers in the Cathedral, Just like all our other works, we have fitted the chandelier with a new long-lasting structure and a safer electrical system.

The newly restored and refitted chandelier now fully decorates the room, bringing back the original character of this historical chamber.

• November 2019.

Sacristy of the Cathedral

We have been commissioned by the Cathedral of the Assumption, at the Citadel in Gozo, to restore an old chandelier in the cathedral’s sacristy. The chandelier looked old and tangled, and was missing various parts. It was also not illuminating the sacristy properly.

We restored the chandelier using all the old crystal parts, basing the new design on the original designer’s intention for the chandelier. Since the chandelier was clearly missing several parts, we used experience to analyse and understand which parts were removed and replaced. Plastic parts which were probably added to the chandelier in order to replace broken original parts, were discarded and replaced with new crystal pieces. All parts were dismantled and individually cleaned. We repinned all crystal pieces, and reassembled the chandelier. The old wiring was discarded, and the chandelier was rewired with a more modern and safer electrical system.

The beautiful restored chandelier will now illuminate this important room of the cathedral for many years to come.

- March 2019