Emma Nobes Gilding

Emma Nobes is a conservator-restorer and gilder with a workshop on the Shropshire and Welsh border and more than 25 years’ experience. She specialises in gilded decorative surfaces, including carved and gilded mirror frames and furniture from the late seventeenth to the mid nineteenth century, and works with a woodcarver on carved repairs and new pieces. Her architectural work is carried out on site in historic and contemporary buildings and covers bespoke gilding of traditional architectural features, with precious metal leaves such as platinum, palladium and moon gold used in contemporary settings. Named architectural work includes the Picture Gallery and the Nash staircase at the National Trust’s Attingham Park. She states that she is an accredited conservator-restorer (ACR) with the Institute of Conservation.