 |  | | | Traditional gilders compo
I’m a traditional antique restorer, I believe it’s important to use the same materials in restoration as would have been used when the piece was made. Over the years I have refined my recipe for compo, gesso etc. Now having found just what I want and feel it's good enough to sell.
Compo is a mouldable substance that has a plastic consistency which allows it to be worked either by hand or more usually pressed into moulds to produce decorative work. It was favoured by Robert Adam and others from the middle of the eighteenth century in England. It's now most commonly seen as part of gilded mirrors and picture frames. Frames made using compo tend to be heavier than those made in wood and as the material ages, there is a tendency for it to crack. This may be caused by further drying out of the composition or, the continued movement of the wooden frame beneath.
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