Our Story

HAVING STARTED OUR BUSINESS DURING THE EIGHTIES ANTIQUE BOOM, OUR TRAINING WAS IN AND OUR EMPHASIS WAS ON CONSERVATIVE RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION.

HOWEVER, SINCE THEN INTERIOR STYLES HAVE BECOME SO MUCH MORE ECLECTIC AND INCLUSIVE.

WE HAVE APPLIED OUR EXPERTISE AND DEVELOPED NEW SKILLS TO INCLUDE 20TH CENTURY AND MODERN QUALITY FURNITURE... ALWAYS BEING MINDFUL OF THE TASTE AND WISHES OF EACH CLIENT, AS WELL AS SPECIFIC RESTORATION REQUIREMENTS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PIECE.

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Hugh and Verna Lane, Antique Restoration Specialists


What our clients have to say


"In all the years that I ran Bygones Antiques in Constantia, Cape Town, Hugh Lane was the best restorer I ever worked with. We dealt in almost every kind of antique English and French furniture, from 18th century (and earlier) oak and walnut, right through the age of mahogany and on through to curvy Victorian and Napoleon 111 - and Hugh was equal to it all. As the fashion for antique painted furniture took hold, Verna joined Hugh's workshop to work with antique painted surfaces and gilded items, working to the same high standards... " - Sheila Boardman, Past Chairman (SA Antique dealers association)

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