The association
between William Randolph Hearst, Sr. and S. Kent Costikyan goes back to
the turn of the 20th Century. The Herst-Costikyan relationship continued
over the years between R. Hearst Jr. and Clarke W Costikyan. What is of
historic interest is that S. Kent was a guest at the formal opening of San
Simeon and Clarke was the carpet appraiser upon the Hearst family gifting
San Simeon and its collection to the state of California.
The third and the
fourth generation of Costikyans were called upon by the present Executive
Director of the Hearst Castle, Hoyt Fields, to provide a proposal for the
restoration of the Lever Kirman Carpet. | click to read more |
COSTIKYAN
>> REPAIR DEPARTMENT
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Costikyan has developed many techniques that effectively repair and restore the
delicate and intricate workmanship of the worn and damaged areas within a rug.
Keep in mind edges and borders are critical to a rug's integrity. When damage is
evident , immediate restoration is the most practical and economical solution.
Our highly skilled artisans tint, patch, reweave and bind-and-fringe, to restore
every kind of rug to it original splendor. Foundations are reconstructed on a
loom. Our experts restores faithfully conserve and reweave any type of antique
and contemporary rug to its original beauty.