Art Liven Art & Antiques · Cologne
Antiques · Restoration · Gilding — Cologne

Art Liven

Where history rests in a master's hands — antiques from Baroque to Art Nouveau, and a certified master workshop for the restoration of precious pieces.

The Collection
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A house for beautiful things with a past

Over many years, precious furniture and wooden objects give their beholder joy, again and again. Rediscovering that joy — and preserving it for a long time — is the heart of our restoration work. Whether your object is an antique of museum quality or a piece of furniture full of memories: your joy in it is the goal of every restoration.

Find us in the heart of Cologne,
at Wittgensteinstraße 13:
gallery and master atelier.

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Our Services

Four crafts, one passion

Restaurierungswerkzeug auf polychromem Relief

Restoration

Furniture and painting restoration using proven historical techniques — for private and state collections alike.

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Napoleon-III-Pendule mit Engel vor Tapisserie

Buying & Selling

Antiques with provenance and character — furniture, paintings, and objets d'art, personally selected.

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Vergoldete Schnitzerei

Gilding

Traditional gilding of frames, carvings, and mounts — leaf by leaf, in the old manner.

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Prüfung der Rückseite eines Tafelbilds

Appraisals

Technological appraisals and scientific documentation — from wood identification to UV examination.

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Just Arrived

The newest treasures of the house

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A Walk Through the House

Scroll through gallery and atelier

Die Galerie von Art Liven
IThe Gallery
Jugendstillampen im Lampenlicht
IILamplight
Der Fundus mit Marionetten und Miniaturen
IIIThe Trove
Die Werkzeugwand der Werkstatt
IVThe Workshop
“Every piece of furniture carries a life within it. Our task is not to erase that life — but to let it shine again.”
Isai Liven
Der Meister reinigt ein geschnitztes Relief mit dem Pinsel
The Atelier

A master workshop, alive and working

Behind the gallery lies the heart of the house: the restoration atelier. Here, clocks are taken apart and reassembled, veneers are laid, carvings completed, and surfaces polished with shellac — by hand, as it has been done for centuries.

As a certified master workshop (Meisterbetrieb), we restore for private collectors as well as for the trade.

Into the workshop
The Master

Isai Liven

Restorer, dealer, connoisseur — and for many in Cologne simply an institution. In his hands, wounded treasures become whole again.

Meet the master
Isai Liven, lachend in seiner Werkstatt
Schaufenster von Art Liven bei Dämmerung
Visit Us

Wittgensteinstraße 13, Cologne

In the evening, when the Art Nouveau lamps glow in the shop window, the house shows its most beautiful face. Arrange a visit, browse, and let the pieces tell their stories — viewings by appointment.

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