Oak Wedge

A very simple but lovely 19th century frame, a sloped/wedge profile oak frame with gilded finish.

Reeded Antique Frame

A lovely little reeded antique frame with corner detail.

Back Construction

Interesting backing frame construction on this 19th Century frame.

Icon Frame

A Russian (probably) religious icon frame, with lovely distressed and aged gilding, not sure of age, I would guess around 18th C.

Carved Frame

A fine carved 18th Century frame that has some damage to be repaired.

Pair of Frames

A nice matching pair of 19th Century composition frames that are sold, and now waiting to be restored.

Met Museum Online Archive

A quick search on the Metropolitan Museum of Art website brings up a large number of frames, some on display and others not. Below is a tabernacle frame by Stanford White (which is not currently on display), and the wonderfully decorated 17th C French cassetta frame. Great to see Museums putting the frames in their collections online.

 http://metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/461445

http://metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/130

19th C Gadroon Frame

Antique Frame

A 19th Century frame to fit a painting 55" x 40"

Early 19th C Frame

This early 19th Century Regency frame had numerous losses to the composition ornament, and was also very dirty.

Old Work

An example of some old work, water gilded frame before ageing and distressing.

Edwardian Ebonised and Gilt Frame

Antique Frames

American Frames

A couple of examples of American arts and crafts early 20th Century carved frames.

Nice Little Compo Frame

Before and After

Here are some before and after photos of this fantastic swept frame, a really exceptional example of a late 19th Century Louis XV Rococo revival frame, probably French made. The frame was from my stock, although the restoration work was done by another restorer/framer as it needed doing quickly and I could not fit it in my current heavy workload. In the photos the restored frame looks very bright, this is more to do with the light when I took the photos, in reality the frame looks like it is in excellent original condition with natural wear and antique patina, although the gilding has cleaned up very well too.

Antique Watercolour Frame

A simple but really nice little antique watercolour frame with original gilding and composition ornament. I love the colour of bole on antique frames, this dusty pink is a classic.

Early 19th C Frame

An early 19th Century frame in need of restoration due to the later overpainting and various losses and damage. You can see some areas where the inner ornament is missing and the good original water gilding can be seen beneath.

Framing at the Museum of New Zealand

Here is an interesting framing article I found recently, it is about the re-framing of a painting by Nicholas Chevalier, called 'Cook Straits' (circa 1880). The painting arrived at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in just a slip frame, so a more suitable period reproduction frame was made by Matthew O'Reilly. There is also an article about the conservation of the painting.

Constructing the Frame for 'Cook Straits' by Chevalier

Big Swept Frame

A very ornate, 9" wide antique swept frame from the 19th Century.