I am a picture framer based in the Cotswolds, England. This website shows a small selection of the antique, vintage, and reproduction frames that I have in stock for sale.

Please contact me if you are interested in a particular frame shown on this website, I am always open to offers on frames. There is a contact form on the right sidebar or you can email me on: framemaker13@gmail.com

You can also contact me if you are looking for a particular size/style of frame, as I may have something suitable in stock, thank you for looking at my website.

This website/blog is an ongoing work in progress and eventually the many hundreds of frames I have in stock will be listed online. Please note that when using the size search links, all sizes are in inches and are listed with the smaller dimension first, such as 16x20 for a 16inch x 20inch frame.

Sunday 10 February 2013

20th Century Modern Frame

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A late 20th Century step frame with wave combed gesso detail, finished with imitation distressed water gilding. I think it has a modernist or Avant-Garde feeling and look which would suit many different modern artworks.

Sight size: 12 1/2" x 15 1/4" 318mm x 388mm
Rebate size: 13 1/2" x 16 1/4" 343mm x 413mm
External size: 19 3/4" x 22 1/2" 501mm x 571mm
Width: 3 5/8" 92mm
Depth: 1" 25mm
Weight: 1.68kg
Shipping box size: 601mm x 671mm x 75mm

Ref No. 95.03 - Frame price:  SOLD

English Swept Frame

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A late 20th century vintage reproduction English swept frame, with gilt finish. This frame was handmade in England, probably around the 70's. Good condition for its age, with some tiny areas of missing ornament, cracking of the compo ornament, and some small nail holes from an old title plaque.

Sight size: 24" x 29" 610mm x 737mm
Rebate size: 25 3/16" x 30 3/16" 640mm x 767mm
External size: 30" x 35" 762mm x 889mm
Width:  3" 76mm
Depth: 2 3/8" 60mm
Weight: 3.2kg
Shipping box size: 862mm x 989mm x 110mm

Ref No. 47.03 - Frame price: SOLD

Louis XIV Montparnasse Style Frame

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A late 20th Century French Louis XIV corner and centre style frame, with a paint and gilt finish. Good condition with some minor areas of damage, just light wear from handling and moving, a few chips to the finish. Two corners are opening a little at the mitres. Made around the 1960's, the style is often called a Montparnasse frame.

Sight size: 24 1/2" x 29 1/2" 622mm x 750mm
Rebate size: 25 1/2" x 30 1/2" 648mm x 775mm
External size: 30 1/8" x 35 1/8" 765mm x 892mm
Width: 2 3/4" 70mm
Depth: 2 1/2" 64mm
Weight: 3.13kg
Shipping box size: 865mm x 992mm x 114mm

Ref No. 113 - SOLD

Neoclassical Gilded Frame

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A late 19th or early 20th century gilded Neoclassical frame with composition ornament, probably English. The condition is good with original gilded finish, some overpaint on the sides. It has been cut down at some point, the outer leaf ornament originally radiated out from a central clasp, this was not taken into account when it was cut down, resulting in the ornament matching OK on two sides, but not on the other two.

Sight size: 22 3/8" x 23 1/2" 568mm x 597mm
(Frame sight: 24 1/4" x 25 3/8" 616mm x 645mm)
Rebate size: 23 1/4" x 24 1/8" 591mm x 613mm
(Frame rebate: 24 7/8" x 26" 632mm x 660mm)
External size: 31 3/4" x 32 7/8" 807mm x 835mm
Width:  4 5/8" 118mm (Frame width: 3 1/2" 90mm)
Depth: 2 5/8" 67mm
Weight: 5.67kg
Shipping box size: 907mm x 935mm x 117mm

SOLD

20th Century French Louis XVI Frame

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An early 20th Century French Louis XVI style water gilded frame. Average condition, each corner has some minor gesso loss, also some overpainting on the outer flat edge and sides. No losses to the three runs of composition ornament. Would be good once minor repair work is done, or cut down, to frame an antique pastel, print, or watercolour.

Sight size: 20 3/4" x 25" 527mm x 635mm
Rebate size: 21 5/8" x 26" 550mm x 660mm
External size: 25 1/8" x 29 1/2" 638mm x 749mm
Width: 2 1/4" 57mm
Depth: 1 1/8" 29mm
Weight: 1.84kg
Shipping box size: 738mm x 849mm x 79mm

Ref No. 93.03 - Frame price: SOLD

Saturday 9 February 2013

Victorian Gilded Frame

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A late 19th century gilded frame with composition ornament. The condition is average with much of the original gilded, some overpaint in a few places, the slip rebate is split in two places. The slip section includes the rounded moulding.

Sight size: 19 5/8" x 23 1/2" 499mm x 597mm
(Frame sight: 23 5/8" x 27 5/8" 600mm x 702mm)
Rebate size: 20 3/8" x 24 1/2" 518mm x 622mm
(Frame rebate: 24 1/8" x 28 1/8" 613mm x 715mm)
External size: 29 5/8" x 33 5/8" 753mm x 854mm
Width:  5 1/8" 130mm (Frame width: 2 3/4" 70mm)
Depth: 3" 76mm
Weight: 6.34kg
Shipping box size: 853mm x 954mm x 126mm

Ref No. 11.02 - Frame price: SOLD

Victorian Composition Frame

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A 19th Century English gilded composition frame. A good example of Victorian frame with gilded  finish, nice balanced ornament - not excessive use of different patterns. The frame has a few missing pieces of compo ornament and could do with a clean all over, one corner is partially cleaned revealing the potential color of the gilding. There is one complete corner. One short side has some gesso loss to the side. The inner slip is not removable.

Sight size: 24 3/8" x 29 3/8" 620mm x 746mm
Rebate size: 25 5/8" x 31" 650mm x 787mm
External size: 32 1/4" x 37 1/4" 820mm x 946mm
Width: 4" 102mm
Depth: 3 1/4" 82mm
Weight: 5.92kg
Shipping box size: 920mm x 1046mm x 132mm

Ref No. 9.03 - Frame price: SOLD

English Rococo Reproduction Frame

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A late 20th century reproduction swept English Rococo style frame, sometimes called a Chippendale frame. This type of light swept frame with numerous pierced holes is based on 18th Century styles. Finished with bronze powder gilt finish. This frame was handmade in England. Good condition with just some signs of wear and age, and one small missing piece of ornament, which is unusual for such delicately ornamented frames which are prone to damage.

Sight size: 26 1/2" x 31" 673mm x 787mm
Rebate size: 28" x 32 5/8" 711mm x 828mm
External size: 33 3/4" x 38 1/4" 858mm x 972mm
Width:  3 1/2" 90mm
Depth: 2 1/2" 64mm
Weight: 3.27kg
Shipping box size: 958mm x 1072mm x 114mm

Ref No. 53.03 - Frame price: SOLD

Reproduction Lebrun Frame

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A late 20th century reproduction Lebrun Louis XIV style frame, with gold leaf and bronze powder gilt finish. This frame was handmade in England. Average condition with signs of wear and age, one or two missing pieces of ornament, some oxidization/tarnishing on the slip.

Sight size: 17 1/2" x 21 1/2" 445mm x 546mm
(Frame sight: 19 1/2" x 23 1/4" 495mm x 590mm)
Rebate size: 18 3/16" x 22 3/16" 462mm x 564mm
(Frame rebate: 20 1/2" x 24 5/16" 520mm x 618mm)
External size: 25" x 28 7/8" 635mm x 734mm
Width:  3 1/2" 90mm (Frame width: 2 5/8" 67mm)
Depth: 2 3/8" 60mm
Weight: 3.50kg
Shipping box size: 735mm x 834mm x 110mm

Ref No. 1.42 - Frame price: SOLD

Thursday 7 February 2013

20th Century Black Frame with Gilt Corners

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A 20th century black lacquer painted frame with gilt sgraffito corner decoration. Good condition, minor signs of age with a few light scratches.

Sight size: 24 3/8" x 29 1/4" 620mm x 743mm
Rebate size: 25 1/8" x 30 1/16" 638mm x 764mm
External size: 29 3/4" x 34 5/8" 755mm x 880mm
Width:  2 5/8" 67mm
Depth: 1 5/8" 42mm
Weight: 2.13kg
Shipping box size: 855mm x 980mm x 92mm

Ref No. 100 - SOLD

Victorian frame for Restoration

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A 19th Century English gilded composition frame for restoration. A classic Victorian frame with original gilt finish, the inner gilt slip has a written title which appears to be stuck on tape, so this will need to be removed or the slip taken out. The frame has lots of missing pieces of compo ornament and could do with a clean all over. It's a useful size and would make a good restoration project.

Sight size: 19 1/4" x 23 1/4" 489mm x 590mm
Rebate size: 20" x 24 1/8" 508mm x 613mm
External size: 30" x 34" 762mm x 864mm
Width: 4 7/8" 124mm
Depth: 2 3/8" 60mm
Weight: 4.6kg
Shipping box size: 826mm x 964mm x 110mm

Ref No. 13.02 - Frame price: SOLD

Rococo Swept Reproduction Frame

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A late 20th century reproduction swept English Rococo style frame, sometimes called a Chippendale frame. This type of light swept frame with numerous pierced holes is based on 18th Century styles. Finished with bronze powder gilt finish. This frame was handmade in England. Good condition with just some signs of wear and age, no missing pieces of ornament, which is unusual for such delicately ornamented frames which are prone to damage.

Sight size: 27 1/8" x 32" 689mm x 813mm
Rebate size: 28 1/4" x 33 1/8" 718mm x 841mm
External size: 34 1/2" x 39 1/2" 876mm x 1003mm
Width:  3 1/2" 90mm
Depth: 2 1/4" 57mm
Weight: 3.47kg
Shipping box size: 976mm x 1103mm x 107mm

Ref No. 10.03 - Frame price: SOLD