This lovely small pastel (the image is postcard size) was brought back from the mountains of the Pacific Northwest by a favorite customer. We matted it in a neutral linen mat with a green accent mat. The frame is a 1" Italian Walnut burl. We used conservation glass and all museum quality materials. Fabulous! For museum quality framing with elegant styling consider Elite … [Read more...] about Elegant Small Pastel, Wonderfully Framed!
Conservation Framing
WWI French Advert
This large (36" x 48") French poster appealing for funding to fight in World War I. We framed it in a simple black moulding, taking care to raise the glass off the poster. Now more than ever, perhaps, 3c borrowing of national defense which France subscribes to fight. for that which grows every day. Longue vie à la France. … [Read more...] about WWI French Advert
Framed Pastel Landscape!
This beautiful piece was brought back from Sierra Nevada somewhere. A wonderfully executed pastel, the image measuring about 14" by 9". We put a linen mat on it (we raised the mat with a layer of foam board, allowing the pastel to flake down behind the mat, out of sight!) The frame is a lovely 2" distressed olive wood, hand finished in Italy. We used conservation glass on … [Read more...] about Framed Pastel Landscape!
Framed Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well Poster!
The Grateful Dead recently celebrated their 50th anniversary by playing three sold out (waaaaay sold out) shows in Chicago. One lucky customer of ours attended all three shows and brought home a commemorative poster of the event. We framed it in a flashy gold frame and used black suede mats and gold bottom mats. We placed the tickets from the show in cutouts in the mat and … [Read more...] about Framed Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well Poster!
Framed Military Photo!
This elongated (32" wide x 8" high!) military photograph dates to 1931. We carefully removed it from the old frame and backing that was on it and replaced the old pieces with new, clean and acid-free boards. We picked a thin dark moulding with a small repeating pattern (for scale!) and used hidden spacers to keep the glass off the photograph. Excellent! … [Read more...] about Framed Military Photo!
