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Reproduction of a Round antique frame gilt on Swiss pine. It’s a 19th-century style picture frame

Width cm 13

Round antique frame

Reproduction of an Italian Round Antique Frame gilt on wood. This 19th-century model is available for any particular painting size so that you can frame with it any painting.

Properties

This round frame is in Swiss pine. You can customize the rabbet size as you prefer. For instance, if you want to show a bigger part of the painting you can ask to reduce it.

Section width cm 13
Rabbet cm 1

Decorations

The carving is handmade and you can watch a video of the carving process following this link to our Youtube Channel. https://youtu.be/wwel0mW4Xio |

Patina (aging process)

“Patina” is an Italian word that refers to the tone of the final gilding of the frame. Making an astonishing Patina is one of the major skills of the gilder in order to make seem this reproduction picture frame an original one. In other words, it concerns the process of aging the gold finishing, trying to distress as much as possible the reproduction frame without exaggerating too much. To complete the procedure, gilders use some different kinds of stones to hit the frame, creating some fake tiny broken parts all around the sides. Besides, gilders create fake wormholes to age the gilding and you will be able to see them analyzing deeply the picture detail attached above.

Another important part of the patina is gently rubbing off the gold surface with steel wool, trying to make the typical antique abrasions that you see in antique picture frames. In conclusion, any damaged little part of the frame is just a part of a bigger plan.

See below a video showing all the steps of the Patina.