Below are some examples of my picture frame restoration, before and after photos.

My restoration of the picture frames are undertaken using traditional methods and materials. To match the original gilding, 23.75ct gold leaf is used for the water gilding and 23.5ct for oil gilding. Most frames have both types of gilding, except some giltwood and Georgian frames which are fully water gilded. The gold is aged to match any original gilding, aged to customers preference or left bright if asked for.

An Italian Florentine giltwood picture frame restoration. Gilding cleaned and missing decoration replaced and gilded to match.

An English Picture frame restoration, degraded oil gilding removed, frame repaired, missing compo decoration replaced then a full re-gild and aged

A small English picture frame restoration. Missing gesso and compo decoration replaced, gilded and aged to match the original gilding.

A pair of Dutch picture frame restoration. One frame was missing the top crown and palm leaf decoration. I was able to repair the decoration then make a mould, so I could recreate the missing decoration on the other frame. There was a lot of gesso damage and loss to the frames, this was repaired The a full regild and aged the gold.

An English picture frame restoration. Gilding cleaned, missing decoration replaced and the repairs gilded and aged to match.

A small French oval picture frame restoration. Gold paint was removed, missing decoration was replaced then a full re-gild and aged.

A small picture frame restoration. Missing gesso and decoration replaced then gilded and aged to match the original gilding.

large picture frame restoration. paint was removed, missing gesso and decoration replaced the a full regild.

A giltwood picture frame restoration. Gilding cleaned and small repair gilded and aged to match.

A large picture frame repair. Old gilding and paint was removed. missing gesso and decoration replaced the a full re-gild. The light in the workshop that day makes the gilding look green but its the normal 23.5ct.

A picture frame repair. Old gilding and paint was removed. missing gesso and decoration replaced the a full re-gild.

Two Georgian oval picture frame restorations. Both had paint removed and gesso repairs, then re-gilded and aged.

A picture frame restoration. Missing decoration replaced and the a full re-gild.

An English picture frame Restoration. This frame was missing all the decoration, so all was replaced with compo pressings from my mould collection. Then a full re-gild and age.

Large picture frame restoration. Gilding was cleaned, missing decoration replaced, this style of decoration often comes loose so all the decoration was checked to loose sections and reattached where needed. Repairs gilded and aged to match.

An Italian giltwood picture frame restoration. Missing section of frame replaced and gilded and aged to match.

A small picture frame restoration. The oil gilding had degraded, some  samll repairs the a full re-gild and aged the gilding.

A picture frame restoration. Gilding was cleaned, missing decoration replaced and gilded and aged to match. Slip was fitted back into the frame.

Picture frame repair. This frame had fallen off the wall. pieces of the decoration were reattached, missing pieces replaced then painted in the repairs to match.

Large picture frame restoration. Gold paint was removed, missing decoration replaced. Frame attached back together and repairs and worn gilding re-gilded.

A giltwood picture frame repair. This frame had fallen off the wall. The pieces were attached back together. Some small gesso repairs, repairs gilded to match.

Very large picture frame restoration. The gilding was cleaned and some small repairs to the gesso and missing decoration.

This picture frame was purchased by a customer with very bright unaged gilding. I aged the gilding.

Miniature picture frame restoration. paint was removed, old restoration repairs removed. Repairs to the gesso and missing decoration, Then a full re-gild and age.

A picture frame restoration. Gilding cleaned repairs to the gesso and missing decoration, repairs and worm gilding re-gilded.