Antique Dutch black rounded frame for chalk pastel

Antique Dutch black rounded frame for chalk pastel

This antique Dutch black frame feel like it’s 100 years old, with the distressing, the worn through surface and the grey stone patina (a crushed limestone called “rottenstone”) that’s caught in the corners of the profile. The only way to get...
Antique Dutch black frame with sienna undertone

Antique Dutch black frame with sienna undertone

My client liked my antique Dutch black finish, but wanted to customize it for his vintage Smokey the Bear poster.  Instead of the traditional red undercoat, could we more closely match Smokey’s golden brown fur?  And could we pull back more of the black so more brown...
Antique Dutch Black frame with painted bevel mat

Antique Dutch Black frame with painted bevel mat

“Red Shirt” is a small wood cut print by Joe Marshall mounted to a thin panel.  It swims in a generous bottom weighted mat with a red painted bevel.  The frame is a vintage Baroque shape with an antique Dutch Black finish.  The shellacked and polished...