Gilded Portrait Frame

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A handmade, gilded frame made in the traditional manner of layers of gesso and bole built up over a hardwood moulding. The gold leaf is then applied to the gesso. The frame is finished with an acrylic milk paint.

This frame is for a contemporary portrait by the artist Beka Smith.

Gilded with 24 carat gold leaf.

 

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