Saturday

Frame repairs and restoration

The top frame is a very nice carved 19th Century swept frame which was in for some minor repairs and losses to the gesso and gilding. The plain gold frame was covered in lots of later applied gold paint which had typically oxidized and turned a brown colour. This paint was removed which revealed the original water gilding, much of which was in good condition, about three quarters of this finish is original, with new gilding to match, mainly at the corners.