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Once I went to visit Vienna in search of a reputable Miniature restorer. I was told there are one or two, but I did not …
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Well intended, acting as a protective barrier between the work of art and the elements, over time the paper has become a hazard itself.
It disintegrates …

The making of a frame
Some times a slightly unusual approach has to be taken to achieve the desired results.
Framing – a very tricky part in the entire process of creating the perfect picture. Here the mere technical aspects of what it takes to build a frame. A wooden moulding, machined, carved or stuccoed, mitered and joined, primed, leafed or painted – that’s your frame. Here some pictures of how a seriously damaged Victorian frame gets transformed into a 17th century Dutch frame: