Looking for Frame Supplier For This..

[paulappleframes]

Hi all,

Any ideas who supplies this frame?

70mm Bright Orange swept profile. Please see attached images..

Much appreciated

[JKX]

Looks hand finished, maybe prepared for gilding ???

[Not your average framer]

I agree it looks hand finished, if you zoom in you can see some over spray on the cut end of the moulding. I've got a collection of old moulding catalogues from shops which closed down years ago, but there's not anything close to that shape. I'm guessing that it was a special which was machined to order.

[JFeig]

Also note that the miter seam appears to be "filled in" with that "orange" coating.

[Timh]

The moulding is from frinton formerly compo moulding and will be on their website
I would guess that a simple satin car spray would do it but do three light coats to stop any runs
Leave quite a few hours between coats.
Code is either F1 or F2 depending on the width you want

[prospero]

The profile is used by Frinton Frames.

They typically produce bespoke frames to any size but if you talk to them nicely they may let you have some
lengths ready-gessoed. They also do joined frames gesso only.

https://frintonframes.co.uk/frame-types/sp/

[Timh]

Frinton gallery bought over compo mouldings a while back and still sell pre gessoed moulding to the trade
The codes in my previous post are from their website

[vintage frames]

Do you know, Tim, what sort of gesso Compo mouldings use on their profiles?
In other words, can they be water-gilded?

I was shown a sample, some time ago, and the gesso wasn't water permeable. Maybe some sort of acrylic gesso.

[Not your average framer]

I have frinton galleries set of catalogues and price lists from 2012. There is a picture and also a profile of what is obviously the exact moulding in it, the moulding number is 3" SP, even the size of the moulding profile in the catalogue, when measured is correct. I hope this helps.

[Timh]

Hi Dermot
The gesso is a synthetic mix that most manufacturers use
It's not great to gold on with water gilding but is fine for paints etc

I'm on the verge of offering a gesso service amongst other things
Watch this space!

[vintage frames]

We shall watch this space with interest.

[prospero]

I used it a lot back in the day.

The stuff I used to get seemed like 'proper' gesso to me. You can tell by the smell when you sand it. I never did leafing on it but
used gold powders bound in varnish over an acrylic paint base. Acrylic gesso is totally different.

[vintage frames]

If you're going to use gold/bronze powders, then this is the way to do it.
Very skilful and convincing.