verre eglomise

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i have a pair of Verre eglomise style glass frames that have been brought in,14 inch circular. Client want new image to be placed in each one. might sound a little daft but how is the image kept off the glass. Sorry to use the word image but, not sure if photos or prints to go back into frames. Client bought them at an auction and asked me to take apart and see what was inside. Water gilded frames still pretty much intact and bond st retailer label, still looks very good. So any ideas please would be welcome, at the back of my mind I have a name for theese mounts as moorland mounts (is this right). I have taken photos which I will put up as a before and the finished articles if all goes to plan so please help.

[Roboframer]

Do you mean the glass in the frame is painted/gilded instead of using a mount - like this?

If so then just cut a mount slightly smaller than the aperture left on the glass.

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Thank you for your quick reply Robbo yes the glass is glided and painted black,. so it is cut a mount larger than image and then hinge to backing/lining . Then put back original back .

[Not your average framer]

For anyone who has never seen an example of this sort of frame close up, they can be quite spectacular to look at. Considering that the painted finish on the glass is quite fragile, I'm surprised just how many examples of this sort of work that I've seen over the years.

I have considered the possibility of producing such frames for customer orders, but when I looked into it, there did not appear to be enough interest to justify going any further. To me that's pity, because they are very different to almost anything else on the market.

I'm told that there was a revival in this sort of work during the 1970's art deco revival movement, but not much else since. A book was published about collecting verre eglomise and I did see a copy back in the 1990's when I owned a secondhand & antiquarian books and prints shop. Considering how difficult such work can be, it was amazing to see examples of this type of decoration applied to the inside of glass bottles.

I bet you could make a small fortune selling stuff like this from somewhere trendy like the Camden passage / Camden Lock area.