Great frame

Paul N

SPFG, Supreme Picture Framing God
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I thought I'd share this great frame with you: (The gold rope is part of the frame, by the way)

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I love the fact that instead of a plaque on the frame, you engraved the wood easel.
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Nice picture too. About 8x8?
 
Originally posted by Baer Charlton:
I love the fact that instead of a plaque on the frame, you engraved the wood easel.
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You noticed huh?? Actually the easel supplier does that with all their easesl, pretty convenient... ;)

Nice picture too. About 8x8?


Painting is 16x14. Frame width is about 5".
 
What a bunch of framers we are!! No-one has even mentioned the painting!("what painting?") Paul, tell us something about the painting! Is it new? Old? Since the teapot is blue&white...Delft, maybe? Dutch? Or the teapot is Chinese? Copied by the Dutch, passed down and painted by an American?
Tell, please, about the pretty painting!
 
P.S. Lovely frame, btw, but I wonder if the little painting is jealous?
 
Val:

The painting is about 30-40 years old. Artists unknown. But it does look like a Chinese Teapot with Dutch-influenced painting.

Good observations Val, I didn't expect any less of you....
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My maiden name was 13 letters long and began with Vall... Generations ago, before my ancestors immigrated from Holland, it began with Van... Must be in my jeans. I mean, genes. I love Dutch paintings. Vermeer is my favorite artist of all time.

I have a similar painting at home, but the teapot is a brown stoneware like one my grandmother gave me when I first moved away from home, and the fruit is nectarines, and the backdrop is white satin (Hmmm, not very similar after all, eh?) Artist studied the Vermeer style. He was a very young, incredibly talented artist, just beginning to "come out". I framed it for him to sell, then bought it myself, his first sale! I wonder whatever became of him.

It desperately needs a different/new frame. I'm going to take it to the shop with me tomorrow.
Thanks for the inspiration.
 
Yes Val, when I framed this piece I couldn't help noticing how Dutch it looked!

And Yes, Vermeer and Rembrandt are VERY high on my list too!

I do hope you did visit Holland's museums .... ;)
 
Never been to Holland! Except on the 'Net. It's high on my to-do list, and if I never make it, it's on my "things to do in my next life" list. That's a long one. Have you been?

This winter I had the honor of being trusted to frame a painting said to be painted by a student of Rembrandt's. Wow! I couldn't talk about it here, because I was sworn to secrecy by the owner as long as it was in my possession. A very high point in my framing career.
 
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