In light of the government’s latest announcement, we are working towards a reopening date of April 12th. We’ve been using the enforced closure to our (and your) advantage, so when we reopen, you’ll see improved lighting within the gallery, a dedicated framing consultation area, additional display areas, a revised and improved selection of framing mouldingContinue reading “Lockdown #3”
Category Archives: Framing
Framed fire plaque
Sometimes, you just know that it’s the perfect moulding. We have recently framed this fire insurance plaque for a customer. After the Great Fire of London in September 1666, which damaged or destroyed huge swaths of the historic city, the need for a more organized response to fires became tragically apparent. This led to theContinue reading “Framed fire plaque”
Feliks Topolski
There are some really interesting pieces coming through the gallery in the run up to Christmas. This is the original of Feliks Topolski’s ‘The Procession – The Re-opening of Law Court.’ Topolski was born on 14 August 1907 in Warsaw, Poland. He studied in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, and trained as anContinue reading “Feliks Topolski”
Reach For The Sky
While this picture looked liked it’d been through the wars itself, signed by Air Vice Marshal James ‘Johnny’ Johnson, CB, CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Bar, DL and Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, DL, FRAeS (of Reach for the Sky fame), it’s an honour to beContinue reading “Reach For The Sky”
Framing Timescales
Due to CoVid-19, we are continuing to suffer delays in delivery of some of the mouldings that we use for picture framing. While we strive to adhere to our 28 day turnaround on framing work, please understand that we are bound by the delivery times of our suppliers. In order to reduce disruption to aContinue reading “Framing Timescales”
Fine Art Trade Guild
We are proud to announce that we have been accepted as a member of the Fine Art Trade Guild. The Fine Art Trade Guild is the trade association for the art and framing industry, including artists, art printers, publishers, framing equipment and materials manufacturers and suppliers, framers and galleries. The Guild is responsible for tradeContinue reading “Fine Art Trade Guild”