I make gold leaf picture frames to measure in my one-person workshop in Czarna Białostocka, Poland, drawing on ten years working in London. I gild each frame by hand, with a choice of warm yellow, pale moon or white gold. Start with the profile and finish that suit your artwork, then open the model to check its specifications and enter your size.
Browse frames or ask me for a quote.
Choose a profile for your artwork
A narrow profile gives a restrained border; a wider or shaped moulding makes the frame more prominent. Compare the narrow 23K gold leaf frame with the wider antique-style gilded frame. For a canvas, check the rebate depth, the recess that holds the work, against the thickness of your stretcher.
When choosing gold leaf frames for paintings, consider the colours, texture and scale of the work. A photograph and the artwork dimensions help me suggest suitable proportions.
Choose the gold tone and finish
- 23K yellow gold: a warm, rich yellow tone.
- 22K moon gold: a paler, cooler gold with a silvery cast.
- 12K white gold: a cool white-metal tone.
- 6K white gold: a pale, silver-like finish.
I lay the leaf by hand over a coloured clay ground, called bole. Burnishing and selective rubbing back let me adjust the sheen and reveal the colour beneath. Ask me about a brighter, softer or aged finish for your chosen model.
This collection focuses on frames with a fully leafed face. Silver leaf and palladium leaf models are also listed, with the metal identified in each description. For gilding combined with painted panels, browse my gilded and painted picture frames. Check each model for its side finish.
Order the right size and framing options
For a stretched canvas or a painting on board, enter the actual width and height of the work in the Picture size fields, in centimetres. These are artwork dimensions, not the outside dimensions of the finished frame. I allow for fitting clearance, so please do not add extra yourself.
For a work on paper with a mount, contact me first to confirm the overall mounted size. I quote glazing, mounts, spacers and backing separately. Read about my archival framing options for prints, watercolours and photographs. UV-filtering glazing helps reduce UV exposure, but light levels and display conditions still matter.
The price per metre shown on a product page is the moulding rate, rather than a quote for a complete framing package. If the calculator does not accept your size, or you need a different finish, ask me for an individual quote.
Questions before ordering
Are these antique frames?
I make every frame to order. The antique-style models are newly made frames with traditional profiles and an aged finish.
Can I change the gold or finish?
Ask me about the finish you have in mind. I will confirm the available options and quote for any changes to the chosen model.
Are glass and backing included?
I quote glass, mounts, spacers and archival backing separately. Please tell me whether you need the frame alone or a complete framing package.
Will the gilding keep exactly the same colour?
The way a surface ages depends on the metal, finish and conditions. Gold alloys containing more silver can tarnish. I can advise on finishing and care for your chosen leaf.
How long will my frame take?
Check the lead-time information on the product page and contact me before ordering if you have a deadline. I will confirm the timing for your particular frame.
Ask me about your frame
For custom gold leaf frames, send me the model name or link, a photograph of the work, its width, height and thickness, and your preferred gold tone. Tell me whether you need glazing, a mount or backing, along with the delivery country and any deadline. Contact me for advice and a quote.
Gold gilt picture frame, hand-gilded with 22-karat gold leaf
A gold gilt picture frame with a moulded 50 mm face, water-gilded across the whole face in genuine 22-karat gold leaf over plum bole and burnished with an agate stone. On the frame photographed the gilding is even and closed, and the tone of the metal is cooler and paler than classic yellow gold. I make each one to the measurements of your painting....
Antique-style gilded picture frame in 23-karat gold leaf
A gilded picture frame with the character of an antique gilt frame, newly made in my workshop. The 55 mm moulding is water gilt across the face and the sides in genuine 23-karat gold leaf laid over red bole, burnished with an agate stone and then patinated by hand, so the warmth of the red ground reads through the metal. I cut every frame to the size of one particular painting....
Rounded gold leaf picture frame in gilded wood
A gold leaf picture frame whose whole face is one convex curve: the 40 mm moulding rises straight from the rabbet in a single half-round and closes on a narrow outer wall. The gold is laid by hand over red bole, in 23-karat leaf, and I cut every length to the measurements of one particular painting....
Wide Silver Picture Frame Gilded with Palladium Leaf
A wide silver picture frame with a flat face 50 mm across, gilded by hand in palladium leaf. Palladium gives a clean, cool white metal that stays bright rather than darkening the way silver does. At 22 mm thick, with a 15 mm rebate, the frame takes a work on paper behind glass or a canvas on a slim stretcher....
Custom gold leaf picture frame, made to measure in 23-karat gold
A narrow gold leaf picture frame made to measure, water-gilded by hand in real 23-karat gold over red bole. The moulding is 22 mm wide and 46 mm thick, with a rabbet up to 40 mm deep, so one frame takes a deep stretcher, a work on paper with spacers, or an object in a box configuration....
Silver leaf picture frame for canvas paintings
A hand-silvered picture frame for oil and acrylic paintings on stretched canvas, gilded with pure silver leaf and patinated by hand. The 80 mm face and 48 mm depth take stretcher bars up to 30 mm thick. Made to measure in my workshop, to the dimensions of your painting....
White Gold Gilt Picture Frame, Antiqued by Hand
A wide picture frame gilded across the whole face in 6-karat white gold leaf, laid by the water gilding method over yellow bole and patinated by hand until the warm ground reads through the metal. The section is reversed, so the frame stands highest at the canvas. Made to measure for oil and acrylic paintings on stretched canvas....
Gold Leaf Picture Frame for Oil Paintings – 23-Karat Water Gilding
A gold leaf picture frame for oil paintings on canvas, water-gilded in 23-karat gold over red bole and burnished with an agate stone to a mirror sheen. The face is a single bold convex arch, 32 mm wide, and the 17 mm rebate takes a stretcher up to 15 mm thick. Every frame is cut to the dimensions of your own painting....
White gold picture frame, water gilded and made to measure
A narrow gallery moulding, 24 mm across the face, water gilded with 6-karat white gold leaf over gesso and bole. The tone is cool and close to polished chrome, bright enough to hold its own beside a strong painting yet slim enough to stay out of its way. Made to measure for stretched canvases, photographs and prints, in any size you need....
Gilded picture frame in moon gold over grey bole
A picture frame water gilded in 22-karat moon gold leaf over a grey bole ground. The grey underlayer cools the metal, so the surface reads as a pale, silvery gold rather than a warm yellow one. A 32 mm moulding with a convex ridge across the face and a 9 mm rebate, made to measure in my workshop....