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Artifacts LLC       

201 Ryder Rd. Farmingdale, ME 04344     

 Showroom:  13 Main St., Topsham (across the bridge from Brunswick, next to Maine Fiberarts Gallery)

(207) 828-0028

fineartframemaker@earthlink.net

This page features only a Small Selection of the variations of frame designs we make.  

  We make all frames in our Farmingdale, Maine workshop.  For natural wood finishes we use domestic hardwoods such as poplar, ash, cherry, walnut...

Our carved wood frames are primarily made from Basswood.  We employ traditional techniques in handcrafting our frames. We use Gesso made from whiting and hide glue, genuine gold leaf from 9 to 23 karat water gilded and burnished, then toned to match the style of the artwork housed within the frame. 

Our extensive knowledge of frame and art history and our resource library allow us to design frames to suit every project that comes to our studio!

#A-Classic Coves

3/4'' wide shown in burnished 12karat white gold leaf and natural walnut finishes

#A-Wedge w/classic cove lip

wide reverse wedge with classic cove lip gilded in 22 karat gold leaf on red bole

#A-Mod

modernist frames shown in white and natural cherry

#X-copper laurel

running pattern of laurel leaves in composition ornament shown in an antiqued copper finish

#A-Cross Corner

shown in 22 karat matte gold finish on antiqued gesso finish

#F690 40s finish

antiqued gold metal leaf on a deep orange base

#F690 "tenacious" 22kt

high polished lightly antiqued modern frame

#F-724 cut a/c

hand-carved arts and crafts style frame shown in 22 karat gold leaf water gilded and burnished

#F-724 cut ac scoop

22 karat gold leaf on a hand-carved frame

#F-756 cc

antiqued gold metal leaf with carved corners

#F-756 nicolay

warm antiqued aluminum leaf

#F678-classic

antiqued 22 karat gold leaf on a heavy antiqued gesso base.

#F-"Moxie"

hand-carved and gilded with 22karat gold leaf on an antiqued gesso base. I call it "Moxie" because it is based on a design I saw on a frame surrounding the portrait of the inventor of the tasty beverage "Moxie."

#federal coves

shown in 3 1/2'', 2 5/8'', and 1 1/2'' widths

carved gallery frame

shown in 22 karat gold leaf on red bole. hand-carved.

#A-hd floaters

heavy duty floaters deep enough for canvas stretchers of 1 1/2'' deep. Shown from top in natural maple, black-3/4'' wide, and white

#A-large tray

blackened with layers of aniline dye. This cherry frame is lustrous with its satin finish. With a gold fillet at the sight edge it's a great choice for antique samplers

#A laurel cove

a large profile ideal for paintings from the 19th century.

shown in 22 karat gold

# A lieberman liner

the liner for a painting by Max Lieberman. 22 karat burnished and antiqued lip on a wedge liner with a custom painted finish on the panel

#A-marcoussis

frame designed for a painting by the cubist artist Marcoussis. In a deep black and aluminum leaf finish

#A-modern

a box-like frame design reminiscent of the Mondrian frame shown here in a russet and antiqued gesso finish

#X-Monarch

12 karat white gold burnished and matte on a carved gesso surface

#X56-narrow-12 karat wht

etched gesso gilded with 12 karat white gold. This frame was designed for a collection of early 2oth century etchings

# s24-hgsand_ant/s

antiqued aluminum leaf on a heavy textured finish

#s24-1.25 palladium

watergilt and burnished palladium leaf

# Xsm-dutch

rich layers of painted finish make this frame a beautiful choice for classic collections of art from the 16th century

#A-std floaters

samples from our standard floater line. deep enough to accommodate paintings on 3/4'' deep stretchers

#F-victorian acanthus corner

deep antiqued gold metal leaf finish using a laurel leaf and acanthus leaf pattern

#X-1022ab

22karat matte and burnished gold leaf arts and crafts style frame

#X 9-1

samples of various finishes for this 1'' wide profile. From top to bottom: 22 karat burnished gold, deep antiqued pewter, antiqued copper

#X 9-2

various samples for the 9-2 profile shown in metal leaf, burnished 22 karat gold, and antiqued aluminum leaf

#X 9-2 reverse swan

shown in polished black

#X-franklin swan

shown in polished and antiqued gerogian orange bole.

#X-mod swan ant/s

shown in an antiqued aluminum leaf finish. can be used to frame something under glass or as a contemporary floater frame

#X-rsn zorach-12kt

burnished 12 karat white gold on a combed gesso textured finish