January 2024

Period Frames – Our Top Galleries to see them in Ireland

By |2024-01-25T16:34:04+00:00January 10th, 2024|Antique Frames, Galleries, Period Frames, The Art World|

The National Gallery of Ireland Home to some of the most beautiful period frames in Ireland, and located in the centre of Dublin, The National Gallery of Ireland opened its doors to the public in 1864.   The Gallery currently has an extensive collection of Irish paintings, but is [...]

Woods Used In Picture Framing

By |2024-01-25T16:33:55+00:00January 1st, 2024|Antique Frames, Bespoke Frame Manufacturing, Period Frames, Personalised Frames|

Hard Wood and Soft Wood If you are considering a custom made picture frames there are many things to think about, for instance there are two types of wood categories, hard wood and soft wood.  Certain woods are better for building furniture and frames with than others. The [...]

October 2023

Is My Frame A True Antique?

By |2023-10-12T16:09:36+00:00October 2nd, 2023|Antique Frames, Gold Leaf, Period Frames|

Antique Frames There are many fantastic reproductions of many things in the world today and Antique Frames is one of them. Antique Frames really are truly stunning pieces of craftsmanship and really do improve with time and age, adding character and value to the frame itself.  Being able [...]

September 2023

The Royal Collection Trust

By |2023-10-12T16:08:28+00:00September 21st, 2023|Antique Frames, Galleries, Gold Leaf, Period Frames, The Art World, United Kingdom|

The Royal Collection trust is exactly as it sounds, the art collection belonging to the British Royal Family. The collection is spread across 13 occupied and historic royal residences in the UK and is the largest private art collection in the world. This collection has many truly spectacular pieces [...]

July 2023

Alte Pinakothek Art Museum

By |2023-10-12T16:10:12+00:00July 1st, 2023|Antique Frames, Galleries, Period Frames, The Art World|

History Of The Alte Pinakothek Art Museum Located in the Kunstareal area in Munich, Germany the Alte Pinakothek Art Museum is one of the oldest galleries in the world and is home to a significant collection of old master paintings.  The gallery building was built in 1826 for [...]

May 2023

Picture Frames in Movies: Disney’s Magic Mirror

By |2023-05-24T17:10:32+00:00May 14th, 2023|Antique Frames, Bespoke Frame Manufacturing, Gold Leaf, Personalised Frames, Uncategorized|

Frinton Frames are proud to be involved with a number of Hollywood movies, and you'll see our period frames or antique frames in a number of big budget blockbusters.   But what you probably didn't know was that we can recreate these wonderful frames for display in your home, or [...]

February 2023

Mammoth Masterpieces And Their Frames

By |2023-02-15T18:47:28+00:00February 11th, 2023|Antique Frames, Modern Frames, Period Frames, The Art World|

Famous Historical Large Paintings In the art world there are many stunning works of art in all various genres, shapes and sizes. Art can range from a small sketch to towering sculptures and anything in between.  For decades artist have continued to play with scale and through history [...]

Framing A Great – Washington Crossing The Delaware

By |2023-02-15T18:47:11+00:00February 5th, 2023|Bespoke Frame Manufacturing, Galleries, Period Frames, United States Frames|

A Brief History Of The Painting Washington Crossing The Delaware was painted by Emanuel Leutze in 1850, the painting commemorates George Washington crossing the Delaware River with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.  Three versions of this painting were created between 1850 and 1851. The original [...]

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