hand made frames
Looking for a unique finish? Select from our hand-finished frames on display. Or our craftspeople can create customised handmade frames and finishes. 

We are one of the few places in the Southern Hemisphere where artisans still practice this rare skill. Visit Gallery 360 to discuss your special requirements.

At Gallery 360, we have the ability to mill our own mouldings and create our own very custom frames to order. While we have over 150 different profile shapes to choose from, we often design new profiles to use, based on drawings our customers bring to us, or from historical frames we have seen. This variety is what allows us to create special frames for your art. Our custom frames are built and finished one at a time, measured to fit precisely and to allow the proper depth for canvases or other special depth requirements. In addition, our staff can hand carve a frame or use a decorative corner or pattern from the collection of over 1000 composition molds that we own. We can also make our own molds by casting patterns from antique frames or by hand carving a design that we want to duplicate.

Our finish possibilities cover a wide spectrum as well, from natural woods, stains, paints, gold and silver leaf and karat golds in white, yellow and hues in between. Each frame is toned to work with your artwork. Attention to detail is as important to us as it is to you.

gilding with gold and silver leaf
Gilding can add a touch of opulence or old-world charm to your framing. Originating in Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, gilding is the traditional process of applying a layer of real or imitation gold or silver leaf to a frame’s surface. It can be used all over a frame or blended with hand-painting to achieve different effects in gold, bronze or silver. The advantages of gilding with gold leaf compared to other gold-coloured finishes include its rich reflective quality, durability and resistance to tarnishing. 

architectural gilding
If you need architectural gilding, Gallery 360 are the people to call. We have experience working on location doing large and small projects. If a wall, alcove or some other area in your building would benifit form the unique, long lasting and opulant finish provided by gilding in gold or silver leaf, contact us for an on-site consultation.

frame restoration
Gallery 360 has restored frames for major museums, historic properties, churches, colleges, universities and many private collectors as well as. Frames with broken corners, missing ornaments, cracks, chips and damaged finishes can be repaired by the skilled crafts people at Gallery 360. Did you recently purchase or inherit an old painting in a period frame that has seen better days? Gallery 360 can stabilise the frame, make the necessary repairs to the ornamentation and the finish, and re-install the art. There is no need to hide the family portraits in a closet because the frames are damaged. Almost anything can be restored.

Old frames can be worth a great deal on money. Housing an artwork in a frame of a similar historic period or design is very important for an increasing number of Galleries and collectors. International frame auctions are held regularly overseas and prices of historic frames can read up to $250,000.

It is well worth contacting us to discuss restoring your frame.