Combed

Combed Gesso is a unique finish we designed and have developed over the years. The combing can go across the whole frame profile or just sections of the frame or on inlays and can be applied to both flat and rounded frame profiles. Different combing patterns include straight, herringbone (also known as fishbone), starburst cornered, butted cornered, and mitred cornered. Though our combed gesso finish is most popular with our imitation metals and in a clean white gesso, almost any colour or gold leaf can be applied to our combed finish. 

As well as combed frames, we also make combed gesso mounts. 

Examples of our combed gesso finish: 

• - Light blue ceramic Marquette by Sara Dodd floated on a linen mount and framed in a white combed gesso with mitred corners. 
• - Imitation satin brass mirror with a herringbone combed gesso inlay. 
• - Combed imitation brass frame for a black and white Slim Aarons print. 
• - Imitation bronze rectangular mirror with combed brass details along the side. 
• - Our Amberley Mirror in imitation brass with a combed gesso inlay with butted corners. 
• - Combed pewter mirror with starburst corners. 
• - Samples of our combed finish in bronze, brass, and white gesso.