Antique French Documents

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I have always had a love for framed series, so when I saw this framed series in Veranda a few years ago, it caught my eye.

From Veranda, Nov/Dec 2010, via Cote de Texas, image source

A series of original antique French documents, framed beautifully in black with a bit of gold leaf on the inner lip of the frame.  There is something so fascinating to me about the script, written by hand hundreds of years ago, preserved through the years.

Original antique French documents are hard to find, so I don’t see them very often. However, I currently have a set of six available in the Quatrefoil Design store.  The documents are antiques, circa 1816, so they are one of a kind and totally unique.  They are custom framed in a hand carved, rounded edge frame with a bit of silver leaf on the inner lip of the frame. The outer measurement of the frame is 13 1/2” x 17”.

I – priced at $425 (click here for store item)

II – priced at $425 (click here for store item)

III – priced at $425 (click here for store item)

IV – priced at $425 (click here for store item)

V – priced at $425 (click here for store item)

VI – priced at $425 (click here for store item)

They would look wonderful hung as a series! Note: the frame and matting is identical in all of the framed documents, but the lighting of the photography makes them look a bit different. They were framed to be hung as a series, and are very consistent in real life.

Here is a set of antique French documents that I had custom framed and finished in the signature Quatrefoil Design ‘gilver’ leaf (a warm silvery-gold).  These sold to a designer back in 2010 (blog post on documents can be found here).

I have a large collection of unframed antique French documents also available, which we can custom frame to your specifications. Please visit the Antique French Documents section of the Quatrefoil Design store for more information.

Visit my ‘Art’ pinterest page for more inspirational ideas about hanging framed series.

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An intaglio giveaway on Cote de Texas!

I am very excited to announce that Joni from Cote de Texas and I have teamed up to offer a great giveaway - your choice of a framed intaglio from my store, Quatrefoil Design.

We custom make every order, so we can make any design to your specifications and requirements.  We can mount on your own fabric, on any color matboard, in any design.  The possibilities are limitless - just ask!

A client of Quatrefoil Design recently ordered the Brookhaven and Buckhead groupings in the silver frame with medium gray inner mat, light gray outer mat.  Don't they look spectacular above the bed?

One of our most popular designs was named after Cote de Texas, after she custom designed it for a client.  It was the perfect design for a narrow hall where a piece of furniture did not fit, but needed something for visual interest.  Click here for the store item.

Also new in the store is a series of framed antique French documents.  They are so beautiful that I am tempted to keep them for myself!  Click here for the store item, or go to http://www.quatrefoildesign.bigcartel.com/product/18th-and-19th-century-antique-french-documents-framed.

We have a beautiful series of framed architectural renderings, created by architect Jonathan LaCrosse.  Click here for the architectural renderings in the Quatrefoil Design store, or go to http://www.quatrefoildesign.bigcartel.com/category/architectural.

We also have a new custom art section that is expanding every day.  Our newest addition are gestural figure drawings by Tina Steele Lindsey.  These are so new they are not framed yet, but can be custom framed in any of our frame selections and colors.  Click here to see the current offerings, or go to http://www.quatrefoildesign.bigcartel.com/category/art.

Come on over to the Cote de Texas intaglio giveaway by following this link - http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2010/09/cote-de-texas-giveaway.html

Good luck! The giveaway ends Friday 10/1 at 11:59 pm.

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