They should be hung away from direct light or heat and conserved away from a damp environment to prevent any future damage to them. Light , heat and damp are major factors in the deterioration of prints. Although direct sunlight will damage a print more than artificial light, it is advisable not to fix a light immediately over or too close to a print.

Original prints should never be handled. If you must handle prints then try to wear cotton gloves, and only handle at the edges as the acid found naturally on skin will cause them to deteriorate over time.

BESPOKE FRAMING

At the Gallery we are fortunate to have an 'in house' framer with over 20 years experience of framing original works for the trade which means that when you buy a framed piece, it comes with a bespoke frame.

All of our frames are chosen with great care to suit each work and are traditionally hand finished on an individual basis to suit each work. We do not use machine-finished mouldings, so depending on the finish they are hand-waxed, hand-painted, gessoed or leafed with metal or gold leaf. The mouldings are traditionally pinned and not mechanically fixed with brackets, making them highly durable. We tend to frame most modern works in bespoke white box frames, for a sleek modern look which also ensures that the work is placed well back from the glass. We also use a lot of oak frames on our smaller works by Britsh artists such as David Jones and Eric Ravilious as natural oak goes really well with this period and due to its solidity and innate simplicity allows the work to really stand out without being obtrusive. All of our works if purchased framed are mounted/framed to high standards using 100% acid free conservation board and mounts. They are framed so as not to restrict the natural movement of the paper.

If you would like to discuss the frames used on a particular work, please feel free to email or telephone for more detail and if a work is offered unframed we would be happy to suggest framing options.

DELIVERY

When you order a work we will discuss delivery options with you. All works leaving the gallery are packed by hand with great care and in nearly a decade we have never had any accidents or losses.

The cost of delivery includes insurance until the piece reaches you safely.

Average delivery prices for the UK (next day service if ordered before 11am) range from around £10 for a small framed work to about £23 for a very large picture or group of works.

For works travelling outside the UK we pass on our contract discounts for insured/fast and tracked delivery to our customers which equate to a 35% discount for Europe, a 50% discount to the US and Canada and a 20% discount to the Far East and Australia. We assess each piece individually but for large framed works we tend to remove glass or unframe. Exact shipping costs are calcuated once goods have been packed.