It all began at the end of the 19th century in Paris near the Canal Saint Martin.

The Maison founded by Emile GAULT, specialized in framing and the manufacture of carved wooden frames, opened a store on rue Bonaparte in 1936 in the heart of Saint Germain des prés.

This address became unmissable, as Picasso, Chagall and Dali came to frame their works.

Today, the store has established itself on rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré, and to stay as close as possible and always provide the best service to its customers, museums, historical monuments, galleries, decorators, private individuals, another has opened in Geneva and then one in Moscow.

From generation to generation, staff are trained by apprenticing with their elders. Precise gestures, love of a job well done, experience, creativity, this subtle alchemy is the foundation of RG Les Cadres GAULT.

For over a century, we've been making and restoring frames and mirrors, perpetuating the tradition of our craft in both the gestures and materials used.

So in our workshops, carpenters, woodcarvers, finishers and gilders combine their skills to strive for excellence. All our frames are made entirely by hand.

We're delighted to be able to offer you a wide range of frames.

We're delighted to welcome you to our stores, where you'll find our frames on display for sale  our artisan framers are on hand to listen to your needs. Trained in traditional techniques, they can advise you on the choice of frames or mirrors to suit your needs: taste, style, period. They will also be able to advise you on materials, cardboard, glass, conforming to the latest requirements for the protection and conservation of your works.

We also sell various hanging systems and can travel to your home to carry it out.

Making a frame

 

In our workshops, everything is made the traditional way. Here we present the various stages in the manufacture of a frame. 

First step: carving

In our workshops, everything is made in the traditional way. Here we take you through the various stages involved in making a frame. 


FIRST STEP: THE SCULPTURE

The frame or motif to be carved arrives rough in sculpture. The sculptor draws the motif to be made and strikes the contours with gouges of pitch corresponding to the drawing.

The second stage involves removing the wood to clear the patterns and set the volumes in place. The final step, the hooping, refines the details. 

With all 4 sides completed, the frame is assembled and connected for a perfect finish. 
With the frame or glass finished, the primers' work can begin.

SECOND STEP:  THE PRIMING 
 
The object arrives rough, it is glued (rabbit skin glue and blanc de meudon) and bleached (same mixture but thicker) with a brush.  

Priming: when dry, the whites are softened with canvas and water. Then begins the reparure work where all ornaments will be cleared and chiseled with a reparer iron. 

THIRD STEP: GILDING

With the work completed, the frame arrives at gilding where it is glued (june ochre and rabbit skin glue) and covered with plate (a mixture of clay and rabbit skin glue) traditionally in red.
 

When the plate is dry, the work of laying the gold leaf can begin. The gold leaves are laid down using a sable-hair gilding palette.

When the gold is dry, it is burnished with Agathe stone to obtain shiny parts.

The final stage is patina. It allows us to obtain all the nuances of very new to very old gold according to our customers' desires. 

• CADRES MOULDED AND WITHOUT ORNAMENT
  • Renaissance
  • Dutch
  • Louis XIII
  • Louis XIV
  • Regency
  • Louis XV
  • Louis XVI
  • Empire
  • XIX th
  • Art-deco
  • Oriental
  • Contemporary
• SCULPTTED FRAMES
  • Louis XIV
  • Renaissance
  • Louis XV
  • Louis XVI
  • Contemporary

We make and restore frames and mirrors for lovers of fine craftsmanship. Below is a non-exhaustive list of paintings by artists we have framed.

Beckma Max
Bonnard Pierre
Braque Georges
Caillebotte Gustave
Cezanne Paul
Chagall Marc
Chardin Jean-Baptiste 
Corot Camille
Dali Salvador 
David Jacques-Louis
Degas Edgard
Delacroix Eugène
Delaunay Robert 
Derain André
DubuffeT Jean
Dufy Raoul
Ernst Max
Fragondar Jean-Honoré
Gauguin Paul
Guardi Francesco
Ingres J.A.D 
Kandinsky Wassily
Klee Paul
Klimt Gustave 
Laurencin Marie
Leger Fernand                       
Lempicka Tamara De
Manet Edouard
Matisse Henri
Miro Joan 
ModiglianiI Amadeo 
Monet Claude
Morisot Berthe 
Picabia Francis
Picasso Pablo 
Pissaro Camille 
Poussin Nicolas
Renoir Pierre Auguste
Schiele Egon
Seurat Georges 
Signac Paul 
Sisley Alfred 
Soutine Chaim
Stael Nicolas De 
Toulouse Lautrec Henri De 
Vallotton Felix Edouard 
Van Dongen Kees 
Van Gogh Vincent
Vlamimck Maurice
Vuillard Edouard 
Warhol Andy 
Watteau Jean-Antoine