Dauphin & Cie Encadrement & Master Gilders

📍 Paris & Geneva, France / Switzerland · Master Framing Gilding

Hand-Carved Floating Hardwood Frames, 24K Water Gilding & Optium Glazing

Purveyors of master frames to the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, and private Geneva collections. Master carvers in aged French walnut and bog oak, specialists in 24K Florentine water gilding on Armenian bole, and certified installers of Tru Vue Optium Museum Acrylic.

        🛡️ Tier-1 Sovereign Master Guild · Accreditation Score: 99.2/100
      

Workshop Location Paris & Geneva

Primary Head Artisan Édouard Dauphin (5th Generation Master Gilder)

Capacity / Lead Time Max 8 custom frames per quarter · 20–30 days lead time

Resident Artists Mateo Vane, Camille Fontenoy, Marcus Holt

Supervision Standard 100% Author Direct

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Certified Materials Supplied

French Walnut, Bog Oak, 23.75K Florentine Gold Leaf, Armenian Red Bole, Optium Museum Acrylic 99% UV

Equipment & Facilities Telemetry

Historic carving gouges, rabbit skin glue heating pots, agate burnishers, dust-free pneumatic framing assembly benches.

Author Supervision Protocol

Custom corner profile carving approved by artist; agate burnishing to desired sheen; hermetic conservation sealing with acid-free barrier papers.

Rigorous Curatorial Protocol

Author Direct Supervision & Execution Roadmap

STAGE 01

Provenance & Material Selection

Selection of certified Belgian linen, Statuario marble block, or silicon bronze alloy. Author approves physical substrate.

STAGE 02

Atelier Execution

Master artisans execute carving, casting, or multi-layer glazing under author's direct supervision and digital macro review.

STAGE 03

Author Inspection & Seal

In-person final inspection, manual artist highlights, physical cryptographic signing, and Raman laser fingerprinting.

STAGE 04

Bonded Transit & Custody

ISPM-15 museum crating, armored GPS transit by Hasenkamp Fine Art, and white-glove installation or Geneva Freeport vault deposit.

Fabricated in this Atelier

Curated Masterworks on ARTSA (0)

Handcrafted under author's direct atelier supervision

Upcoming masterwork releases currently in fabrication at this atelier under resident author supervision.

Dauphin & Cie Encadrement & Master Gilders

Author Direct Supervision & Execution Roadmap

Curated Masterworks on ARTSA (0)

Atelier Commission Directive