What Comes in the Box With an Ilka Gedo Print

Hanging hardware is the small print buyers forget to check. Here is what sellers typically include with framed prints and canvases, and what to confirm before paying.

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The short answer

Ilka Gedo prints are not sold by Auvrique, so there is no house hanging kit to describe. In the wider print market, framed posters usually ship with a basic hanging kit, often a wire or sawtooth hanger and one or two hooks. Stretched canvases frequently arrive with nothing, so budget a few euros for a hook or two before the print lands.

The short answer on hanging kits

Auvrique does not currently carry editions of Ilka Gedo's work, so there is no Auvrique hanging kit to confirm. The honest answer lives in the general market. Most print sellers, from large poster retailers to small studios, include basic hardware with framed prints. That usually means a hanging wire or a sawtooth strip fixed to the frame's back rail, sometimes with a nail or hook thrown in. The weight of a framed poster is modest, so the included kit is normally adequate.

Canvas is the exception worth planning around. A stretched canvas has no frame and no hardware attached, and many sellers ship it bare. Others add a small bracket or a single hook. The difference between sellers is real, and it is the kind of thing that turns a ready-to-hang convenience for buyers into a second errand at the hardware shop. Check the product page for the words 'hanging kit included' before you order, not after.

What a typical kit actually contains

When a kit is included, it is rarely elaborate. Expect a wire or D-rings on a framed poster, a nail or a small hook, and occasionally a wall anchor for plaster or masonry. That is enough for a print up to roughly 70 by 100 centimetres on a standard wall. Larger formats, or heavy solid-wood frames, deserve a proper wall plug and a stronger hook, which most kits do not supply.

The cost of filling the gap is small. A suitable hook costs a euro or two, a wall plug less. The real cost is friction, not money. Ordering hardware at the same time as the print, or checking a drawer first, removes the delay entirely. For a landscape like Gedo's set design framed poster, the frame weight stays light enough that the included kit is genuinely sufficient.

Inside a standard kit

A hanging wire or sawtooth strip fixed to the frame
One or two nails or hooks for a standard wall
A wall anchor, sometimes, for plaster or brick
Rarely anything rated for frames above a few kilograms

Questions to ask before you order

Three details settle the matter. First, whether the seller lists hardware as included, and for which formats. Second, the format itself, since framed posters and canvases are treated differently. A canvas such as the Villa Beaulieu canvas edition may hang on a single hook if a bracket is fitted, or need one added by you. Third, your wall type, because drywall, plaster and brick each want different fixings.

None of this should change what you buy. It should change when you buy the hook. If a seller is vague about what is in the box, an email before ordering costs nothing and settles it. For more on formats and how they hang, the comparison between canvas and framed poster for Gedo's work covers the practical differences, and the shipping times from Europe page notes how prints are packed in transit.

The hanging kit is never the reason a print disappoints. Its absence on arrival day is.

Format	Hardware typically included	What you may still need
Framed poster	Wire or sawtooth hanger, often a hook	A wall plug for masonry walls
Stretched canvas	Sometimes a bracket, often nothing	A hook rated for the canvas weight
Large formats	Basic kit at best	Stronger fixings and two hanging points

What to expect by format

Key takeaways

Auvrique does not sell Ilka Gedo editions, so no house hanging kit applies.
Framed prints from most sellers include basic hardware; stretched canvases often do not.
A replacement hook costs a euro or two, so the risk is delay rather than expense.
Confirm wall type before ordering, since masonry needs fixings kits rarely include.

Related questions

Do framed prints usually include a nail and hook?

Most do, though quality varies. A wire or sawtooth hanger is nearly always fitted to the frame itself. The nail or hook supplied is often light duty, fine for plasterboard and drywall but not for brick or old plaster, where a wall plug is the better fixing.

Can I hang a canvas print without buying anything extra?

Sometimes. If the seller fits a hanging bracket to the stretcher bars, a single existing hook may be enough. If the canvas arrives bare, you will need at least one hook. A small nail angled into drywall can hold a light canvas, but a proper hook is safer.

Is the included hanging kit strong enough for a large print?

For framed posters up to about 70 by 100 centimetres on a standard wall, usually yes. Beyond that, or with heavy solid-wood mouldings, upgrade to two hanging points and fixings rated for the actual weight. The extra outlay is minor compared with a print falling.

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