Whether a Nassos Daphnis Print Arrives Ready to Hang

Framed prints come with hanging hardware fitted and the wire or hooks in place. Rolled or unmounted prints arrive flat in a tube and need framing before they can go on a wall.

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The short answer

A Nassos Daphnis print arrives ready to hang only if it was ordered framed or stretched. Framed prints come with hanging hardware fitted and the wire or hooks in place. Rolled or unmounted prints arrive flat in a tube and need framing before they can go on a wall.

What ready to hang actually means

The phrase means one thing. The print leaves the box with its mounting hardware attached and needs no trip to a hardware store. A framed poster with a hanging wire qualifies. A canvas stretched over a wooden bar frame qualifies, because the stretcher bars give it structure and most come with a sawtooth hanger or similar fitting already fixed to the back.

A print that arrives rolled does not qualify, and that is not a defect. Unmounted prints ship in tubes because tubes protect them better in transit. The trade-off is honest. You get the work flat and intact, and you take on the framing yourself. Anyone who wants the print on the wall within an hour of opening the box should order it framed from the start, the way a framed poster edition arrives.

For a geometric artist like Daphnis, whose hard-edge compositions depend on straight lines and flat planes of color, framing does more than decorative work. A frame keeps the edges crisp and the surface flat, which matters more for this kind of abstraction than it does for a loose landscape.

What comes with the print when I order

Check the product page before checkout, because the packing list follows the format you chose. A framed print should arrive with the frame assembled, the glazing in place, and a hanging fitting on the back. A stretched canvas should arrive with the bars attached and a hanging point fitted. Neither should require you to buy screws, wire, or wall anchors.

What you should not expect is a full toolkit. Most shipments include the hardware on the print itself, not the gear for the wall. You supply the nail, the hook, and the level. If a listing is silent on hardware, that silence is the answer, and the safest move is to ask before ordering rather than after. The same logic applies to any canvas print on stretchers, which hangs differently from a framed piece.

Made-to-order prints add a wrinkle. Because the work is produced after you order, the packaging reflects the workshop's standard practice, and that practice varies between formats. It is worth reading how long a made-to-order print takes to arrive, since production and packing choices travel together.

Checklist before ordering

Confirm the listing says framed or stretched, not rolled
Check that hanging hardware is named in the product details
Note whether the frame includes glazing or ships open
Have a nail, hook, and level ready regardless of format

If the print arrives wrong

Damage in transit is the real risk with framed work, not missing hardware. Glass and rigid frames can crack under rough handling, and a print that arrives cracked is not ready to hang no matter what the listing promised. Photograph the box and the print before touching anything else. Those photos decide any claim.

Reputable sellers replace damaged work, and the terms live in the refund policy rather than in the product description. Read them before ordering, not after. If the format you want is out of stock or the listing leaves the hardware question open, a short message to the seller's contact page settles it faster than guessing.

One last note on scope. Auvrique does not currently carry editions by Daphnis, so this page answers the general question rather than pointing to a specific product. The mechanics above apply to any framed or canvas print you order elsewhere, including a framed poster in a similar format.

A print is ready to hang the moment the hardware question is answered in writing, not in hope.

Format	Arrives as	Ready to hang
Framed poster	Framed, hardware fitted	Yes
Stretched canvas	Bars attached, hanging point	Yes
Rolled print	Tube, unmounted	No, framing needed

Formats and what they arrive with

Key takeaways

Only framed or stretched prints arrive ready to hang, and the listing should say so.
Rolled prints are normal, not defective, and ship in tubes for protection.
Hardware on the print is included, but wall fixings usually are not.
Photograph any damage immediately, since photos decide the claim.

Related questions

Do I need my own nails and hooks for a framed print?

Usually yes. The hanging fitting, such as a wire or sawtooth hanger, is attached to the frame at the workshop. The wall side, meaning the nail, hook, and anchor, is left to you. Budget for a short trip to a hardware store unless you already have a basic picture hanging kit at home.

Is a rolled print a worse product than a framed one?

No. It is the same image without the mounting. Rolling protects flat paper better than most boxed alternatives on a long journey. The cost is your time and a framing bill, which for a large format can exceed the price of the print itself. Order framed if you want the wall handled.

What should I do if the frame arrives cracked?

Photograph the outer box, the inner packaging, and the damage before removing anything else. Then contact the seller with the images and your order number. Carriers and sellers both work from evidence, and photos taken at the point of opening carry far more weight than descriptions written an hour later.

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