Picture Frames: Sterling Silver

Chinese export silver picture frame. Made by Wang Hing in Canton, ca 1910. Rectangular window and flat surround with shaped top and bracket feet. Flowers (irises) applied in overlapping clusters to stippled ground. Unusual tall and narrow form with fashionable turn-of-the-century motif. Fully marked. With glass, silk lining, and hinged bamboo-style silver support. Fine condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 3/8 x W 6 3/4 in. Window: H 7 7/8 x W 4 1/2 in. #BQ817

Pretty Rococo sterling silver picture frame. Oval window with molded surround and interior leaf border. Open shells, leaves, and flowers applied to top and bottom. With glass, silk lining, and leather back and hinged support. Post-1967 Italian hallmark includes Buccellati stamp and maker’s stamp 763 MI. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: Frame: H 5 3/4 x W 4 in. Window: H 3 3/8 x W 2 5/8 in. #BN989

Art Deco sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Oval window and flat surround encircled with acid-etched stylized leaf-and-berry branch. A modernized traditional motif. With glass, silk lining, and stained-wood back and hinged support. Hallmark includes pattern no. 19798 (first produced in 1920) and director’s letter m (1907-47). Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 9 3/4 x W 7 1/8 in. Window: H 8 3/8 x W 5 3/4 in. #BQ697

Modern sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1920. Rectangular window and flat surround. With glass, silk lining, and stained-wood back and hinged support for portrait (vertical) display. Hallmark includes pattern no. 16544 and director’s letter m (1907-47). Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 11 1/2 x W 8 1/2 in. Window: H 10 x W 7 in. #BQ756

Rare Art Nouveau frame with silver mounts. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular window and cartouche surround with bracket feet. Elongated scrolls carved on sides and bottom. Dense and substantial silver scallop shells, scrolls, and flowers applied to top and bottom. With glass, silk lining, and hinged silver back. Hallmark includes pattern no. 13373 and director’s letter C (1902-7). Very good condition with dark patina and subtle shading.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 x W 7 1/2 in.... Click for details

Craftsman sterling silver picture frame. Made by Watrous (a division of International) in Wallingford, Conn., ca 1910. Flat and rectangular surround with arched trefoil top. Shaped tubular cartouche (vacant) at bottom. Visible hand hammering. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including Watrous and International stamps. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 1/2 x W 8 3/8 in. Window: H 8 3/4 x W 7 1/8 in. #BN602

Pretty sterling silver picture frame. Made by Stieff in Baltimore in 1927. Rectangular window and repousse surround with floral garland on stippled ground. Shaped cartouche (vacant). Sides plain. With glass, silk lining, and felt back and support. Hallmark includes date symbol. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 11 5/8 x W 9 5/8 in. Window: H 9 1/2 x W 7 3/8 in. #BN445

Charming French 950 silver and enamel picture frame. Oval window and flat surround with weave-patterned guilloche blue enamel band between solid white borders. Sides silver. With glass, silk lining, and stained-wood back and hinged support. Fully marked with Minerva head and Parisian maker’s stamp Gaston Bardies, who was active 1897-1914. Very good condition with strong and intact color. Wood appears to be original with associated age-related wear.

Dimensions: Frame: H 5 7/8 x W 4 5/8 in.... Click for details

Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Retailed by Shreve, Crump & Low in Boston. Rectangular window and flat surround engraved with dense and feathery foliate scrolls and flowers. Shaped cartouche (vacant). With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. Hallmark includes maker's (George A. Henckel) and retailer’s stamps. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 11 1/4 x W 9 1/4 in. Window: H 9 1/2 x W 7 1/2 in. #BN389

Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Oval window and flat surround acid-etched with stylized flowers in curvilinear frames. Shaped cartouche (vacant). Sides have incised bands. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. Hallmark includes pattern no. 17300C (first produced in 1909) and director’s letter m (1907-47). Very good condition.

Large dimensions: Frame: H 13 1/2 x W 10 3/4 in. Window: H 11 1/2 x W 8 3/4 in. #BN509

Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Oval window in curved horseshoe-form surround with bracket feet. Semi-abstract fluid, sinuous flowers and interlaced tendrils. At top stylistically-integrated interlaced script monogram. Ornament acid-etched and pierced. With glass, silk lining, and leather back and hinged support. Hallmark includes pattern no. 14280 (first produced in 1900) and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Very good condition with strong... Click for details

Edwardian sterling silver and copper picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Oval window and flat surround with sterling silver forget-me-nots and leaves on copper ground. Sides same. Pretty and symbolically potent. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Hallmark includes pattern no. 16405 and director’s letter m (1907-47). Condition: Very good with some copper losses especially on side.

Dimensions: Frame: H 5 7/8 x W 4 1/4... Click for details