Picture Frames: Sterling Silver

Edwardian sterling silver picture frame in Marquise pattern. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular window with curved surround and bead-and-reel border. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support for vertical display. Hallmark includes patter no. 14899 and director’s letter C (1902-7). Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 6 x W 4 1/2 in. Window: H 5 3/8 x W 3 3/4 in. #BS523

Striking sterling silver picture frame. Made by Shiebler in New York, ca 1900. Oval window with flat and beaded surround and surmounted by laurel wreath crown. Bold and simplified Empire style. With glass, silk lining and back, and hinged silver support. For vertical display. Fully marked and numbered 7912. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 8 5/8 x W 6 in. Window: H 5 1/2 x W 3 5/8 in. #BS513

American Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame, ca 1900. Narrow oval window in wavy-shaped surround with bracket feet. Open ornament with leaves, flowers, and shells on irregularly speckled green and white ground. Top solid with scrolled cartouche (vacant). An over-the-top turn-of-the-century design. With glass, silk lining, velvet back, and hinged support. Hallmarked with retailer’s stamp Alsted-Kasten Co. and no. 4651. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 1/4 x W 6 7/8 in.... Click for details

American Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame, ca 1900. Shaped oval widow set in solid surround with acid-etched leaf ornament: loose and fluid blooms entwined with window border. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. Indistinct maker’s mark – probably Meriden Britannia, a Connecticut maker that was part of International. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 4 3/8 x W 3 3/8 in. Window: H 3 1/8 x W 2 1/8 in. #BN633

Traditional sterling silver picture frame. Made in England in 1987 for Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular window surrounded by wraparound engraved lines. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support for vertical display. English marks and retailer’s stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 7 x W 5 in. Window: H 5 3/8 x W 3 1/2 in. #BS180

Craftsman sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular window with flat and hand-hammered surround. Ornamental rectangular cartouche (vacant). For vertical display. With glass, silk lining, stained-wood back, and hinged silver support. Hallmark includes pattern no. 18494X (first produced in 1913) and director’s letter m (1907-47). Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 8 3/8 x W 6 3/8 in. Window: H 7 x W 5 in. #BS541

Modern sterling silver diptych picture frame. Two hinged rectangular windows with flat surrounds. With glass and wood laminate back. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s stamps. The maker was Hickok-Matthews, a Newark maker better known as Lebkuecher, which was its original name. Numbered 425/2. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Each frame: H 7 3/4 x W 5 3/4 in. Each window: H 6 5/8 x W 4 3/4 in. #BS236

Pretty sterling silver picture frame. Made by Bigelow, Kennard & Co. in Boston, ca 1900. Rectangular window surrounded by alternating tooled shells and leaves. With glass, silk lining, and hinged silver wire support. Fully marked. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: Frame: H 4 1/8 x W 3 1/4 in. Window: H 3 1/2 x W 2 1/2 in. #BN629

American sterling silver picture frame. Rectangular window with plain surround. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. Fully marked including no. 3642 and Kerr stamp. Kerr was a Newark maker active until 1906. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 9 5/8 x W 7 3/8 in. Window: H 8 1/8 x W 5 7/8 in. #BQ820

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

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