Picture Frames: Sterling Silver

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark. Oval window in rectangular surround engraved with dense and fluid scrollwork. Sides canted. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked and numbered 4854E. Very good condition with strong definition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 8 3/4 x W 6 7/8 in. Window: H 7 1/4 x W 5 1/4 in. #BS976

Edwardian sterling silver picture frame. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark, ca 1910. Rectangular window in surround with engine-turned wraparound pinstripes and engraved leafing scrolls at corners. Tubular cartouche (vacant). With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. Fully marked and numbered 3640EPP. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 7 7/8 x W 6 in. Window: H 6 3/4 x W 4 7/8 in. #BS695

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Dominick & Haff in New York. Rectangular window in shaped surround with bracket feet. In English Liberty style with raised symmetrical ornament with whiplash lines, tendrils, and corner flower clusters. At top shaped cartouche (vacant). Mounted to velvet back with hinged support. With glass and silk lining. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked and numbered 296. Condition: Very good with deep patina. Minor velvet wear... Click for details

Pretty turn-of-the-century sterling silver picture frame. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark. Rectangular window and canted surround with acid-etched wraparound lines entwined with rinceaux ornament. Shaped cartouche (vacant). With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked and numbered 4839. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: Frame: H 6 3/8 x W 4 3/4 in. Window: H 5 1/4 x W 3 5/8 in. #BS974

Turn-of-the-century Chinese export silver picture frame. Rectangular window in shaped ribbon surround with applied Chinese characters. Top arched with monster mounts on shoulder and open bamboo applied at bottom. With glass, silk lining, and bamboo-style hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Marked Wang Hing, a noted Hong Kong silversmith and retailer. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: Frame: H 6 7/8 x W 5 1/4 in. Window: H 5 x W 3 1/4 in. #BR587

Chinese export silver picture frame, ca 1910. Rectangular window in pierced surround made up of serpentine serpent-dragons slithering through clouds. At top mono plate (vacant). With glass, silk lining, and bamboo-style wire hinged support. Marked Wang Hing, a noted Hong Kong silversmith and retailer. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 x W 7 3/4 in. Window: H 7 7/8 x W 5 1/2 in. #BR584

Chinese export silver frame, ca 1910. Oval window in pierced rectangular surround made up of chrysanthemums—fluid, bunchy flower heads joined by stems and leaves. At top circular mono plate (vacant). At bottom two stubby stem supports. With glass, silk lining and hinged wire support. Marks include stamp for Zee Wo & Co., a Shanghai silversmith and retailer. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 8 1/4 x W 6 1/4 in. Window: H 5 7/8 x W 4 3/8 in. #BR586

Pretty turn-of-the-century American Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Rectangular window in flat surround with acid-etched scrolling leaves. Top center vacant. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (Fradley) and no. 2067E. Very good condition with strong definition and crisp corners.

Dimensions: Frame: H 5 5/8 x W 4 1/4 in. Window: H 4 3/4 x W 3 3/8 in. #BR687

Chinese export silver picture frame. Rectangular window in same surround with arched top comprising pierced and dense blossoming prunus branches with scrolled branches at base and 3 rondels inset with Chinese characters at top. With glass, silk lining, and hinged bamboo-style support. Marks include maker’s stamp for Wang Hing, who was active in Hong Kong in the late 19th and early 20th century. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 7 7/8 x W 5 1/4 in. Window: H 4 5/8 x W 3 in. #BR583 ... Click for details

Lovely Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Clarence A. Vanderbilt in New York, ca 1915. Rectangular window and flat surround engraved with loose and fluid leafy scrollwork. Top center vacant. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked and numbered 1060. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 1/2 x W 8 1/2 in. Window: H 9 x W 7 in. #BT098

Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by William Aitken in Birmingham in 1905. Rectangular window in shaped scrolled surround mounted to stained wood with hinged support. Chased Japonesque ornament—cranes, cattails, and lily pads in rippling water—as well as whiplash tendrils. The perfect showcase for a free-spirited boho forebear. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 12 1/2 x W 10 1/4 in. Window: H 7 3/4 x W 6 in. #BS115 & BS116

Modern Classical sterling silver picture frame. Rectangular window and convex surround. Bold gadrooned borders. With beveled glass, silk lining, and leather back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) display. Post-1967 Italian hallmark with maker’s stamps for Gianmaria Buccellati and Clementi di Giovanni Mantel. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 11 x W 9 in. Window: H 7 1/8 x W 5 1/8 in. #BR476