Picture Frames: Sterling Silver

Edwardian sterling silver picture frame. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1910. Oval window in same surround with reeded rim and 2 ball supports. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support for portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (Spaulding & Co.) and no. B4104. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 7 x W 5 1/8 in. Window: H 5 1/2 x W 3 1/2 in. #BV370

Super-sized Midcentury Modern sterling silver picture frame. Rectangular window in flat and plain surround. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support for portrait (vertical) display. Marked “0925” with unidentified maker’s stamp. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 21 x W 16 3/4 in. Window: H 18 1/4 x W 14 in. #BV525

Edwardian Regency sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Rectangular surround has oval window with border flowing into corner rondels that in turn flow into outer rectangular border, and leafing branches. Sides have crisscrossing curvilinear frames. Ornament acid-etched. Traces of gilt wash. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 6900, and director’s letter m. Excellent condition... Click for details

Edwardian Regency sterling silver picture frame. Made by Kerr in Newark, ca 1910. Oval window in concave surround with 2 ball supports. Surround front has acid-etched guilloche border inset with bouquets, and oval cartouche (vacant); sides plain. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 4581. Excellent condition with strong definition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 11 3/4 x W 8 1/4 in. Window: H 9 1/4 x W 6 1/4 in. #BV490

Midcentury Modern sterling silver desk frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. Rectangular window and flat surround. With glass, silk lining, and laminate back and hinged easel support. For vertical (portrait) or horizontal (landscape) display. Fully marked including postwar pattern no. 23480. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 3/4 x W 8 1/2 in. Window: H 9 1/4 x W 7 in. #BV215

Victorian sterling silver picture frame. Made by Arthur Johnson Smith in Birmingham in 1899. Oval window in jeweled surround with paste diamond border. With beveled glass and hinged easel silver support and loose-mounted ring for hanging. Perfect for the maiden-days portrait of the family matriarch. Fully marked. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: Frame: H 2 1/4 x W 1 3/4 in. Window: H 1 3/4 x W 1 1/4 in. #BT370

American Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame, ca 1910. Rectangular window in flat surround engraved with scrolling leaves and flowers, and scallop shells at corners; sides plain. With glass, silk lining, back, and hinged easel support. Marked “Sterling 1052”. Very good with strong definition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 9 1/4 x W 7 1/4 in. Window: H 8 1/8 x W 6 1/8 in. #BR291

Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by George A. Henckel & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Rectangular window in shaped surround with scrolled top and bottom and concave sides flowing into bracket supports. Front has pierced and engraved scrolling leaves and flowers on blue velvet ground. Sides solid. With glass, silk lining, and stained-wood back and hinged easel support for portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 267. Very good condition.

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Midcentury Modern sterling silver picture frame. Made by Towle in Newburyport, Mass. Rectangular window in plain and flat surround. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support for portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) support. Marked “Towle Sterling 593”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 x W 8 in. Window: H 8 3/4 x W 6 3/4 in. #BT983

German Midcentury Classical 800 silver picture frame. Rectangular window in flat surround with wraparound engine-turned lines, and raised egg-and-dart border. With glass, silk lining, and wood laminate back with hinged easel support for portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) display. Marked. Very good condition.

Large dimensions: Frame: H 14 x W 11 1/2 in. Window: H 11 1/2 x W 9 1/8 in. #BU388

Midcentury Modern sterling silver picture frame. Retailed by Shreve, Crump & Low in Boston. Rectangular window in plain and flat surround. With glass, silk lining, and laminate back and hinged easel support for portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) display. Fully marked including maker’s (Hickok Matthews) and retailer’s stamps, phrase “Hand Made”, and no. 3008. Hickok Matthews is better known by the original name Lebkuecher. Excellent condition with crisp corners.

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American Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame, ca 1910. Rectangular window in flat surround with engraved scrolling leaves and flowers at corners. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support for portrait (vertical) display. Marked “Sterling 310”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 1/2 x W 8 1/2 in. Window: H 9 x W 7 in. #BU132