Picture Frames

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

Large turn-of-the-century American Edwardian Regency sterling silver picture frame. Rectangular window in shaped surround with straight hand-hammered sides, bracket feet, and curvilinear top. Engraved flowers and scrolls, and corner paterae. Scrolled open book cartouche (vacant). With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including Black, Starr & Frost stamp and no. 6596C. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 15 1/2 x W 12... Click for details

Large turn-of-the-century Edwardian Regency sterling silver picture frame. Made by Durgin (part of Gorham) in Concord, New Hampshire. Rectangular window in shaped surround with straight sides, bracket feet, and arched top. Engraved garlands and pendant flowers with wreaths (vacant). With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (Grogan Company) stamps and no. 30. Very good condition.

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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

American Modern sterling silver double picture frame, ca 1930. Two rectangular windows in flat rectangular surround. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For two portraits. Fully marked with maker’s stamp (Currier & Roby) and no. 1550A. Currier & Roby were active in New York during the first decades of the 20th century. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 5 3/8 x W 8 1/8 in. Each window: H 4 1/2 x W 3 3/8 in. #BT089

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

Modern sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Three hinged rectangular surrounds, each with single window. With glass, silk lining, and laminate backs. Enough room for the most important people in this perfect-for-the-office triptych. Fully marked including postwar pattern no. 23475. Very good condition with crisp corners.

Dimensions: Each frame: H 7 1/2 x W 5 1/2 in. Each window: H 6 1/2 x W 4 1/2 in. #BS906

George V sterling silver picture frame. Made by Mappin & Webb in Birmingham in 1914. Rectangular window in flat surround. Top arched with applied enameled flags representing World War I allies Belgium, Great Britain, France, and Netherlands, and 1914, the year the war began. No Stars & Stripes because the United States did not enter the war until 1917. With glass, silk lining, and wood back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked. Very good condition.

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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

Charming Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Scharling in Newark, ca 1910. Rectangular window. Surround engraved with beautiful ornate scrollwork. Top center vacant. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked and numbered 825. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 7 3/4 x W 5 7/8 in. Window: H 6 5/8 x W 4 3/4 in. #BT088

American Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Rectangular window and gently curved rails engraved with loose and feathery scrolls and flowers. Top center vacant. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including no. 34 and maker’s stamp for IN Deitsch, a New York maker active from ca 1904-15. Very good condition with strong definition and nice period patina.

Dimensions: Frame: H 11 5/8 x W 9 in. Window: H 9 3/4 x W 7... Click for details

Midcentury Modern sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular window and flat surround with three engraved wraparound lines. With glass, silk lining, and stained-wood back and support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including postwar pattern no. 23485T. Very good condition with crisp corners.

Dimensions: Frame: H 13 1/8 x W 10 1/2 in. Window: H 11 3/4 x W 9 in. #BR520