Picture Frames

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

Midcentury Modern sterling silver desk frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. Rectangular window and flat surround. With glass, blue eggshell 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. #BV214

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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Turn-of-the-century European 18K gold picture frame. Round window bordered by blue enamel and cabochon turquoise beads. At top blue-enamel ribbon crown and at bottom stylized lozenge. Hinged ring support with scrolling leaf mount. Marked. Fine condition. Unglazed.

Dimensions: Frame (overall): H 2 7/8 x W 2 1/4 in. Window: Diameter: 1 1/2 in. Gross weight: 30.6 dwt or 47.6 g. #BT888

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

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Unger Bros in Newark. Oval window set in rectangular surround. Surround front has acid etched flowers and pierced abstract ornament on stippled ground. A beautiful synthesis of lush floral ornament and Teutonic rectilinearity. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 11 1/4 x W 8 3/4 in. Window: H 8 1/4 x W 6 1/4 in. #BT889

Modern sterling silver picture frame, ca 1950. Rectangular window in same surround with gently curved rails. With glass, silk lining, and wood back with unusual hinged support. Probably Japanese. Marked “Sterling 950”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 11 1/8 x W 9 1/8 in. Window: H 9 1/2 x W 7 5/8 in. #BR392