Picture Frames

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

Edwardian sterling silver and copper picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Oval window and flat surround with sterling silver forget-me-nots and leaves on copper ground. Sides same. Pretty and symbolically potent. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Hallmark includes pattern no. 16405 and director’s letter m (1907-47). Condition: Very good with some copper losses especially on side.

Dimensions: Frame: H 5 7/8 x W 4 1/4... Click for details

Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Unger Bros in New York. Rectangular window and flat surround engraved with feathery foliate scrolls and flowers. Hallmark includes no. 09534. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 12 7/8 x W 10 in. Window: H 11 1/8 x W 8 1/4 in. #BN669

Pretty Edwardian sterling silver picture frame. Made by Mauser in New York, ca 1900. Rectangular window and wide border engraved with scrollwork, foliage, and pendant bow-tied flowers. At bottom are 2 torches, a motif rich in metaphorical possibilities. Top has shaped cartouche (vacant). With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Hallmark includes no. 1520. Good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 13 3/4 x W 10 5/8 in. Window: H 10 7/8 x W 7 7/8... Click for details

Japonesque Revival sterling silver and mixed metal picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co in New York, ca 1970. Rectangular window and flat surround with engraved bamboo and mixed metal appliques, including a dragonfly – a perennial symbol of the modish exoticism associated with Tiffany since the late 19th-century. With glass, silk lining, and laminate back and hinged support. For landscape (horizontal) display. Hallmark includes postwar pattern no. 26005/95. Very good condition.

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Edwardian sterling silver picture frame. Retailed by JE Caldwell in Philadelphia. Rectangular with alternating vertical plain and pinstripes. At top horizontal frame between engraved garlands. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. Marks include maker’s (Lebkeucher) and retailer’s stamps and no. 2707JJB. Good condition. Top rail has minor lifting. Velvet wear and discoloration.

Dimensions: Frame: H 9 7/8 x W 7 3/8 in. Window: H 8 1/4 x W 5 3/4 in. #BN587

Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark. Rectangular with beveled and acid-etched sides: Wraparound reading entwined with fluid foliate scrollwork. Shaped cartouche (vacant). With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. Hallmark includes no. 4846. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 12 5/8 x W 9 7/8 in. Window: H 10 3/4 x W 8 in. #BN668

Edwardian glass and sterling silver picture frame. Made by TG Hawkes in Corning, New York. Rectangular window has fluted sterling silver border set in glass surround. Glass has vertical reeded stripes alternating with diaper-patterned stripes as well as 4 oval frames with acid-etched flower baskets, cornucopia, and fruits. Glass has flat sterling silver border. Fleurs-de-lys applied at corners. For portrait (vertical) display. With glass and silk-lined back and hinged support. Hallmarked... Click for details

Large Modern sterling silver picture frame. Retailed by JE Caldwell in Philadelphia, ca 1940. Rectangular window. Flat border has engine-turned wrap-around lines and rectangular tablet (vacant). For portrait (vertical) display. With glass, silk lining, and laminate back and hinged support. Fully marked including maker's stamp Hickok-Matthews (originally Lebkuecher), retailer's stamp, and no. 3011NN. Good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 15 1/4 x W 12 3/8 in. Window: H 13 5/8 x W 10 5/8 in.... Click for details

Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by J. Aitkin & Son in Birmingham in 1909. Bombe sides, bracket feet, and shaped top. Symmetrical whiplash lines with flowers. Frame mounted to stained-wood with hinged support. Rectangular window with glass. Hallmarked. Nice with period patina. Visible wear to wood.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 1/2 x W 7 1/2 in. Window: H 5 5/8 x W 3 3/4 in. #BN114

Edwardian sterling silver picture frame.  Made by Webster in North Attleboro, Mass., ca 1915. Rectangular window bordered by wrap around lines of varying width.  At top beribboned oval (vacant).  Nice period look.  With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. Hallmarked.  Very good condition.

Large dimensions: Frame: H 11 7/8 x W 9 3/4 in. Window: H 9 7/8 x W 7 5/8 in. #BM535

Antique English brass rope frame, ca. 1910. Concave rope mounted to perimeter of rectangular window. Rope is twisted and looped at corners. With beveled glass, silk lining, cloth back, and hinged brass support. A great addition to a nautical or equestrian interior.

Dimensions: Frame: 12 7/8 x W 10 1/4 in. Window: 8 1/4 x W 5 1/8 in. AX160