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English 19th Century Brass Black Eagle Prancing Horse in Custom Shadowbox Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
front of Queen Victoria. This lovely brass ornament has been mounted in a wooden custom-made shadowbox
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Brass

Framed Lady's Hair Comb from the 19th Century
Located in Asheville, NC
with mid century shadowbox frame, this piece is in fine condition for its age.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Glass

Antique Victorian Shadowbox with Religious Crucifix Scene, c. 1850's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Victorian Era religious shadowbox frame depicting Christ and the instruments of Passion also known
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1850s American Victorian Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Metal

Early 19th Century Hand-Colored Portrait Engraving of a Gentleman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
image is encased by parcel-gilt and black lacquered glass with a thick giltwood shadowbox frame
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1810s German Neoclassical Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Laid Paper

Late 19th Century Grand Tour Oil Print
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A late 19th century oil print in shadowbox frame, a Grand Tour souvenir. Orientalist scene with
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Late 19th Century African Grand Tour Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Paint

Antique Late 19th Century Grand Tour Oil Print
Late 19th Century Grand Tour Oil Print
H 14.75 in W 17.5 in D 3.5 in
Painted Wood Relief Model of a Three-Mast Ship, 20th Century
Located in Buchanan, MI
a shadowbox frame. Measures: 26 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (framed). We also have numerous other ship
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Canvas

Art Deco Flapper's Woolen Swim Suit, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
custom matte black shadowbox frame. Frame Measures: 41-1/4 in H x 25-1/4 in W
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Wool

18th Century French Devotional Shadow Box with Nevers Glass Figures
By Nevers
Located in Maidstone, GB
A shadowbox frame, densely filled with scrolls and ornaments of rolled paper, gilt and pigmented
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Late 18th Century French Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Paper, Glass, Wood

Art Deco Flapper's Woolen Swim Suit, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
in the glass. Mounted in a custom matte black shadowbox frame. Frame Measures: 41-1/4 in H x 25-1/4
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Wool

Striped Inca Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, circa 1400-1532 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
shadowbox frame. It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic
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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Textile

Antique 13-Star Patriotic Sash by Louis E. Stilz & Bros., Late 19th Century
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
shadowbox frame. Framed dimensions: 47" H x 17" W x 2" D.
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Late 19th Century American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Cotton

Late 19th Century English Diorama Clipper Ship Shadowbox
Located in New York, NY
painted in cloudy sky in mahogany frame.  
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Mahogany

1868 Rare Antique English Victorian Shadowbox Teacup Saucer & Plate Set
Located in Dayton, OH
turquoise, gold, and ringed with flowers and ribbon designs. Mounted in deep multi beveled frame shadowboxes
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1860s Victorian Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 19th Century Infant Christening Gown Lace Baby Dress Shadowbox
Located in Dayton, OH
"Early 19th century infant’s white lace trimmed christening gown, frame in a shadowbox with robin’s
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Cotton

Italian branch coral and coral bead necklaces in a custom shadowbox, c. 1930
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Branch coral and bead coral necklaces mounted on green linen and in a shadow box frame. Italy
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Pink Coral

Framed French Porcelain Fragment
Located in Tampa, FL
A piece, fragment of porcelain off of a piece of furniture in a shadowbox and trimmed in French
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1820s French Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Framed French Porcelain Fragment
Framed French Porcelain Fragment
H 13.5 in W 17 in D 1.5 in
Framed Antique Tibetan Buddhist Thangka
Located in Atlanta, GA
Buddhas. The piece is displayed on a linen canvas in a plexiglass shadowbox as shown.  
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19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Textile, Acrylic

Framed Collection of Twenty-One Native American Arrowheads
Located in Chicago, IL
framed within a 19th-century faux grain painted shadowbox, these arrowheads not only capture the beauty
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15th Century and Earlier American Native American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Stone

Shadow Box Frame w/Small Image of a Woman
Located in Malibu, CA
Original oil painting mounted on linen & place in antique Empire period shadowbox mahogany frame
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19th Century American American Empire Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Linen, Wood, Mahogany

Large Antique Architectural Trompe L'oeil Framed Ceiling Mural
Located in Forney, TX
, framed in a later carved giltwood shadowbox style frame. The uniquely dimensional hand-painted art
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19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Plexiglass, Giltwood

Antique Handpainted Osborne China Plate Mounted in Gold Gilt Carved Wood Frame
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning antique handprinted Osborne China 24K gold plate, mounted in a custom framed shadowbox
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Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Antique Handpainted Osborne China Plate Mounted in Gold Gilt Carved Wood Frame
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning antique handprinted Osborne China 24K gold plate, mounted in a custom framed shadowbox
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Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Antique Victorian Wax Floral Mourning Wreath Oval Mahogany Shadow Box Oddity
Located in Philadelphia, PA
arrangement, oval mahogany shadowbox wood frame, gold gilt interior trim, glass front, very nice antique item
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19th Century Victorian Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Glass, Wood

Monumental Antique Mounted Japanese Daimyo Procession Hand Scrolls, Set of Four
Located in Sheridan, CO
mounted and frame in deep shadowbox style frames. The group weighs approximately 140 lbs These museum
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Acrylic, Hardwood, Paint, Paper

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carved Wood Chain
Located in Chicago, IL
expert carver and stained to mimic the finish of iron. Hang on a wall, pile on your desk, or frame in a
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Wood

18th Century French Diorama of Christ Church Oxford
Located in Stamford, CT
shadowbox with gold leaf ripple frame. Though titled on the reverse "Vue du College de Ste Marie et de Hotel
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Paper

Rare Suffragette Armband in Golden Yellow Felt, ca 1912-1919
Located in York County, PA
period. Mounting: The textile was mounted and framed within our own conservation department, which is
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1910s American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Felt

19th Century Musical Picture Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
standing villagers and a dog. The painting, the clock and the music box are enclosed within a shadowbox
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1850s European Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

19th Century Musical Picture Clock
19th Century Musical Picture Clock
H 36.5 in W 44 in D 8 in
Antique Francois Grenier Mixed Media 3D "Tiger Hunt" Collage La Chasse au Tigre
Located in Dayton, OH
. 1793-1867. This work features a hunting scene from India, framed shadowbox style, signed in stone lower
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Early 19th Century British Colonial Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Organic Material, Paper

44 Star Antique Parade Flag, Hourglass Formation, Wyoming Statehood ca 1890-1896
Located in York County, PA
, black in color. The mount was placed in a shadowbox depth molding with a step-down profile molding and a
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Late 19th Century American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Cotton

Early California Republic Kerchief, Likely Made at the Panama-Pacific Expo 1915
Located in York County, PA
shadowbox style frame with a finish that is nearly black, with red undertones and highlights, to which a
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Early 20th Century American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Silk

Abstract Paracas Precolumbian Textile, Peru, 1100-1400 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Earth tones pre-Columbian textile fragment with abstract embroidered figures. This piece is framed
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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Textile

Intricate Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Chancay culture in Peru. This piece is framed in a black shadowbox. It is a wonder to behold
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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Textile

Civil War Apron, Made In Cambridge, OH by Laura, Hynes, ca 1861
Located in York County, PA
mounted and framed within our own conservation department, which is led by expert staff. We take great
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1860s American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Cotton

Patriotic 48-Star American Flag Folding Fan
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
mounted, in an archival shadowbox in a custom-built black wooden frame. An engraved silver plaque is
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Early 20th Century Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Paper

Hunt Brother Circus & Wild West Show Three-Sheet Broadside, circa 1900-1910
Located in York County, PA
2-part frame consists of a textured, black molding with a convex face and a deep, shadowbox profile
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Early 20th Century American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Paper

Angora Chaps with Beautiful Tooled Leather, Made by John Clark Saddlery
Located in York County, PA
mention of any of John Clark and Elizabeth’s sons or daughters. Mounting: The solid walnut frame is of
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Late 19th Century American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Leather

Violet & Yellow Suffragette Parade Banner, Ca 1910-1920
Located in York County, PA
U.S. and English hues commonly used by Suffragettes. Mounting: The banner was mounted and framed
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Early 20th Century Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Silk

Hand-Pained Banner with the Seal of the State of Mississippi, circa 1872
Located in York County, PA
and a remarkable relic of the state. Mounting: The banner was mounted and framed within our own
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1870s American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Cotton

Hand-Painted 19th Century Banner with the 1867 Proposed Seal of Illinois
Located in York County, PA
mounted and framed within our own conservation department, which is led by masters degree trained staff
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1860s American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Cotton

Commission Pennant with 13 Stars, like for Private Vessel, Ca 1892-1910
Located in York County, PA
mounted and framed within our own conservation department, which is led by expert staff. We take great
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Late 19th Century American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Wool

"Equal suffrage for Michigan in 1916" Advertising Fan for the Bissell Company
Located in York County, PA
and highlights, was added as a liner. The frame was converted into a deep shadowbox to accommodate the
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1910s American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Silk

Hand-Painted Patriotic Banner With The Seal of the State of Illinois
Located in York County, PA
. Mounting: The banner was mounted and framed within our own conservation department, which is led by masters
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1860s North American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Canvas

38 Star Parade Flag with Whimsical 6-Pointed Stars, Colorado Statehood
Located in York County, PA
overtones, to which a flat, silver molding was added as a liner. A shadowbox was created for more dramatic
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Late 19th Century American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Cotton

Hand-Painted Patriotic Banner with the Seal of the State of Virginia
Located in York County, PA
Italian molding. A shadowbox was created to accommodate the staff. The glazing is U.V. protective acrylic
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19th Century Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Canvas

Hand-Painted Patriotic Banner with the Seal of the State of Oregon
Located in York County, PA
-painted, hand-gilded and distressed Italian molding. A shadowbox was created to accommodate the staff. The
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Late 19th Century American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Canvas

Pennsylvania Bird and Flower Shadowbox
Located in North Egremont, MA
bird made of both fabric and paper. All original shadowbox framing.
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Late 19th Century American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Pennsylvania Bird and Flower Shadowbox
Pennsylvania Bird and Flower Shadowbox
H 12.75 in W 10.75 in D 2.25 in
Framed 18th Century Wax Seals
Located in Boston, MA
Green glazed shadowbox framing with protective glass. Each imprint is unique. Hook for hanging on
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18th Century French Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Glass, Paper

Framed 18th Century Wax Seals
Framed 18th Century Wax Seals
H 12 in W 15.75 in D 2.5 in
Framed 18th Century Wax Seals
Located in Boston, MA
Green glazed shadowbox framing with protective glass. Each imprint is unique. Hook for hanging on
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18th Century French Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Glass, Paper

Framed 18th Century Wax Seals
Framed 18th Century Wax Seals
H 12 in W 15.75 in D 2.5 in
Antique Sailor Made Sword
Located in Acworth, GA
bill from swordfish and make them into swords. It is framed in a shadowbox frame with UV acrylic on the
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Early 20th Century Unknown American Classical Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Horn, Wood

Antique Sailor Made Sword
Antique Sailor Made Sword
H 14 in W 42 in D 4 in
"Snowflakes" by Wilson Bentley
By Wilson A. Bentley
Located in St. Louis, MO
, artist mounted to embossed cards (5" x 5"), two dated verso in pencil; each shadowbox framed with
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Early 20th Century American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Paper

"Snowflakes" by Wilson Bentley
"Snowflakes" by Wilson Bentley
H 5 in W 5 in D 0.13 in
PR OF SHADOWBOXES W/ ROLLED PAPER AND POLYCHROME PUTTI HEADS
Located in Natchez, MS
in fruitwood frames.
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19th Century French Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Wood, Glass, Paper

Carved Wooden Doll in Shadow Box
Located in New York, NY
doll. Archivally framed behind ultraviolent plexiglass in wood shadowbox with beaded edge.
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19th Century American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Cotton, Leather, Linen, Wood

Carved Wooden Doll in Shadow Box
Carved Wooden Doll in Shadow Box
H 20.5 in W 24.5 in D 3 in
Grand Tour Intaglio Collection, Early 19th Century
By Antonio Odelli
Located in Houston, TX
framed in shadowboxes. Made by Antonio Odelli, early 19th century. This group has a number of large
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Plaster

Amy Kim Keeler "Waves 02", 2017
By Amy Keeler
Located in Berkeley, CA
Exquisite textile weaving by Bay Area artist, Amy Kim Keeler, circa 2017. Beautifully framed in a
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Early 20th Century American Organic Modern Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Cotton, Linen, Walnut

Amy Kim Keeler "Waves 02", 2017
Amy Kim Keeler "Waves 02", 2017
H 11.5 in W 26 in D 1.5 in
Antique American Folk Art New England Coasting Schooner Diorama
Located in Palm City, FL
This is a wonderful example of a very rustic sailor made shadowbox or diorama of a two masted, gaff
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19th Century American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Rare San Francisco Earthquake Fire Painting , 1906
By Sivert Sivertsen
Located in San Francisco, CA
mounted in an old shadowbox carved wood frame. The frame has wear and may very well be original to the
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Early 20th Century American Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Wood, Canvas

Antique Victorian Mourning Hair Wreath in Giltwood Shadowbox Frame, circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian mourning hair wreath mounted in deep giltwood shadowbox frame, circa 1880
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

English Silk Needlework, 18th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
Silk needlework, English, 18th century, with two figures, birds, and animals set in a shadowbox
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18th Century Antique Shadowbox Frames

Materials

Silk

English Silk Needlework, 18th Century
English Silk Needlework, 18th Century
H 13.5 in W 17.5 in L 13.5 in
Antique Gilt Indian Prayer Book
Located in Bridgeport, CT
mounted in a custom shadowbox frame. Very good condition.
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Early 20th Century Indian Tibetan Antique Shadowbox Frames

Antique Gilt Indian Prayer Book
Antique Gilt Indian Prayer Book
H 53.5 in W 29.75 in D 2.5 in
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Antique Shadowbox Frames For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique shadowbox frames for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique shadowbox frames was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wood and canvas. Antique shadowbox frames have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique shadowbox frames to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Victorian, folk art and neoclassical antique shadowbox frames are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made antique shadowbox frames over the years, but those made by Sioux Indian Art are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Shadowbox Frames?

Antique shadowbox frames can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,400, while the lowest priced sells for $300 and the highest can go for as much as $13,500.
Questions About Antique Shadowbox Frames
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    Antique picture frames can be very valuable, particularly if they are older and have maintained their high quality. Some designs are considered classically attractive and are more valuable even if they are not as old.
    1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021
    Yes, antique picture frames are considered valuable. They are regarded as high-value collectibles and can often be seen in exhibits without canvases, as art pieces on their own. Made of wood traditionally, antique picture frames remain very popular owing to their ability to be shaped in varied profiles. You can choose from a wide variety of antique picture frames, including designs in antique and vintage, new and contemporary, and 21st century pre-owned styles on 1stDibs.