Are antique picture frames valuable?

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.

Antique American Frames

19th Century Queen Bed Frame

19th Century Four Poster Bed

Spindle Bed

American Carved Bed 19th Century

American School Painting

Mahagony Beds

Bed Posts

Antique Headboards

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing "Monothecium Aristatum"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing "Monothecium Aristatum"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Vitex Negundo"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Vitex Negundo"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a Vitex

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Justicia Hookeriana"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Justicia Hookeriana"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Justicia Glabra"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Justicia Glabra"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing "Lepidagathis Cristata"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing "Lepidagathis Cristata"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Rungia Parviflora"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Rungia Parviflora"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a Rungia

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Graptophyllum Earlii"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Graptophyllum Earlii"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Justicia Diffusa"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Justicia Diffusa"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Rungia Parviflora"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Rungia Parviflora"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a Rungia

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Vitex Leucoxylon"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Vitex Leucoxylon"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a Vitex

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Verbena Officinalis"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Verbena Officinalis"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a Verbena

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Rungia Linifolia"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Rungia Linifolia"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a Rungia

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Justicia Wynaadensis"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Justicia Wynaadensis"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Ecbolium Linneanum"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Ecbolium Linneanum"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Justicia Montana"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Justicia Montana"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Rungia Repens"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Rungia Repens"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a Rungia

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Dianthera Wallichii"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Dianthera Wallichii"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Rungia Wightiana"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Rungia Wightiana"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a Rungia

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Jacobinia Pauciflora"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Jacobinia Pauciflora"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Lepidagathis Pungens"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Lepidagathis Pungens"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Rungia Apiculata"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Rungia Apiculata"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a Rungia

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Callicarpa Lanata"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Callicarpa Lanata"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Lepidagathis Mitis"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Lepidagathis Mitis"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Bouchea Marrubifolia"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Bouchea Marrubifolia"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a Bouchea

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Ecbolium Linneanum"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Ecbolium Linneanum"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Lippia Nodiflora"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Lippia Nodiflora"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a Lippia

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Justicia Gendarussa"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Justicia Gendarussa"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Vitex Altissima"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Vitex Altissima"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a Vitex

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Premna Glaberimma"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Premna Glaberimma"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a Premna

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Dicliptera Zeylanica"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Dicliptera Zeylanica"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Aloysia Citriodora"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Aloysia Citriodora"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a Aloysia

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Rungia Latior"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Rungia Latior"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a Rungia

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Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Myoporum Parvifolium"

$2,200

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Framed American Victorian 19th Century Botanical Drawing, "Myoporum Parvifolium"

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawing depicting a

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Antique American Super Realist Trompe L'Oeil Framed Signed Still Life Painting, 1900

$1,475

H 19 in W 15 in D 2 in

Antique American Super Realist Trompe L'Oeil Framed Signed Still Life Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Early American super realist trompe l'oeil still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas, lain

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1890s Realist Antique American Frames

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Canvas, Oil

Otto HakeOtto Hake Signed American Modernist Woman Portrait Framed Original Oil Painting, 1930

$716Sale Price|20% Off

H 15 in W 14 in D 2 in

Otto Hake Signed American Modernist Woman Portrait Framed Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Nice modernist portrait for sale here. Oil on board. Signed. Nicely framed. Image size, 9L x

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1920s Modern Antique American Frames

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Canvas, Oil

Cyrenius Hall (1830 - 1896)Antique American Elegant 19th Century Fruit Still Life Framed Rare Oil Painting, 1880

$1,400Sale Price|20% Off

H 20 in W 27 in D 2 in

Antique American Elegant 19th Century Fruit Still Life Framed Rare Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Very nicely painted early American realist fruit still life painting by Cyrenius Hall (1830 - 1896

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1880s Realist Antique American Frames

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Canvas, Oil

American 19th Century Folk Art Framed East Hampton Diorama

$2,500

H 23.5 in W 26 in D 3 in

American 19th Century Folk Art Framed East Hampton Diorama

Located in Tampa, FL

town of East Hampton in remarkable detail. Housed in its original gilt frame, the scene is crafted

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1890s American Antique American Frames

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Wood, Paper

Nicholas Richard BrewerAn American Family Portrait, 1915

$4,250

H 53 in W 43 in D 2 in

An American Family Portrait

By Nicholas Richard Brewer

Located in San Francisco, CA

This oil-on-canvas portrait was painted in 1915 by the American artist Nicholas Richard Brewer

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique American Frames

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Realist Framed Flower Jug Still Life Oil Painting Yellow Roses, 1890's

$951Sale Price|20% Off

H 26 in W 22 in D 2 in

Antique American Realist Framed Flower Jug Still Life Oil Painting Yellow Roses

Located in Buffalo, NY

Very impressive antique American flower still life oil painting. Stunning and unique original

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Late 19th Century Modern Antique American Frames

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Canvas, Oil

American 1860's Hudson River Frame - 13 x 9.75, 1860

$7,900

H 13 in W 9.75 in D 3.5 in

American 1860's Hudson River Frame - 13 x 9.75

Located in Jacksonville, FL

American 1860's Hudson River Frame. American 1860 applied ornament & gilded Rabbet Size: 13 x 9.75

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American 1860's Hudson River Frame 14 x 11

$7,900

H 14 in W 11 in D 3 in

American 1860's Hudson River Frame 14 x 11

Located in Jacksonville, FL

American 1860's Hudson River Frame Rabbet Size: 14 x 11 in. Sight Size: 12.75 x 9.75 in. Overall

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American 1870's Gilt/Wood Frame - 9 x 7, 1870

$7,900

H 9 in W 7 in D 3 in

American 1870's Gilt/Wood Frame - 9 x 7

Located in Jacksonville, FL

American 1870's Hudson River School Gilt/Wood Frame with fluted cove interior. Rabbet Size: 9 x 7

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1870s Antique American Frames

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Wood

49 Framed American Victorian 19th Century Watercolor Botanical Drawings

$2,200 / item

H 23 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

49 Framed American Victorian 19th Century Watercolor Botanical Drawings

Located in Queens, NY

49 American Victorian (19th Century) watercolor, ink, and pencil botanical drawings depicting

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19th Century American Victorian Antique American Frames

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Giltwood

Framed American needle work sampler by Anna Woodbury, 1839

$900

H 21.5 in W 21.5 in D 1.75 in

Framed American needle work sampler by Anna Woodbury, 1839

Located in Kenilworth, IL

American marking sampler, featuring five sample alphabets and a numerical progression in

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Mid-19th Century American Antique American Frames

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Linen, Silk

Antique Lithography Map, South America, English, Framed, Cartography, Victorian

$859

H 21.86 in W 17.13 in D 0.79 in

Antique Lithography Map, South America, English, Framed, Cartography, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique lithography map of South America. An English, framed atlas engraving of

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Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique American Frames

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Wood

Miniature Mourning Portrait Painting 14K Solid Gold Frame American

$5,750

W 2 in L 3 in

Miniature Mourning Portrait Painting 14K Solid Gold Frame American

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Marked 1803, mourning portrait American work Marked 1803, mourning portrait American work, 14

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Early 1800s American Post-War Antique American Frames

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Gold

Dr. Robert John ThorntonAgave or American Aloe: A Framed Hand-colored Engraving from Robert Thornton, 1811

$1,775

H 21.63 in W 16.63 in D 1 in

Agave or American Aloe: A Framed Hand-colored Engraving from Robert Thornton

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Alamo, CA

This is a framed hand-colored botanical engraving entitled "Agave or American Aloe" by Reinagle for

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Early 19th Century Antique American Frames

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Engraving, Mezzotint

American Oil on Canvas of Landscape in Original Gilt Frame, Circa 1870

$8,000

H 23 in W 31.5 in D 2 in

American Oil on Canvas of Landscape in Original Gilt Frame, Circa 1870

Located in Charleston, SC

American oil on canvas of landscape depicting mountains, meadows, and a stream in the original

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1870s American American Empire Antique American Frames

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Gold Leaf

Adolf StielerNorth America: A Framed Hand-colored 19th Century German Map by Adolph Stieler, 1832

$975

H 19.5 in W 22 in D 0.88 in

North America: A Framed Hand-colored 19th Century German Map by Adolph Stieler

By Adolf Stieler

Located in Alamo, CA

This framed early 19th century map of North America entitled "Nord-Amerika" is plate No. LIV (No

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1830s Antique American Frames

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Engraving

Framed Portrait Painting of a Man with Beard by American Artist Genie Brock

$2,000

H 20 in W 17 in D 1.25 in

Framed Portrait Painting of a Man with Beard by American Artist Genie Brock

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

Vertical portrait painting of a man by American artist Genie Brock. (Oklahoma, circa early 20th

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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique American Frames

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

19th Century South American Colonial Silver and Leather Belt – Framed

$3,335

H 2.76 in W 45.28 in D 1.19 in

19th Century South American Colonial Silver and Leather Belt – Framed

Located in Madrid, ES

"19th Century South American Colonial Silver and Leather Belt – Framed (Bolivia)" Origin: Bolivia

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19th Century Bolivian Spanish Colonial Antique American Frames

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Silver

Framed American Folk Art Sandpaper Drawing After Thomas Cole, 1840s

$2,850

H 25.25 in W 35 in D 2.75 in

Framed American Folk Art Sandpaper Drawing After Thomas Cole, 1840s

Located in Hudson, NY

" painted in 1842. It is mounted inside a lemon gold frame with old wavey glass, likely the original. Image

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1840s American Folk Art Antique American Frames

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Paper

American Steel Engraving of George Washington in Orig. Gilt Starred Frame C 1800

$45,000

H 32.5 in W 23 in D 1.75 in

American Steel Engraving of George Washington in Orig. Gilt Starred Frame C 1800

By John Trumbull

Located in Charleston, SC

American Steel Engraving of General George Washington "Before the Battle of Trenton" By John

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Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique American Frames

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Steel

Large 1880s American Gilt Barbizon Frame with Acanthus & Cartouche Motifs

$22,000

H 69 in W 54.5 in

Large 1880s American Gilt Barbizon Frame with Acanthus & Cartouche Motifs

Located in Jacksonville, FL

Late 19th-Century American Gilt Frame with Ornamental Acanthus Details This impressive 1880s

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Late 19th Century Barbizon School Antique American Frames

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Wood

American Hudson River School Gilded Wood Frame / or Mirror

$2,950

H 27.38 in W 23.25 in D 3 in

American Hudson River School Gilded Wood Frame / or Mirror

Located in Chicago, IL

A nice early antique Hudson River School Design frame of quality construction and gilding. Large

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19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique American Frames

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Wood

Antique American Victorian Painted Portrait in Original Rosewood Frame

$1,590

H 25 in W 20 in D 2 in

Antique American Victorian Painted Portrait in Original Rosewood Frame

Located in BENSENVILLE, IL

detailed and of the utmost of skill, this painter showcases his/her abilities quite well. Framed in its

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19th Century American Victorian Antique American Frames

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Rosewood

Victorian Framed Monograph Print, Titled: The American Academy In Rome

$1,450

Victorian Framed Monograph Print, Titled: The American Academy In Rome

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian framed monograph print featuring the architectual blueprint for "The American

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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique American Frames

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Paper

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Antique American Frames For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of antique american frames available for sale. Finding the perfect Impressionist, Modern or Post-Impressionist examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique american frames available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes brown, gray, black, orange and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Henry Bayley Snell, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Joseph Pennell, Martha Walter and Arthur Clifton Goodwin are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and fabric.

How Much are Antique American Frames?

The average selling price for antique american frames we offer is $2,798, while they’re typically $150 on the low end and $1,118,750 for the highest priced.