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Lucite Photo Frame

Pair of Italian Lucite photo frames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Material & Finish Made from Lucite (a high-quality acrylic resin), known for its glass-like clarity
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Picture Frames

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Lucite

Pair of Italian Lucite photo frames
Pair of Italian Lucite photo frames
$940 / set
H 11 in W 9 in D 1 in
Crespi Style Photo Frame in Lucite Tortoiseshell, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous photo frame in lucite with a stunning tortoiseshell effect. This elegant piece was
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Lucite, Plexiglass

Mid-Century Modern Brass Lucite Tortoiseshell Photo Frame, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nicolosi, IT
A quintessential example of 1970s Italian design, this striking photo frame combines rich
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Brass

Photo Frame in Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite, Christian Dior, Italy, 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
body of this delightful photo frame is made in lucite with a marvelous tortoiseshell effect. The simple
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Lucite

Christian Dior Photo Frame in Lucite Tortoiseshell and Brass, Italy, 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous Mid-Century photo frame in curved lucite with a beautiful tortoiseshell effect and brass
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Brass

Modernist Red Lucite Picture Frame, circa 1970
By Design Editions Italy
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful Pop Art modernist Lucite picture photo frame features a thick neon red Lucite slab
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Picture Frames

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Lucite

Modernist Red Lucite Picture Frame, circa 1970
Modernist Red Lucite Picture Frame, circa 1970
$500
H 7.5 in W 7.5 in D 0.82 in
Pop Art Modernist Neon Yellow Lucite Picture Frame, Italy 1970s
By Design Editions Italy
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Italian 1970s Pop Art modernist Lucite picture photo frame features a thick neon
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Picture Frames

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Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass

Michel Dumas for Roche Bobois Chrome and Lucite Picture Frame
By Michel Dumas, Roche Bobois
Located in Atlanta, GA
Michel Dumas for Roche Bobois designed this stunning Machine Age metal and Lucite picture frame
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Vintage 1960s French Modern Picture Frames

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Metal, Chrome

Pair of Bob Cornell op art era photo cubes on rotating chrome base
Located in Ferndale, MI
Vintage 1960s Mod OP art Lucite photo prism sculpture on rotating chrome base . Designed by Bob
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Chrome

Recent Sales

Pair of English Art Deco Marbled Brown Lucite Photo Frames
Located in Port Hope, ON
This pair of English Art Deco picture frames are in brown marbled Lucite and feature a stylistic
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Picture Frames

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Lucite

Pair of English Art Deco Marbled Pale Green Lucite Photo Frames
Located in Port Hope, ON
This pair of English Art Deco photo frames are in marbled pale green Lucite and feature a stylistic
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Picture Frames

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Lucite

Red Lucite Photo Frame, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
This beautiful 1970s Pop Art lucite photo frame features a thick, neon red lucite sheet with a
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Plexiglass

Red Lucite Photo Frame, Italy 1970s
Red Lucite Photo Frame, Italy 1970s
H 11.82 in W 0.79 in D 10.24 in
Dior Home Style Brass and Tortoise Lucite Photo Frame, Italy 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Naples, IT
Dior Home style photo frame made of lucite with tortoiseshell motif and brass, Italy, circa 1970
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Brass and Lucite Photo Frame in the Style of Gabriella Crespi
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A brass and fake tortoise Lucite Italian photo frame. It's made in the 1960s, brass and Lucite are
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Brass

1940's Hollywood Lucite Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Beveled and polished lucite photo frames with stylized scrolled borders and floating
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20th Century Picture Frames

Industrial Machine Age Chrome and Lucite Picture Frame, France 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a beautiful French Machine Age metal and Lucite photo frame with a modernist industrial
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Vintage 1960s French Industrial Picture Frames

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Metal, Chrome

Lucite Double Table Photo Frame, Italy 1980s
Located in Naples, IT
Elegant and modern photo frame made of original 1980s transparent methacrylate. Composed of two
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Chrome

Lucite Double Table Photo Frame, Italy 1980s
Lucite Double Table Photo Frame, Italy 1980s
H 12.6 in W 2.76 in D 10.24 in
1970s Large Black Lucite and Chrome Picture Photo Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant large 1970s modernist picture photo frame. Refined minimalist design with thick black
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Vintage 1970s French Modern Picture Frames

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Chrome

Tortoiseshell Lucite Picture Photo Frame Holder 1970s in Christian Dior Style
By Christian Dior
Located in Rome, IT
Tortoiseshell Lucite picture photo frame holder 1970s in Christian Dior style.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Lucite, Plexiglass

Lucite, Rattan and Aluminum Picture Frame, Italy 1970s
By Design Editions Italy
Located in Atlanta, GA
blended into the Lucite material. The photo frame view is surrounded by gilded anodized metal. This
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Metal, Aluminum

Modern Multi-Layers Lucite and Chrome Picture Frame, Italy 1980s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful and substantial Italian modern Lucite picture photo frame was designed in the 1980s
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Picture Frames

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Metal, Chrome

Industrial Machine Age Chrome and Lucite Picture Frame, France 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning French Machine Age metal and Lucite picture photo frame designed in the 1960s. Modernist
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Vintage 1960s French Industrial Picture Frames

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Metal, Chrome

Tortoiseshell Lucite and Chrome Picture Photo Frame, circa 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-Century modernist picture photo frame, France, circa 1970s. Imitation tortoise shell pattern
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Chrome

Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Picture Photo Frame Guzzini, Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist picture photo frame in tortoise shell pattern and crystal clear Lucite with shinny gilded
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Brass

Midcentury M. Rega Lucite and Brass Rectangular Photo Frame Italy, 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Palermo, IT
Elegant rectangular photo frame in Lucite and brass. The texture of the polymeric material recalls
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Brass

Gabriella Crespi Style Photo Frame in Lucite Tortoiseshell Brass, Italy, 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Roma, IT
Attributable to Gabriella Crespi photo frame in Lucite tortoiseshell and brass, Italy, 1970s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Brass

Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Picture Photo Frame Christian Dior Style, 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Rome, IT
Picture frame in Christian Dior style made of Lucite in a tortoiseshell pattern and brass, France
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Brass

Italian Designer Mid-Century Modern Chrome, Lucite, Rattan Picture Photo Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant decorative picture photo frame, perfect for living space or vanity. Crystal clear Lucite
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Brass

Gabriella Crespi Style Photo Frame in Lucite Tortoiseshell Brass, Italy, 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic Mid-Century photo frame in tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass. This incredibly
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Brass

Italian Studio Silva 1970s Tortoiseshell Lucite and Chrome Picture Photo Frame
By Studio Silva
Located in Atlanta, GA
1970s modernist picture photo frame designed by Silva Studio, Italy. Thick Lucite slab in
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Chrome

Gabriella Crespi Style Photo Frame in Bamboo, Lucite and Brass, Italy, 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Roma, IT
Attributable to Gabriella Crespi photo frame in bamboo, Lucite and brass. Italy, 1970s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Brass

Dior Square Photo Frame in Brass, Beveled Lucite and Vienna Straw, Italy 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous square picture frame made in brass and clear beveled lucite enriched inside with Vienna
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Brass

1980s Italian Lucite Large Picture Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful modernist Lucite picture photo frame designed by Oggi design, Italy. Large and thick
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Picture Frames

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Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass

1980s Italian Lucite Large Picture Frame
1980s Italian Lucite Large Picture Frame
H 13 in W 17.33 in D 3.94 in
Lucite, Rattan and Aluminum Picture Frame, Italy 1970s
By Studio Italia Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
has been blended into the Lucite material. The photo frame view is surrounded by gilded anodized metal
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Metal, Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern OP Art Chrome Base and Lucite Spinning Photo Cube Sculpture
By Victor Vasarely
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage 1960s Mod OP art Lucite and chrome base Photo Prism sculpture designed by Bob Cornell
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Chrome

Italian Brass Easel-Shaped Photo Frame by Montagnani, Italy 1970s
By Montagnani
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century photo frame fully made in solid brass. This charming piece was made in Italy
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Brass

Italian Brass Easel-Shaped Photo Frame by Montagnani, Italy 1970s
By Montagnani
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century photo frame fully made in solid brass. This charming piece was made in Italy
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Brass

Modern Multi-Layers Lucite and Chrome Picture Frame, Italy 1980s
By Studio Italia Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful and substantial modern Lucite picture photo frame was crafted in Italy in the 1980s
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Picture Frames

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Metal, Chrome

Lucite and Chrome Picture Frame by Michel Dumas for Roche Bobois
By Michel Dumas, Roche Bobois
Located in Atlanta, GA
Michel Dumas for Roche Bobois designed this stunning Machine Age metal and Lucite picture frame
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Vintage 1960s French Industrial Picture Frames

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Metal, Chrome

MCM Lucite / Acrylic Clear Photo Display Stand / Rolodex Frame
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and hard to find MCM Lucite / acrylic clear photo display stand / rolodex frame with
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Lucite

MUGSHOTS Photo Art - 60 Framed Original Mugshots from 1950s and 1960s
Located in North Miami, FL
Incredible collection of original mugshots from Philadelphia Police Department in 1950s and 1960s. These are petty crimes of the era, bootlegging, racketeering, etc. It is such a ...
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Vintage 1950s American Photography

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Glass, Lucite

Vintage Lucite Photo Frame
Located in New York, NY
1970's French lucite photo frame. Two available, with slight variation.
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Vintage 1970s French Picture Frames

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Lucite

Vintage Lucite Photo Frame
Vintage Lucite Photo Frame
H 5.5 in W 5.5 in D 3 in
1970's French Lucite Photo Frame
Located in New York, NY
Vintage French lucite photo frames. Two available, with slight variation.
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Vintage 1970s French Picture Frames

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Lucite

1970's French Lucite Photo Frame
1970's French Lucite Photo Frame
H 5.5 in W 5.5 in D 3 in
Vintage Lucite Picture Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set on a faceted base with round columns, this charming Lucite frame holds a photo between two
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Lucite

Vintage Lucite Picture Frame
Vintage Lucite Picture Frame
H 5.5 in W 2.5 in L 5.5 in
Italian 1960s Photo Frame
Located in London, GB
Lucite and brass photo frame with inlaid brass design in Lucite, Italian, 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Picture Frames

Italian 1960s Photo Frame
Italian 1960s Photo Frame
H 14.18 in W 10.63 in D 0.79 in
Large Pair of American Art Deco Asymmetrical Lucite Reversible Circular Frames.
Located in Port Hope, ON
This pair of American Art Deco asymmetrical tubular clear Lucite reversible photo frames is unusual
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Picture Frames

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Lucite

Italian Lucite Photo Frame, 1970s
Located in Savona, IT
Photo frame of Italian manufacture from the 1970s. Rectangular block in transparent Lucite. Back
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Lucite

Italian Lucite Photo Frame, 1970s
Italian Lucite Photo Frame, 1970s
H 5.52 in W 3.94 in D 0.99 in
Large English Art Deco Asymmetrical Pistachio and Clear Lucite Photo Frame
Located in Port Hope, ON
This large English Art Deco asymmetrical and reversible pistachio colored table picture frame is
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Picture Frames

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Lucite

Large American Art Deco Pink Tinged Clear Lucite and Glass Photo Frame
Located in Port Hope, ON
This stylish large American Art Deco photo frame features two sheets of glass (11 in X 9.5 in) that
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Picture Frames

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Lucite

English Art Deco Red, White and Clear Lucite Odeon Style Desk Photo Frame
Located in Port Hope, ON
This English Art Deco photo frame features an Odeon style arrangement of layers of red and white
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Vintage 1940s Great Britain (UK) Art Deco Picture Frames

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Lucite

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Lucite Photo Frame For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal lucite photo frame for your home. Frequently made of lucite, plastic and metal, every lucite photo frame was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer lucite photo frame, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each lucite photo frame bearing Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made lucite photo frame over the years, but those crafted by Gabriella Crespi, Guzzini and Studio Silva are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Lucite Photo Frame?

The average selling price for a lucite photo frame at 1stDibs is $650, while they’re typically $250 on the low end and $8,800 for the highest priced.

Materials: Plastic Furniture

Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.

From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.

When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.

Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.

Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Picture-frames for You

Picture frames have the distinct role of presenting artwork in your home. A good frame can elevate the appearance of a fine oil painting or provocative fine-art photograph. From ornate handcrafted designs to streamlined wooden styles, some antique, new and vintage picture frames have become stand-alone pieces of art on their own.

Frames were originally a part of paintings themselves before they were separate structures carved from walnut and other woods for use with items like portrait paintings and mirrors. The design of frames evolved in Renaissance-era Italy, where an artist might create his own gilded or painted frame. Today, there are all kinds of picture frames made from a variety of materials, including silver, bronze and acrylic.

Displaying art in the home is an art in and of itself, and trends and new art movements have dictated how picture frames have been integrated into home interiors over the years. When Abstract Expressionist art emerged during the 1930s, for example, collectors utilized minimalist frames to hang abstract works or dispensed with frames entirely. Today, mixing mediums and frame designs make for endless combinations, but knowing how to arrange wall art can help even if you’re feeling adventurous.

Whether it’s a dark wood frame for your landscape paintings, a sleek chrome mid-century modern frame to show off your black-and-white photography or a bold Art Deco frame that might completely outshine its subject, find an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage picture frames on 1stDibs.

Questions About Lucite Photo Frame
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    The best frame for a black and white photo is really a matter of preference. Some may suggest choosing a frame color that matches a shade in an image while others suggest a bolder colored frame for a dramatic effect. Shop frames on 1stDibs.