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Small Antique Crystoleum Picture, English, Art, Mezzotint Painting, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique crystoleum picture. An English, framed glass mezzotint painting, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Glass
KPM Porcelain Picture Plate, Berlin circa 1830
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in Greding, DE
Small framed KPM porcelain picture plate in silver(?)
Silver
Rowley Gallery Framed Mirror Triptych
By Rowley Gallery
Located in Petworth, GB
Early Rowley Gallery rare framed triptych with central mirror and 2 inlay wood side panels Depicting dancers The reverse panels have inlay wood motifs The stylised combing of the gil...
Gesso, Glass, Wood
Framed Print of an 19th Century Italian Engraving
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
The curious history of the work gets more interesting with a dedication on the reverse (in French) indicating this was presented as a 25th birthday gift in 1970, accompanied by a sma...
Wood, Paper
Victorian Sterling Silver Easel Frame, Hand-Crafted, Circa 1890
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian small sterling silver easel picture frame with scroll design with brown velvet backing (marked GORHAM STERLING 321)
Silver
American Tramp Art Miniature Secretary Desk, Chip-Carved, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Most surviving tramp art consists of small boxes and picture frames; a fully realized piece of case furniture like this, with a working fall front, a gallery, and eleven drawers, rep...
Wood
Price Upon Request
Premonition Open, with Flesh over Grey
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Tracing the bounding edge of the smaller picture onto the larger frame, Motherwell created an approximation of a “door—a very abstract one” (R.
Charcoal, Acrylic Polymer, Graphite
San Francisco Cable Car at Sunset - Golden Haze
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The quintessential symbol of San Francisco is small in the picture frame but still is the central focus of the composition.
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Tiffany Modern Small Sterling Silver Picture Frame
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1930. Plain and flat rectangular surround. With glass, silk lining, stained-wood back, and hinged easel si...
Sterling Silver
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.
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