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Picture Frames For Sale
Picture Frame Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite Attributed to Team Guzzini, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful picture frame in faux tortoiseshell lucite attributed to Team Guzzini. The photograph is protected between two sheets of transparent acrylic that slide inside t...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Picture Frames

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Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass

White Ceramic Picture Frame with Greek Keys by Jonathan Adler - New in Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful white ceramic picture frame with Greek key design by Jonathan Adler, new in original box, circa 2000s. The frame holds a 4" x 6" photograph and measures 7.5"W x .75"D x ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Picture Frames

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Ceramic

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Mirror
Located in New York, NY
hand carved and gild early 20th century Art Nouveau mirror, made in Spain. Original water gilt surface is in excellent condition. Outside dimensions 30 1/4" x 24" This item can be ...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Picture Frames

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Giltwood

Mid-Century Italian 24K Gold Brass Photo Frame by Mascagni, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and incredibly rare photo frame in 24K gold-plated brass with a crocodile faux leather effect. Designed by Umberto Mascagni and produced in Italy during the 1970s. This st...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Gold Plate, Brass

Picture Frame Red enamel Empire Style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large octagonal table frame for round photos diameter cm. 7, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on sunburst guilloche, with Napoleon III French Empire style borders and ornaments. External cm. 17 x 17. Weight gr. 483. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1978 on the inspiration of previous artefacts from the early 1900s and manufactured in Florence at the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with a very thick plate and large reinforcements suitable to support numerous high-fire enameling firings at approximately 750 < 800° C. It is a new object that has never been used but is considered vintage because it was built more than 20 years ago. The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine box include: manufacturer's mark: 391FI metal mark fineness:925 Art Deco was also born in France and is the abbreviation of "Art Decoratif". With more decisive and geometric features than Art Nouveau, therefore more evident and "harder", with always contrasting and strong colours, Art Deco spread throughout the world, from Shanghai's China to the under construction New York and in various parts of Europe. Many artists and designers of the time dedicated themselves to the creation of drawings, paintings, objects for personal use and furniture, interior furnishings, entire buildings and skyscrapers, in this new style. Sandoz in Paris, Lalique with its crystals, Puiforcat with its silverware, Erté with its "ante litteram" fashion designs, Tiffany with its table lamps, Louis Cartier with its objects inspired by the Far East (hence the connection with Shanghai). Salimbeni was able to interpret and propose new objects inspired by Art Deco, in precious metals, semiprecious stones and fired enamels, when, exhibiting at jewelery exhibitions in the United States, and more precisely in New York, he made contact with Cartier buyers first, and also with Tiffany later, and for them he created objects in this style inspired by the original drawings of Louis Cartier, obtained from the buyer of the time, but with absolutely different and original designs and interpretations. Many of the objects produced by Salimbeni for Cartier in the United States had taken inspiration from famous Cartier objects belonging to famous people. An example of all is Mary Pickford's set consisting of a powder compact, cigarette case, pill case and evening handbag. About cooperation Salimbeni and Cartier. Our first meetings with the Cartier USA Company took place through the Giorgini Company, the first "Buying Office" set up in Florence immediately after the Second World War, which had the purpose of bringing together Florentine, and also Italian, producers with American buyers, who especially appreciated the artistic objects still manufactured by artisans who still took inspiration from the Italian Renaissance, using techniques handed down from generation to generation. Mrs. Gina Pestelli, wife of a Florentine retail jeweller, was in charge of contacts with Cartier USA, above all an employee, while her daughter, also for Giorgini, took care of the fashion that in those years was affirmed in Florence with the events of "Pitti ". With their help, we began to supply frames and boxes in sterling silver gold plated with malachite and other semi-precious stones. At the same time, the official buyer of Cartier, Mr. William Smith, began to appreciate and commission the first objects with fired enamels, a process of which we have always been specialists. In 1975 we began exhibiting at the prestigious New York Jewellery Association Show, which we participated in both the February and July editions, for a good 26 years until 2001. In New York in those years the "Art deco style" was still very much appreciated, still mindful of the beautiful early 20th century architecture of the great buildings such as the "Crysler" or the "Empire State". We then began to produce frames, boxes, evening bags, "objets de vertu" and other objects in "art deco style" which were very popular with Mr. Smith who gave us some photocopies of Louis Francois Cartier drawings to reproduce them. Thus, numerous cigarette cases, powder compacts, evening bags, frames and table boxes were created exclusively for Cartier USA which, at the time, had the prestigious "Silver Department" on the first floor of the Cartier store on Fifth Avenue. An evening bag, with matching cigarette case and powder compact, were redone on the design created for a gift given to Mary Pickford at the time. In a 1986 Cartier...
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1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Picture Frames

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Contemporary Photo Frame in 24kt Gold plated Brass and Handmade Blue Crystal
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
24 kt gold plated brass photo frame. The frame is embellished with entirely handmade blue glass. Each crystal is set into the metal seat individually with extreme care and attention....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Picture Frames

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Gold, Brass

Italian Photo Frame Black and White Plexi , Sharing Black
Located in Sarezzo, IT
The photo frame Sharing black is a square modern design frame of Art with Heart collection recto verso by Laura G Italy. It is realized in artistic plexiglass black and white, with g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Picture Frames

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Plexiglass

White Ceramic Picture Frame by Jonathan Adler - New in Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful white ceramic picture frame by Jonathan Adler, new in original box, circa 2000s. The frame holds a 5" x 7" photograph and measures 9.25"W x .75"D x 11.25". Very high qu...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Picture Frames

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Ceramic

Large Vintage Lanvin Silk Scarf Pale Blue Butterflies Fruits French
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Large vintage Lanvin silk scarf pale blue butterflies fruits French Beautiful and rare vintage silk scarf Very pretty with butterfly and d...
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Late 20th Century French Rococo Picture Frames

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Silk

Small Picture Frame Rounded Round English style, early 1900s. Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Small rounded round frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche, English style, early 1900s. External diameter 7 cm, internal 5 cm. Weigh...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Picture Frames

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

19th Century Bronze Miniature Portrait Frame
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th century bronze miniature portrait frame. A French oval hand-painted portrait of a lady in a bronze frame, behind convex glass. Crowned with...
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19th Century French Antique Picture Frames

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Bronze

Medea Picture Frame in Cream-colored Lacquered Wood & Corno Italiano, Mod. 5315c
Located in Recanati, Macerata
Blending mindful design with divine texture, the Medea picture frame is crafted from lacquered wood with cream-colored gloss finish. Natural tiles in Corno Italiano with gentle nuances and veins, add an opulent touch to this design. Available in two different sizes, this frame is the perfect luxury decor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Picture Frames

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Wood, Lacquer

Henry John Yeend King, R.B.A., V.P.R.I., R.O.I. North Devon, England
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Henry John Yeend King, R.B.A., V.P.R.I., R.O.I., (1855-1924), the painting is of Brendon Near Lynton, North Devon, Signed "Yeend King" Lower left, and sign...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Picture Frames

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Paint

Rare English Silver & Enamel Picture Frame, Allies of 1914
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and rare English sterling silver photograph frame by the top notch silversmith, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company L...
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1910s European Vintage Picture Frames

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Frame, Wood, Late 17th-Early 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Framework. Carved wood, late 17th-early 18th century. Rectangular frame that presents a "base structure" of straight lines, combining moldings of different widths and finishes (inside, a golden band with Fine plant details towards the corners; then a thin red one, and a wider green one, these two the latter imitating marble; outside, another fine gilt molding), enhanced with a series of carvings of vegetal elements in the corners (symmetrical composition), two ovoid elements on the long sides and a highly elaborate cresting with vegetal elements, rockeries, scrolls, flowers and imitation of fabrics (which are joined with those ovoid elements mentioned). The combination of red, green and gold is common in certain types of frames (compare, for example, with the terracotta of Salamanca made around the middle of the 16th century by Juan de Juni, which is kept in the Victoria and Albert Museum). On it, a series of carvings with a lot of movement and depth have been added, showing Baroque influence (reminiscent in certain details of works such as the frame of the Immaculate Conception by Alonso Cano...
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Early 18th Century European Rococo Antique Picture Frames

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Wood

30% OFF Sale Christian Dior Italian Sterling Silver Frame
Located in New York, NY
Christian Dior sterling silver picture frame in Mid-Century Modern style, made in Italy. In new condition and sold in its original box, it measures 9 5/8'' by 7 5/8'' in outer dimens...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Hump-Top Picture Frame With Wood Back
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Period, sterling silver, hump-top picture frame, having a wood back, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1921, Charles Edwin Turner - maker. Measures 9 inches high (at ...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Picture Frames

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Sterling Silver

Victorian Period Wood Artist's Easel
Located in London, GB
This beautiful artist’s easel was created in England in circa 1900, in the early 20th century. The easel is of tripod form, being set on three supports. Its feet and top are scrolled...
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Picture Frames

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Wood

Hyland Ellis "The Gay Parisienne" Framed Lithograph Print Les Maitres de lAffice
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Original Hyland Ellis "The Gay Parisienne" Framed Lithograph Print, Les Maitres de lAffice. Printed by Waterlow & Sons LYP, Lith London Wall, London. Circa Late 19th Century....
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Late 19th Century Art Deco Antique Picture Frames

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Metal

Sophisticated late 19th gilt and matte brass wall Photo Frame
Located in Knivsta, SE
Sophisticated late 19th gilt and matte brass wall Photo Frame. Simple and beautiful design of high quality. Wear consistent with age and use
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Late 19th Century European Antique Picture Frames

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Brass

Pair of Yellow Moulded Glass Daum Art Nouveau Period Frames
By Daum
Located in London, GB
Pair of yellow moulded glass Daum Art Nouveau period frames. French, early 20th century Measures: height 28cm, width 24cm, depth 4cm, depth when open 21cm These elegant Daum frames...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Picture Frames

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Glass

Antique Small Picture Frame With Bow, Victorian, France, 1880s, 4 x 5 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique brass picture frame, circa 1880s, France. French picture frames from the Victorian era are an expression of an epoch that was ...
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Picture Frames

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Brass

Rare Late 1800s Finely Hand Carved Flowers & Satyr Sculptural Picture Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
This rare and probably one of a kind, picture / photo wall frame comes with incredibly elaborate artwork. This stylish and top quality carved picture frame...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Picture Frames

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Wood, Nutwood, Pine, Glass

Art Deco Silver Picture Frame
Located in Queens, NY
Art Deco-style sterling silver simple rectangular easel picture frame with brown velvet backing.
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20th Century American Art Deco Picture Frames

Art Deco Silver Picture Frame
Located in Queens, NY
American Art Deco-style rectangular sterling silver easel picture frame with 3 engraved initials.
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20th Century American Art Deco Picture Frames

Sissi brass frame with big ribbon
Located in Firenze, FI
Showcase your memories in style with our beautiful brass frame with big ribbon. Made from high-quality brass, its unique and stylish design adds sophistication to any room. Perfect f...
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2010s Italian Picture Frames

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Brass

Small Picture Frame Squared for round portrait Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square frame for round photo in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche, English style, early 1900s. External cm. 6 x 6 internal diameter cm. ...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Picture Frames

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Fabergé-Inspired Nephrite and Vermeil Picture Frame
Located in London, GB
Fabergé-inspired nephrite and vermeil picture frame Continental, 20th century Frame: Height 8.5cm, width 8cm, depth 1cm/ 5cm (open) Box: Height ...
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20th Century European Belle Époque Picture Frames

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Stone, Vermeil

Sissi decorated brass frame with ribbon
Located in Firenze, FI
Add a touch of vintage charm to your home with our beautiful decorated brass frame with ribbon. Crafted from high-quality brass, this unique and eleg...
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2010s Italian Picture Frames

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Brass

Sissi brass frame with garland
Located in Firenze, FI
Showcase your favorite photos in our beautiful Sissi brass frame with garland. Crafted from high-quality brass, this exquisite frame features intricate garland detailing that adds a ...
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2010s Italian Picture Frames

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Brass

Large 18th Century Italian Carved Frame
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A spectacular and very large 18th Century ornately carved frame. Partially scraped and showing wonderful age and patina. This piece could hang as is or plated with glass or a pictu...
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18th Century Italian Country Antique Picture Frames

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Wood

SET AIMARA Brass Photoframes
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
6" x 4" 7" x 5 " 8" x 10" The waves on a choppy lake, rough by the wind, inspire the design of alpaca boxes and picture frames of this family, whose name comes from the tribe that d...
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2010s Argentine Organic Modern Picture Frames

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Sheet Metal, Brass

Masaccio contemporary design Wenge and Bone Picture Frame by Giordano Viganò
Located in Novedrate, IT
A frame is not just a decorative object but the space where memories recorded on a picture are kept, remembered, and admired. Frames of different shapes and materials are an important complement to any living space. Masaccio is a wall frame made of Wenge wood with small details of bone in the corners. The shape is made of three wood stripes that form a large passepartout to give prominence to the picture. A bone label with Giordano Vigano...
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2010s Italian Minimalist Picture Frames

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Wood

Christian Dior Style Lucite, Vienna Straw and Silver Italian Picture Frame 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning midcetury lucite and Vienna straw picture frame enriched with a silver frame. This astonishing item was made in Italy during the 1970s following the style of Christian Dior....
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Picture Frames

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Metal, Silver

Collectible Baroque Gilded Wood Frame Emilia 17th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Small baroque collectible frame made of richly carved and gilded wood. Italy, Emilia, 17th century. Original gilding. Signs of time and small old restorations. Measurements Ea...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Picture Frames

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Wood

Antique Picture Frame, Photo Frame, France, Louis XVI Style ca 1900
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful French picture frame in Louis XVI Style , circa 1900. Picture size: 8 cm x 12,5 cm. Total size: 9 cm x 16 cm. In the salons of the wealthy bourgeoisie and aristocracy, suc...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames

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Brass

Victorian Pierced and Etched Brass Pietra Dura Triple Fold Out Picture Frame
By Halstaff & Hannaford
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This ornamental 19th century tabletop triple picture frame was made in England by London based luxury goods and box manufacturer Halstaff and Hannaford of Regent Street. The brass f...
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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Picture Frames

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Stone, Brass

19th Century French School Still Life of Field Flowers
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A brightly colored 19th century French school still life of field flowers Signed J. Levy, lower Left. The painting measures: 25 5/8" inches ...
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Mid-19th Century French International Style Antique Picture Frames

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Paint

Morbelli Porcelain Wall Plate Gold “ Autunno”, 1960, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Morbelli Porcelain wall plate gold “ Autunno” 1960 Italy.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Picture Frames

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Porcelain

Late 19th Century Carved Walnut Oval Picture or Mirror Frame, France
Located in Barntrup, DE
Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival period hand-carved walnut oval picture or mirror frame, France. This adorable antique French picture or mirror light brown walnut frame features an oval-shaped body, adorned with stunning finely carved details - with foliate decors; a face mask on top and a pair of phoenix...
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Picture Frames

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Walnut

Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Copper Picture Frame
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Small antique copper/brass photo frame. The frame has refined edits, made with great attention to detail. The back is covered with burgundy red fa...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Picture Frames

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Copper

AIMARA Small Alpaca Silver Photoframe
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The waves on a choppy lake, rough by the wind, inspire the design of alpaca boxes and picture frames of this family, whose name comes from the tribe that dwelled in the North Argenti...
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2010s Argentine Organic Modern Picture Frames

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Dutch Oval Silver Hanging Photo Frame by van Eldik & van der Scheer, 1917-1950
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch oval silver hanging photo frame by van Eldik & van der Scheer 1917-1950 Dutch silver photo frame with a border motif of a flower branch and a s...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Picture Frames

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Silver

Italian Glass Picture Frame by Erwin Walter Burger for Fontana Arte, 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
A sculptural glass picture frame from the 1950s, designed by Erwin Walter Burger for Fontana Arte and sourced in Parma, Italy. Composed of two joined pieces of thick cut glass, the f...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Picture Frames

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Glass

Italian Photo Frame Gold with Enamel , Laura G Heart Green
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Laura G Heart green photo frame is a perfect gift for every occasion. Each one of us wants to express love in a gift or save our own precious memories of love into a lovely casket. Handcrafted by Italian artisans, it holds on the back small hearts in fired...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Picture Frames

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Silver

Genuine Pink Quartz/Glass 5” x 7" photo frame by Tozai Home, 2015
Located in South Salem, NY
Tozai Home’s 5" x 7" Genuine Pink Quartz frame transforms any photo into a statement piece. Can hold a vertical or horizontal photo. The thick, polished quartz sides reveal the natur...
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2010s Chinese Picture Frames

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Rose Quartz

Vintage "Woman in Dress" Oil on Board Abstract Framed Painting, Signed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage "Woman in Dress" Oil on Board Abstract Framed Painting, Signed. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 31" H x 25" W x 2" D. Artwork: 24x17.5.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Wood, Paint

2000's Orange Twisted Murano Glass and Brass Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This beautiful vertical photo frame is purely in the vénitien glass manufacturing tradition.The technique uses to get this rich twisted rope effect is called "torciglione" and requi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Picture Frames

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Brass

MISIONES Large Brass & Agate Stone Photoframe
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Misiones agate collection is inspired in our Iguazu falls were we get this beautiful stone. In our boxes and photoframes the star is a big natural piece of this beautiful, unique one...
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2010s Argentine Organic Modern Picture Frames

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Stone, Agate, Brass

AIMARA Small Brass Photoframe
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The waves on a choppy lake, rough by the wind, inspire the design of alpaca boxes and picture frames of this family, whose name comes from the tribe that dwelled in the North Argenti...
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2010s Argentine Organic Modern Picture Frames

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Brass

Tiffany & Co. Art Deco Sterling Silver Picture Frame
Located in South Bend, IN
A lovely vintage Art Deco style sterling silver picture frame By Tiffany & Co. USA, Circa Late 20th Century Measures: 5.13"W x 4.5"D x 7"H. Very good original vintage condition.
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Picture Frames

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Sterling Silver

Murano Picture Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous Murano glass and brass large scale picture frame, Circa 2000. Perfect for today's transitional designs!
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Early 2000s Picture Frames

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Blown Glass

Antique Picture Frame, Bronze Dorée, France, Late 19th Century, 8 x 8 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Antique picture frame from France. Beautiful brass work on green fabric. Inside dimension: 8 x 8 cm
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1880s French Victorian Antique Picture Frames

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Brass

Large French Rectangular Art Frame Gold Gilt in the Style of Rococo
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Large European ornate picture frame that is suitable for most style artwork including prints, watercolors as well as oil on board paintings. This frame certainly captures that vint...
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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Picture Frames

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Gold

Italian Handmade Photo Frame Red White Plexi, Otto Sharing Red
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Sharing Otto Red is a unique multiples edition of Art with Heart collection of pop recto-verso photo frames by Laura G Italy. It is beautiful wherever you look at it, its surface is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Picture Frames

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Plexiglass

Art Deco Chrome & Glass Skyscraper Directory Sign
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage 1940's chrome frame building directory sign with beveled glass double panels. This came from the famous Boston (North End) restaurant 'Joe Tecce's' which closed in 2010 after...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Picture Frames

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Chrome, Steel, Aluminum

Early 19th Century French Frame
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Early 19th century French frame, Louis XVI style.
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Picture Frames

Materials

Wood

Antique Brass Picture Frame, Photo Frame Bow, France, Circa 1880, 6 x 7 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France circa 1880. Picture size: 5,5 cm x 7,5 cm. French picture frames from the Victorian era are an expression of an epoch that was known for its de...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Picture Frames

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Brass

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Desk Calendar Holder or Picture Frame
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze desk calendar holder or picture frame featuring Zodiac designs By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New Y...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Picture Frames

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Bronze

Barovier and Toso murano glass picture frame. Italy c1949
Located in London, GB
Orignal Barovier and Toso glass picture frame. Italy c1949 Larger size. Glass in wonderful condition no damages. Brass has lovely original patina Actual glass frame 3cm deep.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

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Brass

Antique, New and Vintage Picture Frames

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.