American 1915 Salvatore Rosa Carved Gilded 30x48 Picture Frame

Modernist hand carved wood and gilded picture frame w/ linen liner. The frame in original limed surface / the gilding showing some underlying red bole. Old paper label on back - Los Angeles Frame...

Hand-carved in the United States in the early 20th century, the focal point of this double picture frame is the stylized naval insignia. Both glass frames, which fit 6 x 4 photos, currently contain a pair of near antique black and white postcards (they are included). The frame on the left has a print of a circa 1930 George Harris photograph of the USS Constitution, aka “Old Ironsides”. The frame on the right has a lithograph of a full rigged windjammer (commercial sailing boat) that was originally printed in the early 1900’s. The two frames are positioned splayed outward so that the bottom of the frames meet in one point. Both frames are adorned with leaves and rectangular borders with diapered background. The outside bottom corners are each conical volute scrolls with fluted embellishments. At the top of the frames, a large eagle is presented displayed, wings elevated (wings spread wide with the tips pointing upward). The eagle is perched upon a shaped shield with stars and stripes, in the style of an early American flag...

Italian carved and Lacquered picture frame, Circa 1700 This Italian frame was most likely made in Emilia Romagna and more specifically in the town of Modena around the year 1700. De...

Monumental sheet gilded mirror frame / picture frame, circa 1850. Multi-level profiled frame in solid wood and genuine gold leaf. (M-40).