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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Material: Metal
English Edwardian Modern Sterling Silver Picture Frame, 1923
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver picture frame. Made by Docker & Burn Ltd in Birmingham in 1923. Rectangular window in flat cutout curvilinear shaped surround. A simplified postwar Edwardian...
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1920s British Edwardian Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Pierced and Etched Brass Pietra Dura Triple Fold Out Picture Frame
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 Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Stone, Brass

Mid-Century M. Ingrand for Fontana Arte Pink Curved Crystal Frame Italy 60s
Located in Palermo, IT
Wonderful portrait frame with pink curved crystal frame of rectangular shape with rounded edges, brass support. Designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italian production since 193...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Bronze

Rare & Pretty Pair of Porcelain Mosaic Inlay Photograph Picture Frames ca. 1900
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and perfectly handcrafted pair of picture frames. If you are looking for the perfect picture frames for a pair of small photos of your children or of you and your wife or hu...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Brass

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Picture Frame
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver photo frame. The frame was made in Italy by the Argenteria Raddi of Florence. The design is typically Libeerty with the characteristic flowers, festoons and ribbons...
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1990s Italian Art Nouveau Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Sterling Silver

Beautiful Antique Picture Frame, Photo Frame, Brass, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful picture frame with rich ornaments from the late 19th century with antique photo. Picture Size: 6 x 9 cm.
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Late 19th Century Antique Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Brass

Pair of Picture Frame, Polished Brass, Made by J.H. France, 1900s
Located in Verviers, BE
Pair of Picture Frame, Polished Brass, Made by J.H. France, 1900s Pair photograph frame (or miniature frame) with classical Victorian design. Typical frame for wedding photographs....
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Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Brass

Antique Edwardian Synyer & Beddoes Sterling Silver Photograph Frame
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver photograph frame; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This fine antique Edwardian sterling silver ...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique George V Sterling Silver Photograph Frame (1911)
By E.F. Braham Ltd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver photograph frame; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional antique George V sterling silver photograph frame has a rounded rectangular form with an incurved, domed upper portion and a plain rectangular internal window. The surface of this George V silver photo frame is plain and embellished with a paralleling embossed decorated border to the rim. This antique silver photograph frame...
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1910s English Modern Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Tommaso Barbi Porcelain and Brass Ceramic Picture or Photo Frame
Located in Miami, FL
Picture or photo frame rendered in ivory glazed porcelain ceramic and patina brass designed by Tommaso Barbi, Italy, 1970s, Signed. Fits a 4x6 photo.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Brass

Ornate Sterling Silver Picture Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
20th century sterling silver picture frame with ornate decorative border.
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20th Century Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
American Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame, ca 1910. Rectangular window in same flat surround. On front acid-etched and engraved leaves and flower heads. Fluid and distended ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Sterling Silver

Philippe Starck Paris Shark Collection Metal Picture Frame, 1989
Located in Atlanta, GA
French renowned designer Philippe Starck designed this impressive "Shark" picture photo frame in 1989. This incredibly unique design, named the Starck & Shark Collection, was initial...
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1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Metal

Modernist Glass and Metal Picture Frame, France 1940s
By Atelier Paris
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely French Hollywood Regency glass picture photo frame features a transparent glass slab with a geometric design and refined chromed metal framing, turning around the picture...
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1940s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Arts and Crafts Movement Brass Picture Frame with Ornate Naturalist Motif
Located in New York, NY
This exquisitely made Arts and Crafts Movement Brass Picture Frame with Ornate Naturalist Motif originates from France, Circa 1920. Features an elegant curvaceous frame in brass, or...
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1920s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Brass

Arts and Crafts Movement Green Gemstone Encrusted Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
This well adorned and finely crafted Arts and Crafts Movement Green Gemstone Encrusted Picture Frame originates from France, Circa 1920. Featuring a lovely brass border with rounded ...
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1920s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Brass

Gilded Age Antique Round Glass and Brass Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
This unique and elegant Gilded Age Round Glass and Brass Picture Frame originates from France, Circa 1900. Features a round composition framed in brass and joined with stylized fleur...
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Early 1900s French Renaissance Antique Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Brass

Cartier Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Square Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
American Midcentury Modern sterling silver picture frame. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Square window in wide, flat, and plain surround. With glass, silk lining, and wood laminate...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Sterling Silver

Photo Frame in Lucite Tortoiseshell and Brass, Christian Dior, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century photo frame in tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass. This charming piece was made in Italy during the 1970s and is attributed to a Christian Dior production. T...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Brass

1980s Barovier style Art Deco Green Murano Glass and Brass Picture Frame
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A light green murano glass picture frame designed and manufactured in Venice in the style of Barovier, it's in lovely conditions. The vintage photo frame is a beautiful and elegant p...
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Brass

English Modern Sterling Silver Picture Frame, 1928
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver picture frame. Made by Cohen & Charles in Birmingham in 1928. Flat rectilinear surround with lobed top. On front engine-turning between plain borders; sides ...
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1920s British Modern Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Sterling Silver

SALE Christian Dior Italian Sterling Silver Frame in Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in New York, NY
Christian Dior sterling silver picture frame in Mid-Century Modern style, made in Italy, and in oval shape. In new condition and sold with its original papers, pouch, and box, it has...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

William Scott Leather & Sterling Silver Picture Frame 30% OFF Mother's Day Sale
Located in New York, NY
William Scott leather picture frame with applied sterling silver floral motifs. It measures 12'' by 12'' (inner dimensions are 9'' by 7'') and bears hallmarks as shown. It is in new ...
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20th Century Italian Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Christian Dior Home Collection Paris Silver Plate Picture Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely Christian Dior Paris silver plate picture frame boasts a tall rectangular shape with a rope pattern all around it. The back and easel are in high gloss varnish dark wood....
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1970s French Modern Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Montagnani Italy Walnut Wood and Metal Picture Frame, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Montagnani Firenze, Italy, crafted this stunning picture photo frame in the 1970s. Its Mid-Century modernist design boasts a rectangular shape, with light burl walnut wood geometric ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Metal, Brass, Aluminum

Vintage Mid Century Silver Plated Photo Frame by Carrs of Sheffield
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish and architectural silver plated vintage photo frame. A legacy in design, Carrs of Sheffield proposes whimsical design for home decor. This beautiful piece exudes silver met...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Silver Plate

Christian Dior Italian Sterling Silver Frame 30% OFF Mother's Day Sale
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 Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Important Modernist Metal Picture Frame, 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This impressive French Art Deco picture photo frame features a high-end quality build with polished chromed metal boasting a silhouetted stylized sunrise shape with four chrome rays ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Brass, Metal

Antique Large Silver Frame by Russian Manufactory Grachev early 20th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Simple and strict shape large photo/picture frame of medium. Presumably the frame was made by Factory of the Grachev brothers (see marks “Br. Grachev”) at the beginning of the 20th c...
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Early 20th Century Russian Empire Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Silver

Montagnani Italy Metal and Walnut Wood Picture Frame, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Montagnani Firenze, Italy, crafted this elegant picture photo frame in the 1970s. Its Mid-Century modernist design boasts a rectangular shape, with burl walnut wood geometric veneer ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Metal, Brass, Aluminum

Gorgeous American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous American Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame, ca 1900. Rectangular window in flat surround. On front acid-etched iris flowers with floppy, irregular petals and scrolle...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Sterling Silver

Italian Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Honeycomb Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver picture frame. Rectangular window in wide and flat surround with incised honeycomb pattern on front; edges plain. With glass, silk lining, and velve...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Tiffany Edwardian Sterling Silver Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Rectangular window in same flat surround. Acid-etched meandering ivy on front and sides. With gla...
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Sterling Silver

Gucci Italy Chrome Picture Frame with Nautical Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sophisticated picture photo frame crafted by Italian designer Gucci. The piece boasts a chromed metal framing with a nautical design featuring an anchor and boat fittings. The back...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Gabriella Crespi Large Brass Rectangular Picture Frame, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Gabriella Crespi large rectangular picture frame with alternating bands of polished and brushed brass, Italy, 1970s. This incredibly chic picture frame is a striking example of the ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Brass

Antique Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Large Picture Frame, Circa 1930s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Nouveau period gilt bronze picture frame featuring a draped lady and flora USA, Circa 1930s Measures: 9.75"W x 7"D x 12.5"H. Opening is 6.75"W x 8.5"H. Good origina...
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1930s American Art Nouveau Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Bronze

Elegant Gabriella Crespi Circular Photo Frame, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Elegant Gabriella Crespi Circular Photo Frame, Italy, 1970s Renowned for her elegant and sculptural designs, Gabriella Crespi has excelled yet again with this sophisticated piece....
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Nickel

Christian Dior Paris Silver Plate Engraved Logo Picture Frame in Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful silver plate picture photo frame made by Christian Dior Home Collection Paris. The geometric shape has a "Dior" logo engraved on the bottom area. The back and easel are i...
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1990s French Modern Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Antique Picture Frame, Photoframe, Brass, Bronze Dorée, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful picture frame with rich ornaments from the late 19th century with antique photo of a young gentleman. The origin of this exceptional piece is France. Nicely chiseled and ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Brass

Tiffany Studios New York Pine Needle Bronze and Slag Glass Large Picture Frame
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and outstanding antique Arts & Crafts period large picture frame By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, Early 20th Century Patinated bronze in iconic pine needle pattern, with b...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Silver Photo Frame
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Very nice decorative photo frame in 925 silver. Probably made in France.
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

1940s Brass Hands Calling Card Memo Picture Holder Stand
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Brass Hands Calling Card Letter Note Picture Holder Stand Hands have spring clips. 14.25 h x 4 diameter Preowned vintage condition. Refer to images.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Brass

Lucite, Rattan and Aluminum Picture Frame, Italy 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant decorative picture photo frame is perfect for a living space or vanity. The frame features a square shape with clear Lucite and rattan or wicker cane work. Genuine natur...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Russian Fabergé Style Silver Gilt and Enamel Photo Frame
By Karl Fabergé
Located in London, GB
The central circular photograph surrounded by a band of diamonds, set on a circular blue guilloché enamel panel surmounted by a crown and with floral decoration within a silver gilt border and easel backing, with spurious hallmarks and fitted wooden case with cushioned interior. With its intricate expanse of royal blue guilloché enamel beautifully offset by a gilt surround, this elegant Fabergé frame...
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Early 20th Century Russian Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Diamond, Silver, Enamel

1970s Murano Glass and Brass Photo Frame by Tommaso Barbi
Located in London, London
Photo frame By Tommaso Barbi Cushion-shaped Murano glass frame Gold flecked Brass details and stand Stamped on stand Italy 1960s/1970s
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Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Brass

Italian Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Honeycomb Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver picture frame. Square window in wide and flat surround with incised honeycomb pattern on front; edges plain. With glass and velvet lining and back w...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Sterling Silver

1950s Mid-Century Modern Solid Brass italian Picture Frame
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A picture frame that embodies the essence of the 1950s Mid-Century Modern era, crafted with impeccable attention to detail and sophistication. This solid brass frame recalls the bamb...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Brass

END OF THE 19th CENTURY GOLDEN BRONZE FRAME WITH SMALL PAINTING
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid frame in lost wax cast and gilded bronze, dating back to the period in which Florence was the capital (second half of the 19th century). The decoration of the frame is of gr...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Metal Picture Frames

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Bronze

Jean Claude Mahey, Paris Oxblood Lacquer and Brass Picture Frame, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
French designer Jean Claude Mahey designed and crafted this luxury modernist picture photo frame in the 1970s. The decorative piece features an elegant Oxblood colored lacquered wood...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Metal, Brass

Chrome and Gunmetal Picture Frame with Kinetic Design, Italy 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stylish Italian 1970s picture photo frame features a silver and gunmetal chromed metal geometric design with a kinetic effect. The design is reminiscent of the Italian designer ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Antique Heavy Gilt Bronze Mirror Picture Artwork Photo Frame 13" x 16"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique heavy gilt bronze picture / mirror frame, cast to resemble a carved giltwood frame. Beveled edge decorated with an engraved scalloped ripple design; visible on both sides of ...
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Early 20th Century Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Bronze

Picture Frame in pure Florentine Renaissance style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with painted fire enamels like lapis lazuli stone. Shaping taken from the tiles of the North Door of the Baptistery of the F...
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1980s Italian Renaissance Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate

Picture Frame floral engraving and hand-painted Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular shaped frame for oval photos cm. 7.8 x 10.4 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with very fine fire-enameled floral engraving and hand-painted by the painter Renato D...
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1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Art Deco Gilt Metal Picture Frame with inset Glass and Flapper Picture
Located in London, GB
Lovely Art Deco gilt metal picture frame in a classic design, with inset glass and a picture of a flapper. The frame has a metal support support arm which works well. Measuring widt...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Gold Plate

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 Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Picture Frame Art Deco Chinese influence Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 silver with geometric design and fire-enameled with Chinese influence style. External cm. Internal 11.6 x 14.6 cm. 6 x 9. Weight gr. 194. Created in Art Deco style for Cartier USA in the 1980s, inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s. Manufactured in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with completely manual execution by artisan artists with high thickness plate and large reinforcements suitable to support numerous high-fire enamelling 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...
Category

1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Picture Frame for oval photos enamel Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame for oval photos cm. 3 x 4 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel, plum purple, on guilloche, with French Empire Louis XVI style...
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1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Picture Frame Green with concave corner for oval photo Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame with concave corners for oval photo cm. 5.5 x 8.5 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloche, with French Empire Napo...
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1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Metal Picture Frames

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

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