1970s Picture Frames

Italian 1970s Small Oval Nickel Bamboo Picture Frame

Photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with painted fired enamels resembling lapis lazuli stone. Shape taken from the panels of the North Door of the Baptistery of the F...

External rectangular oval photo frame in gilded 925/1000 silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloche and French Empire Napoleon III style ornaments. External measurements cm. 1...

Italian frame from the second half of the 20th century. Object in carved, lacquered and hand-painted wood with a marbled effect of excellent quality. Frame adorned with a festoon, fl...

Rectangular table frame for oval photo cm. 5.5 x 7.2 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel, aqua green, on guilloché, with borders and ornaments in th...

Big squared picture frame in laminate embellished with bamboo squares by the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi. Made in Italy in the 1970s.

Rectangular frame with concave corners for oval photo in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver, with translucent fired enamel on guilloché and engraving in the French Empire style Lou...

Mascagni 24K golden brass photo frame, Italian design, 1970s Small signs of aging, good condition. External measurements 22 cm high by 17 cm wide.

Italian 1970s Multi Windows Picture Frame in Brass, Chrome and Leather Sold by Nella Longari, probably by Romeo Rega

Tall model of photo picture or drawing frame light lamp in gilt bronze and dioptase stone by the french artist Claude Victor Boeltz.

Elegant Italian picture frame dating from the 1970s, featuring a wide polished brass border accented by a contrasting chrome inner frame. Its rectangular form is softened by clipped ...

quare table frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with edges and ornaments in French Empire Napoleon III style. External cm. 18 x 2...

A nice pair of brushed Steel picture frames (or mirrors) Designed by Gabriella Crespi, engraved signature Left and right. Price is for the pair

Elegant vintage Gucci photo frame crafted in a polished silver-tone metal with gold-tone bamboo-inspired trim accents. The frame features Gucci’s iconic interlocking GG logo centered...

Elegant Italian mid-century picture frame crafted in the 1970s, featuring a richly stained wood surround accented by a satin brass bezel and border. The frame showcases refined Itali...

Italian frame from the 1970s. The frame features a distinctive geometric design with a combination of brass and lacquer tones . Its sleek, modernist style and high-quality metal fram...

Striking vintage picture frame handcrafted from amber-toned shell inlay and intersecting brass bands. Its sculptural octagonal form and bold geometric pattern create a warm, decorati...

Very rare plexiglass photo frame with nickel-plated brass frame. Incised signature to the reverse.

Picture frame in burl wood, chrome and glass by the Italian designer Felice Antonio Botta. Made in Italy in the 1974.

Vintage tropical Safari coastal photo frame decorated with sea shells.

Edwardian Classical sterling silver picture frame. Imported to England in 1978. Rectangular surround. On front wraparound leafing scrollwork; sides plain. With glass, silk lining, an...

Squared picture frame in faux bamboo brass attributed to the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi. Made in Italy in the 1970s.

This outstanding Mid-Century picture frame was crafted in Italy circa 1970. The stunning easel-type table photo holder features enamel on copper in a green color and chromed metal fr...

Unknown craftsman or artist, unsigned. In the style of Ron Fritts, similar period artist. Double-side tabletop self-standing framed artwork or toy. The ...

Italian modern lucite frame for Guzzini, 1970s Transparent lucite frame composed of two pieces, a square base with a recess into which a round is inserted. Produced by Guzzini in 197...

Gucci Horsebit Picture Frame, Nickel Plated, Italy, 1970s. Stirrup form photo frame in polished nickel. The display opening is 5.63 inches in height by 5.75 inches wide. The four cir...

Distinctive Gucci picture frame from the 1970s, finished in deep green enamel and accented with silver-plated equestrian horsebit details—an iconic signature of the house. The square...

A striking vintage Italian picture frame featuring a meticulously hand-woven silver-plated metal surface in an intricate basketweave pattern. The textured mosaic-like design creates ...

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...

Giorgio Salimbeni Gold-Plated Sterling Silver and Enamel Photo Frame, Florence, 1970 Elegant rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver, gold plated, and richly decorated wi...

Very elegant rectangular photo holder in the 70s Romeo Rega style. N.B. space for photography 12 × 17.

Deliziosa cornice portafoto di forma circolare in silverplate, della Argenteria Storica A. Fornari di Roma. Nel 1896 Alberto Fornari diede inizio alla sua attività a Roma in Campo de...

Segmental picture frame with turned rim of white ceramic and stand of brass. Inscribed Tommaso Barbi on the back.

Rectangular frame with a convex shaped upper side in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver and translucent fired enamel on guilloché, with external and internal borders in the French ...

An elegant signed Italian picture frame designed by Tommaso Barbi in the 1970s, featuring a richly figured burl wood veneer framed by polished brass borders. The striking contrast be...

Small travel photo frame for 2 photos in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloché and hand-painted floral miniature; blue line on the outside....

Mid-century modern brass & wood picture frame in the manner of Gabriella Crespi, Italy 1970s wood, brass H 33 cm 27 × 2 cm Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use.

This exquisite Noel BC chrome and brass picture frame is perfect for adding a touch of luxury to any interior. The piece was crafted in Italy circa 1970. The chrome and gilded brass ...

Frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè. Shaping taken from the tiles of the North Door of the Baptistery of the Florence Cathedral ...

Sculptural Italian photo frame designed by Tommaso Barbi and produced in Italy during the 1970s. The frame features a richly textured Murano glass body with diagonal ribbing, forming...

Refined silver-plated picture frame by Gucci, produced in Italy during the 1970s. The clean square silhouette is accented by two applied horizontal bar elements with stylized termina...

This important Picture Frame Green is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24 carats. It is rectangular shaped photo frame. The surface of this Picture Frame Green is fired enamel...

Material & Finish Made from Lucite (a high-quality acrylic resin), known for its glass-like clarity and durability. The surface has a smooth, glossy finish that gives the frames...

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...

Rectangular photo frame in gold plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on two-tone striped guillochè. In a contemporary style. Ground glass and velvet panel. ...

Hollywood regency bamboo & brass picture frame in the manner of Gabriella Crespi Italy 1970s canné decoration, resin covered bamboo, brass H 31 cm 26,5 × 2 cm Conditions: excell...

A Gabriella Crespi very rare large picture frame with alternating bands of brass and chrome, with a 6" x 6" centered picture frame. The triangular frame in the middle creates a fant...

Elegant Italian picture frame from the 1970s, crafted in solid polished brass with a bold, architectural presence. The design features a stepped geometric composition, with layered r...

Square photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled Art Deco-style geometric design. External dimensions cm. 14.5 x 14.5 internal cm. 9 x 9. Weight gr. 260. Designed b...

Beautiful Mid-Century picture frame made in Italy in the late 1970s. This frame is covered by horn marquetry, with brass feet, and burlwood veneer on the back. The mix of brass and h...

Exquisite vintage photo framewith glass handcrafted in Italy during the 1970s. This piece is finely silver-plated and features its original glass front, a graceful contoured silhoue...

"Big Picture Frame in Pine Wood & Steel" by Felice Antonio Botta, Italy, 1970s, is a vintage Italian artwork that combines the warmth of pine w...

Elegant vintage round picture frame featuring a striking combination of warm burl wood and brushed brass. The circular design is accented by a wide brass outer rim and inner ring, fr...

Bronze table mirror pivots into a picture frame by touch. The bronze has been cast into a relief of natural lines inspired by Art Nouveau depicting an abstract landscape. The frame a...

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Beautiful set of two Mid-Century picture frames made in Italy in the late 1970s by Romeo Rega. These brass and chrome frames are very graphic and decorative, and covered with brown v...

This stunning modernist picture frame was designed by renowned Italian designer Tommaso Barbi. The piece was meticulously crafted in Italy circa 1970. The rare photo frame boasts an ...

Superb and small abalone shell photo frame designed and produced in Mexico during the 1970's. This artisanal circular frame with abalone mother-of-pearl and alpaca is a true work of ...

An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Italian sterling silver and enamel photograph frame, an addition to our ornamental silverware colle...

Beautiful silver mounted malachite picture frame made in Florence, Italy, circa 1970. Has original velvet covered back with a supporting foot designed so the frame can sit in either ...