Early 18th Century Picture Frames

An imposing finely carved early 18th century Italian Baroque giltwood mirror frame or picture frame featuring a dramatic pierced crest depicting a reclining nude nymph beneath a orna...

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...

Beautiful Italian Baroque frame crafted in pinewood from the early 18th century. The frame is gilded and painted in black, decorated with elegant...

Venetian school of the beginning of the 18th century Architectural Capriccio with classic ruins and oriental figures Oil on canvas, cm 115 x 152 with frame; cm 98 x 136 canvas The p...

From Italy Rome, a unique Louis XIV Pair of 1700s Italian Giled Terracotta Frames, they are almost a pair of similar form and age but with slight differences. The two lovely small oval frames were probably made for framing oval miniatures, they are empty now, come from a private Italian collection and can be used as mirrors. They are in good condition consistent with age, they are older than 300 years, with old restorations and minor losses in a few curls and small felures. See, closed-up picture details. It is more common to find these kinds of antique small frames...

A large French baroque art frame. Pine wood carved with foliage decorations and black-painted edges. Original untouched with very fine age-relat...

Important “Salvator Rosa” gilded frame late 17th Century Frame with three rows of carvings Original gilding Central Italy Internal measurements Every item of our Gallery, upon ...

A pair of handcrafted rectangular frames made of carved, gilded wood, reminiscent of the Italian Baroque style or the decorative tastes of the 17th through 19th centuries. Made of...

This beautiful engraving of "Cupido and Psyche" by Jean Audran after a work by Antoine Coypel. Inspired directly by Greek mythology. Psyche is a young ...

A rare Venetian hand-carved and gilt picture frame, with hand-painted detail and background panels. Opening size: 24 1/2" x 19 3/8".

A spectacular and monumental early 18th Century Austrian carved frame. Almost certainly originally made as an ecclesiastical or architectural surround for an altarpiece, large painti...