Louis XVI Picture Frames
LOUIS XVI STYLE
Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.
Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.
Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.
The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.
Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Louis XVI
Antique Picture Frame, France, Circa 1900, 5 x 8 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1900.
Picture size: 5,5 cm x 8,5 cm.
French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for i...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
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
Antique Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1880, 5 x 10 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful brass picture frame, France, circa 1880.
Picture size: 5,5 cm x 9,5 cm.
French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for i...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
Fine Large Antique 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Love Trophies Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
"There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved"
- George Sand
Fine Louis XVI style antique French gilt bronze photograph frame, the crest with an ornate wreath surrounding the head of a lion...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Bronze
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
19th Century Ormolu Gilt Bronze Picture Frame - Louis XVI Style - France
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique ormolu gilt bronze picture frame.
Very fine details, Louis XVI style.
France, circa 1880-1890.
The picture frame is 15,5 cm tall, the diameter is Ø12 cm. Diame...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Bronze
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Ormolu Gilt Round Pictureframe
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A refined round picture frame in Louis XVI style. Ornate with flower garlands, ribbon and bow. Made in France around 1880-1890. The picture frame is in very good condition. Beautiful...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Hanging Picture Frames
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite set of 19th-century French hanging picture frames showcases the elegance and craftsmanship of the period. Made from intricately detailed gilded bronze, the frames are ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Bronze
Antique Wall Picture Frame, Louis XVI. Style, Hanging Photo, France, 9 x 12 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame for wall installation, France, circa 1880.
Picture size: 8,5 cm x 11,5 cm.
Hanging ring on the top for wall installation, hidden behind a wonderful bow ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
French Gilt Bronze Photo Picture Frame
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Gilt Bronze Photo Picture frame French Empire style having twin Picture aperture 58mm wide, original water mark type silk fabric, each corner of the frame has Gilded mounts featuring French Sphinx...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Hanging Picture Frames
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite set of two French 19th-century hanging picture frames exudes timeless elegance and charm. Crafted from gilt bronze, each frame is adorned with intricate details, inclu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Bronze
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 Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Copper
French Louis XVI Style Bronze Oval Desktop Picture Frame, ca 1900
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Louis XVI style bronze oval photo or picture desktop easel frame from circa the 1900s.
This adorable picture frame is made of bronze and brass and has an easel supporting leg ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Pair of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Ormolu Picture Frames
By Christofle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque period ormolu picture frames signed and stamped Christofle. Each free standing picture frame displays beautiful intricately detailed swaging fabric garlands at the base with lovely richly chased blooming flowers tied at the center with a charming ribbon and draped over knobs at each side. Elegant laurel branches center a fine rosette at each side set on a hammered background with wrap around reeded bands and delicate beaded borders. The striking pierced top crown displays exceptional richly chased berried laurel branches tied with a ribbon all in a superb satin and burnished finish.
Christofle is a renowned manufacturer of fine silver founded in Paris by Charles Christofle in 1830. Artists and designers such as the famous Parisian Silversmith Antoine Perrin (AP), Man Ray, Jean Cocteau, Gio Ponti, Andrée Putman and Richard Hutton...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Ormolu
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze Picture Frame
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A refined antique photo frame, made of bronze, in Louis XVI style. On top a crest of laurel wreath. The trim is decorated with laurel leaves. Made in France circa 1880-1890. For on t...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass, Bronze
Antique French Photo Frame Bronze Oval Ribbons & Bows Louis XVI Style
Located in Greer, SC
Beautifully detailed antique French bronze easel back picture frame, circa late 1800's. This oval photo frame features a ribbon and bow design in the Louis XVI style. Measures 6.5 in...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Bronze
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 Vintage Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze Oval Desktop Picture Frame
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Louis XVI style bronze oval photo or picture desktop easel frame from circa the 1900s.
This adorable picture frame is made of bronze and has an easel supporting leg on the bac...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Bronze
Picture Frame Louis XVI Green and sky blue, French Empire style Sterling Silver
Located in Firenze, FI
This stunning Picture Frame is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Picture Frame Louis XVI has a squared shape with green and sky blue color for the fire enameled surface on guilloche and h...
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1980s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Photo Frame Two-Tone Fired Enamel on Guillochè Louis XVI Style Sterling Silver S
Located in Firenze, FI
Large shaped photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent two-tone fired enamel on guillochè and with various ornaments in Louis XVI French Empire style and 4...
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1980s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Louis XVI Style Carved Giltwood Panel or Overdoor Fragment
Located in Nashville, TN
Rope turned pattern with water and matte gilding .Nicks , chips and minor losses and subsequent touchups. Red bole bleeding through gilding in places.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Wood
Frame for Oval Photo Borders in Louis XVI French Empire Style Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame for oval photo in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent two-tone fired enamels on guillochè and with various ornamen...
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1980s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Jacques Renaud Bernard, Set of 5 Engraving of Architecture, 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful set of 5 engravings by Jacques Renaud Bernard representing the parade hall and the apartments of the Duchess of Orleans at the Royal Palace in Paris, architectural ensemble designed by the architect of Louis XV Pierre Contant D'Ivry. The engravings represent the architectural details of the different rooms (moldings, sculptures, furniture etc.) This set of engravings...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Paper
Antique Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1880, 18 x 17 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1880.
Picture size: 19 cm x 17,5 cm.
French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for i...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
Wonderful Large French Louis XVI Dore Bronze Picture Frame Bow Wreath Garland
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large French Louis XVI style, dore bronze picture frame with bow wreath garland crown.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Bronze
19th century French Napoleon III Period Pair of Gilded Bronze Picture Frames
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful pair of frames to put on a table or console or hang on the wall in gilded bronze in Louis XVI style, from the Napoleon III period with a glass. Nice Louis XVI details,...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Bronze
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 Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Wood
Wonderful French Bronze Ormolu Jeweled Interact Bouquet Louis XVI Picture Frame
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French bronze ormolu & jeweled interact mounted picture frame in the Louis XVI style with bouquet crown and pierced swags.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Bronze
Wonderful Large French Louis XVI Dore Bronze Picture Frame Bow Wreath Garland
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Large French Louis XVI Dore Bronze Picture Frame Bow Wreath Garland
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20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Walnut Frame, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Early 20th century Louis XVI walnut frame, French.
Carved ribbon bow typical of the Louis XVI style,
the sculptures of the contours of the frame are of remarkable fineness.
Good ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu frame. The elegant frame is decorated with wonderful wave like designs all framed within a beaded outer band. Above is the char...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Ormolu
Antique Picture Frame, France, Circa 1900, 5 x 8 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1900.
Picture size: 5,5 cm x 8,5 cm.
French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for i...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu frame. The rectangular frame displays its original glass pane framed within a finely chased Coeur de Rai pattern and beaded design...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu frame. The rectangular frame displays its original glass pane framed within a finely chased Coeur de Rai pattern and beaded design...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Ormolu
Antique Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1880, 5 x 10 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful brass picture frame, France, circa 1880.
Picture size: 5,5 cm x 9,5 cm.
French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for i...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Antique Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1880, 10 x 14 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1880.
Picture size: 10 cm x 14 cm.
Passepartout: 6 cm x 9 cm.
French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an e...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Ormolu Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A uniquely shaped and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI ormolu frame, that accommodates three pictures. The frame is raised by four curved le...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Ormolu
Antique Round Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1890, 9 x 9 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful round brass picture frame, France, circa 1890.
Picture size: 9 cm x 9 cm.
French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
Antique Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1880, 13 x 21 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1880.
Picture size: 13 cm x 21 cm.
French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for its...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
Photo Frame Bordeaux Enamel Empire style ornaments Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped oval photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and Louis XVI French Empire style ornaments. External dimensions cm. 13.5 x...
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1970s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Picture Frame, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Russia, 1914, 9 x 14 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful brass picture frame, France, 1914.
Enameled national flags on the top.
Belgium, France, Great Britain and Russian Empire and the year 1914.
Picture size: 8,5 cm x 13,5 cm....
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
Antique Round Picture Frame, Photo Frame, France, Circa 1880, 11 x 11 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful round picture frame, France circa 1880.
Picture size: 11 cm x 11 cm.
French picture frames from the Victorian era are an expression of an epoch that was known for its deco...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
Photo Frame Red Enamel Guillochè and Hand Engravings Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped oval photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on sunburst guillochè and Louis XVI French Empire style ornaments. External dimensions c...
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1970s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Double Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1880, 6 x 9 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1880.
Picture size of each side: 6 cm x 9 cm.
French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was kn...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
Antique Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1880, 17 x 23 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1880.
Picture size: 17 cm x 22,5 cm.
French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for i...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
Antique Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1880, 10 x 15 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1880.
Picture size: 10 cm x 15,5 cm.
French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for i...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
Antique Picture Frame, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Russia, 1914, 9 x 14 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful brass picture frame, France, 1914.
Enameled national flags on the top.
Belgium, France, Great Britain and Russian Empire and the year 1914.
Picture size: 10 cm x 13 cm.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
Antique Picture Frame, London, Circa 1920, 6 x 8 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, London, circa 1920.
Picture size: 5,5 cm x 8 cm.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
Antique Picture Frame, France, Circa 1900, 10 x 13 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1900.
Picture size: 10 cm x 13 cm.
Passpartout size: 4 cm x 11 cm.
The golden color of the brass with its warm sheen adds a special tou...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
Antique Round Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1890, 11 x 11 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful round brass picture frame, France, circa 1890.
Picture size: 11 cm x 11 cm.
French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known f...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
Antique Picture Frame, Original Handwriting, Louis XVI Style, 1895, 6 x 10 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful brass picture frame, France, probably 1895.
Picture size: 5,5 cm x 8,7 cm.
On the back of the photo is a handwritten dedication from 1985, which describes the child in the ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
Antique Round Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style Photo, France, Circa 1880, 8 x 8 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful brass picture frame, France circa 1880.
Picture size: 8 cm x 8 cm.
French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for its de...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
Antique Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style Photo Frame, France, Circa 1880, 6 x 7 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional brass picture frame, France circa 1880.
Picture size: 5,5 cm x 7 cm.
French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for it...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Brass
18th Century French Hand-Carved Giltwood Frame with Flowers
Located in Marseille, FR
This beautiful 18th century French giltwood frame is richly inlaid and hand-carved with floral patterns. The gilding is made of gold leaves and it has its beautiful original patina a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
Early 20th Century French Gilt Bronze Frame in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
A wonderful late 19th Century gilt bronze photograph frame in the Louis XVI style featuring fine neoclassical motifs including celestial stars, ribbons and ribbon garlands, with unus...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Gold, Bronze
Photo Frame Triptych hinged shaped frame for 3 photographs Blue Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Triptych hinged shaped frame for 3 photographs in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with borders and ornaments in French Louis XVI Empi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Sterling Silver, Enamel
Large Giltwood Frame
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Large, antique, perfect giltwood frame, suitable for painting or mirror or headboard. On request I also have an ornamental frieze to place on top.
Internal measurement: cm. 215,5 x ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Fruitwood
Antica Carta Geografica Regno di Napoli - 1706 - XVIII Secolo Francia
Located in Milano, MI
Antica Cartina Regno di Napoli XVIII Secolo 1:700000
Descrizione:
Meravigliosa Cartina con raffigurazione del regno di Napoli , la cartina è stata realizzata in Francia nella pri...
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Early 1700s European Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Paper
Louis Xvi picture frames for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI picture frames for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage picture frames created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI picture frames made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original picture frames, popular names associated with this style include Franco Salimbeni, Christofle, and Giorgio Salimbeni. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for picture frames differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $145 and tops out at $9,400 while the average work can sell for $1,745.