Europe - Picture Frames

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...

This elegant two tone frame was created in France in the beginning of the 1920's. A rectangular forged iron frame with ornamental surface is in the centre of this design. Three coppe...

Sophisticated late 19th gilt and matte brass wall Photo Frame. Simple and beautiful design of high quality. Wear consistent with age and use

This beautiful vertical photo frame is purely in the vénitien glass manufacturing tradition.The technique used to get this rich twisted rope effect is called "torciglione" and requi...

Owl embalmed butterfly species. Suffed brown butterfly with frame, 1970s. 19 x 25 cm. Good conditions!

Midcentury beautiful arched picture frame in wood, brass, glass and acrylic. Made in Italy in the 1960s. Perfect desk object or gift idea.

A magnificent and grand photograph frame; if you are looking for a statement piece, this may very well be it. Made from ormolu or gilded bronze, it has been meticulously restored ...

A beautiful antique bronze photo frame, Louis XVI style, from the French Napoleon III period. Made in France, mid 19th century. Very nice quality bronze, very refined with ormolu gi...

A lovely stylish sentimental Photograph of a lady. Framed in a beautiful brass or ormolu frame, circa 1920s. Beautiful and highly decorative. You can use it also as a wall hanging picture frame...

This whimsical and sophisticated picture Art Deco Machine Age frame was realized in France, circa 1930.It is done inPink Colr Glass.

Beautiful antique brass picture frame, circa 1880s, France. French picture frames from the Victorian era are an expression of an epoch that was ...

Beautiful victorian picture frame from France, circa 1880s. French picture frames from the Victorian era are an expression of an epoch that was known for its decorative wealth and a...

Ellen Mary Rope for Della Robbia Pottery. A small picture frame with three plaster plaques in their original ebonized frame. Depicting a child playing the Lute to the left-hand plaqu...

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...

An elegant set of three pictures frames in burl veneer in the style of Willy Rizzo. Completely hand made impregnated with the highest quality wax oil. I...

More than a decorative object, this frame will display cherished memories recorded on a photo to be remembered and admired. This elegant frame is crafted of dark wenge and showcases ...

Rectangular frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone enamel stripes on guilloché and fine hand engravings French Empire style. With 2 oval photo holders, internal ...

This beautiful artist’s easel was created in England in circa 1900, in the early 20th century. The easel is of tripod form, being set on three supports. Its feet and top are scrolled...

Midcentury beautiful rectangular picture frame in wood, chrome and glass in the style of Willy Rizzo. Made in Italy in the 1960s.

Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with 2 oval borders internal size cm. 4 x 5.2 and ornaments with festoons a...

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...

Double Heart is a unique arge Italian hand crafted wood double photo frame by sculptor Massimo Pasini. Wood is a very warm material and it is very m...

An elegant Italian picture frame in brass with twisted brass decorations. The picture frame cab be used vertically or horizontally. Italy, 1960s.

A small portrait of a woman in a oval bronze frame, 19th century. An oval portrait of a seated woman with a white fabric bodice and blue striped skirt with flowers in the left han...

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...

Astonishing midcentury chromed brass and burl square photo frame. This beautiful piece was designed in Italy in the 1970s by Tomaso Barbi and is als...

Rare gilded wooden frame qualified by a polychrome painted metal band with tiny foliage ornaments. Silver metal sconces chiselled with cherub heads between scrolls. Rome, 17th Two co...

Beautiful victorian double picture frame from France, circa 1880s. Picture size 5,5 x 5,5 cm. French picture frames from the Victorian era are an expression of an epoch that was kno...

Italian Renaissance style frame in finely carved wood, partially gilded, 19th century. 19th century Italian Renaissance style frame in finely carved and gilded wood. Frame: H: 21.5c...

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...

Superb 1930's Art Deco modernist free standing picture frame in highly lacquered red wooden stepped frame and glass. The frame has two pieces of glass which slot into the chrome stan...

Beautiful picture frame, France circa 1880. Picture size: 4 cm x 4 cm. In the salons of the wealthy bourgeoisie and aristocracy, such frames were a sign of taste and social status. ...

We offer for sale a Picture Frame whose production is attributable to the Umberto Mascagni brand. Made in Italy, as attested by the engraving on the gilded aluminum support, undoubte...

Beautiful round picture frame, France circa 1880. Picture size: 4 cm x 4 cm. French picture frames from the Victorian era are an expression of an epoch that was known for its decora...

A very smart oval picture frame made from French silver bearing the Minerva silver guarantee mark in two places. The makers mark is also present for Emi...

Beautiful and intricate craftsmanship displayed in this tiny frame. It is presumably Persian or Arabic. Fully hallmarked to the back edge of the frame. Meas...

Anthroposophical frame, carved natural fruit wood. Rudolf Steiner school, Dornach design, Switzerland. 1940s. Sight: 20 x 15,3 cm. Overall: 30 x 23,3 cm.

Beautiful victorian picture frame from France, circa 1900s. French picture frames from the Victorian era are an expression of an epoch that was known for its decorative wealth and a...

An elegant set of three birdseye maple frames enclosing a set of thirty five plaster Grand Tour intaglios dating from the early 19th Century. The various large oval and round plaste...

Italian Baroque picture frame in solid gilt and dark green wood, Vittoria frame is hand carved by master Italian crafter in Tuscany. Most elaborated foliag...

Beautiful Murano frame made with the twisted rope technique “torciglione”. This photo frame features deep-blown Murano glass in a very sweet amber color executed with the old techniq...

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...

Vintage Italian picture frame, 1970s. this has been made in Italy. In gilt Metal. The pictures are from the 50's, with a beatiful Daneur.

Embrace a timeless treasure that echoes grandeur: an exquisite oval-shaped photo frame, sculpted from 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver. Its translucent enamel adorns a sunburst g...

Mid-century modern Italian photo frame, brass and mahogany-stained beech, Tommaso Barbi style, 1970s

Behold the epitome of elegance and craftsmanship: a square table photo frame, meticulously crafted from 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver. This masterpiece features translucent fi...

An orignal 1940s Murano hand blown, torchon glass picture frame attributed to Archimede Seguso, with brass inner frame, centre detail and stand. The patina of the brass is original b...

Vintage picture frame with hand blown clear and smoky Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy Measures:...

Vallauris R. Leduc Poulbot with Guitare on tiles, circa 1970, France The theme of the "poulbot" was frequently declined by Raymonde Leduc with many variants. The name "poulbot" des...

This Picture frame, is in leather, in a gradient of brown colors. It is done in the style of Jacques Adnet. Some Wear but almost on the sides. It has been made in France circa 1940,...

Rare and artistic pair of gilt bronze picture frames. If you are an antiques enthousiast and you also enjoy looking at the most majestic beast in the animal kingdom then you will lo...

20th century photo frame in patinated and gilded metal, butterfly design. 20th century photo frame in patinated and gilded metal, decorated with butterflies, contemporary work. H: 3...

Antique picture frame from France. Beautiful bronze work on burgundy fabric. Inside dimension: 8 x 11 cm

Harmony turquoise is an Arts & Crafts square silver picture frame designed by Laura G for Art with Heart. It is a wonderful lost wax bronze silver plated model hand chiselled by mast...

Exceptional antique picture frame from France, around 1890. Wonderful handcrafted stone art. Picture size: 3 x 5 cm.

Art Deco style photo/picture frame in lucite faux tortoiseshell lucite with an S curved design. This piece seems to never have been used and appear as new. In very nice condition wit...

Italian 1970s Small Oval Nickel Bamboo Picture Frame

Gorgeous photo frame in lucite with a stunning tortoiseshell effect. This elegant piece was produced in Italy in the 1970s and attributable to Gabriella Crespi. This stunning piec...