
Page 6 - Frame for Sale
A small birdseye maple veneer frame from the 1830s or earlier. This is probably an English frame. It is 7 3/4 x 9 1/4" od., 5 1/4 x 6 3/4" picture size. #417,(SOLD)A rare overlapping corner construction high quality, mahogany veneer frame that date to 1829-1835. It has wood blocks in each corner. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2" od., 4 7/8 x 6 3/4" pic.size, #418, $225.00
These "Ripple" frames are among my favorites. They were only made for a few years in the mid-1830s and are very difficult to find. Rippled, gesso covered frame from the 1830s. 18 7/8 x 22 7/8" od. #423, $400.00
I am not sure why this frame photographs like this. On a wall, it looks very smooth. You need to get very close to see how the simple black finish has acquired a beautiful age crackle. For a 175 year old frame, it is rather exceptional. Often the corner decorations have broken off. This one is all there.
Handmade wooden frame with original sand painting, meant to resemble a saguaro cactus. 8.75 x 6.75 inches, signed "Chee". The piece is from Arizona, item #414, $40.00 A beautiful Prendergast-style gilded and decorated frame that is 10.5 x 12.5 inches with an 8 x 10 inch opening for an 8 x 10 picture. Circa 1905, item #415, $150.00 A beautiful, smooth, lemon or gold gilded frame that is 15.5 x 19.5 inches with a 14.5 x 18.0 opening. Ca. 1845. shows typical wear that enhances the frame's beauty. item #424, $180.00 A superb 1850 Ogee-style mahogany veneer frame with a mirror. It is 19.25 x 25.75 inches with an 11 x 17.5 inch opening. Highest quality mahogany. item #427, $250.00
Like a birthday cake, this beauty has three layers to this frame.
Tramp art frames are usually made from the cheap, soft mahogany that came from old cigar boxes. This is all hard walnut and shows that a skilled frame maker constructed it. Like a birthday cake, this beauty has three layers to this frame.
A nice quality, ogee mahogany veneer frame from the 1850s-1860s. It is 8 1/2 x 9 1/2" od. 3 1/2 x 4 1/2" picture size. #426, $125.00
Price is for each frame.
A very simple painted, grooved wood frame from the 1830s. 7 1/8 x 8 5/8" od., #416,(SOLD) A walnut frame with a decorated sight from the 1860s. 15 3/8 x 17 5/8" od., 11 1/4 x 13 1/2" picture size. #425, $80.00
A faux tortoise frame with an Eastlake influence (note the small carved designs at the 4 corners. Made in the 1870s. 11 3/4 x 13 1/2" od., 8 x 10 pic. size. #419, $85.00 A faux tortoise and walnut frame. Made in the 1870s. 12 x 14" od., 8 x 10 pic. size. #420, $100.00
An oak frame made in the Mission style about 1915. The surface is smooth, but the grain makes it look it has gouges or dents. It is 12 7/8"x 15 1/4" od., 8 1/2 x 11" pic. size. #421,(SOLD) A 1920s-1930s frame made of walnut. 11 3/8 x 13 1/8" od., 8 1/2 x 10" pic. size. #422, $50.00
Frames from the late 1840s to 1850s page 1
Frames from the 1850s to 1860s, page 2
Frames from the 1870s to 1880s, page 3