Page 4 - 1880s to 1900

Picture Frames My book on Picture Frame Collecting Museum Gift Shop on pages 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d & 6e.

One of my favorites - A paper on wood Palmer Cox frame from the 1890s with an autographed card signed by Palmer Cox. It is 3 1/2 x 5 inches od.

One of the best folk art frames from the 1880s-1890s. It is made of pine, oak, walnut, and mahogany and once had wood stars at each corner. It is 12 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches od.	Another great folk art piece of oak and mahogany from the 1880s-1890s. It is 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches od.

An exceptional ca.1885, tramp art and folk art piece with green leaves, showing a prize winning bull. The corner blocks show that a cut nut shell was originaly attached. Since everything else is still attached, I think someone did not like the cut nut-look and removed them. It is 13 x 15 inches and has a pic. size of 7 x 8 1/2 inches.

Best - Freeform pie crust, art nouveau, gessoed wood frame ca.1895-1910. No repairs. It is 16 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches od. and has a 6 x 8 inches pic. size.

A wonderful folk art frame from the 1890s. It is made of gold painted semi-circles with a walnut, fronts piece. It is 10 x 13 1/2 inches od. and has a 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inch pic. size.

 

Fabulous 1880's Folk Art frame with hand carved leaves and dentil edges. It is 24 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches od. and has a pic. size of 18 x 20 inches.	Interesting ca.1900, European antler and boar tusk frame. It is 17 x 22 inches od. and has a 12 x 16 inch pic. size

 

A beautiful tramp art frame with an unusual loading system, ca.1890s. It has a European style (although the markings on the back are stamped "Colorado"). It is highly unusual to see a tramp artist combine subtractive chip carving work with the traditional tramp art notching and layering. One edge of the frame slides out and you would slide in a picture and glass or a mirror and then replace the side. It is 21 3/4 x 25 inches od. with an 16 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches pic. size.

 

An Art Nouveau/aesthetic piece, ca.1885, with stylized florate design. The aesthetic design movement was an intellectual and art movement supporting the emphasis of aesthetic values more than social-political themes for fine art.	In the Aesthetic movement, there was a prominent use of nature, especially flowers, birds, ginkgo leaves, and peacock feathers. It is 10 x 11 1/2 inches od. with a 7 3/8 x 8 7/8 inches image size.

Victorian, ca.1880, rustic branch-carved walnut with green velvet cove, gilded inner frame, & hearts at corners. It is 13 1/2 x 15 1/2 inch od. and has a 8 x 10 inch pic. size. Often, the velvet in Victorian frames is disintegrating, but this example is in superb condition. Carved hearts are a real plus that increase the value of old frames.

An 1880s elegant oak piece with beads. It is 12 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches od.	A simple oak frame from the 1880s-1900s. 17 x 20 inches od.

Simple walnut with applied decorative corners from the 1880s. It is 12 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches od.	Simple oak from the 1880s. 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches od.

Frames from the late 1840s to 1850s page 1 Frames from the 1850s to 1860s, page 2 Frames from the 1870s to 1880, page 3 Frames from 1900s to 1930s, page 5 Faux Finish Frames, page 5b Museum Gift Shop, page 6a Museum Gift Shop, page 6b Museum Gift Shop, page 6c Museum Gift Shop, page 6d Museum Gift Shop, page 6e