French 19th Century Barbizon Frame

A good quality French made 19th Century composition Barbizon or Salon gallery frame. Fine compo ornament with laurel leaf high point, stylised acanthus leaf cove with small inner bead and reel and shot patterns. The frame is in very good antique condition, original gilding, with just some small looses to the ornament, and overall a lovely example of a composition frame.

Sight size: 17 7/8" x 25 7/8" 454mm x 658mm

Rebate size: 18 5/8" x 26 5/8" 473mm x 676mm

External size: 27 3/4" x 35 3/4" 705mm x 908mm

Width: 5" 127mm

Depth: 4 1/8" 105mm

Weight: 9kg

Shipping box size: 805mm x 1008mm x 155mm

Ref No. 82.03 - Frame price: SOLD

Louis XIV Corner and Centre 20th Century

A late 20th Century French Louis XIV corner and centre style frame, with a paint and gilt finish. Excellent condition with no areas of damage, just light wear from handling and moving, constructed with mitre splines. It was made around the 1960's, the style is often called a Montparnasse frame.

Sight size: 23" x 31 7/8" 584mm x 810mm

Rebate size: 24" x 32 7/8" 610mm x 835mm

External size: 29 3/4" x 38 5/8" 756mm x 981mm

Width: 3 3/8" 86mm

Depth: 2 3/8" 60mm

Weight: 4.34kg

Shipping box size: 856mm x 1081mm x 110mm

Ref No. 105 - SOLD

20th Century Watts Frame

An early 20th Century Watts frame, it has been overpainted, with a small number of losses to the composition ornament and numerous large cracks all around the outer ornament. The flat panel has some signs of oak grain although the overpaint obscures this, this grain could be oak veneer or imitation oak grain.

Sight size: 17 3/4" x 23 3/4" 451mm x 603mm

Rebate size: 17" x 23" 432mm x 584mm

External size: 24 1/2" x 30 1/2" 622mm x 775mm

Width: 3 3/4" 95mm

Depth: 1 1/2" 38mm

Weight: 3.055kg

Shipping box size: 722mm x 875mm x 88mm

Ref No. 219 - SOLD

19th Century Watts Frame

A 19th Century Watts frame in poor to average condition, it has areas of original gilding but also some overpainting in places, especially on the outer ornament. Numerous losses to the ornament. Having said that it is still possible to use for period framing once restored.

Sight size: 11 5/8" x 17 5/8" 295mm x 447mm

Rebate size: 12 1/2" x 18 1/4" 317mm x 463mm

External size: 21 3/8" x 27 1/4" 543mm x 692mm

Width: 5" 127mm

Depth: 2" 50mm

Weight: 3.275kg

Shipping box size: 643mm x 792mm x 100mm

Ref No. 404 - SOLD

Antique Watts Frame 19th Century

A good quality 19th Century Watts frame, with original gold leaf finish, overall condition is very good with just a number of small losses to the composition ornament, and some gesso loss to the sides. Watts frames are always a good period framing style for 19th Century and Victorian paintings.

Sight size: 12 5/8" x 18 1/4" 320mm x 463mm

Rebate size: 13 1/4" x 18 7/8" 336mm x 479mm

External size: 22 7/8" x 28 1/4" 581mm x 717mm

Width: 5" 127mm

Depth: 2" 50mm

Weight: 3.9kg

Shipping box size: 681mm x 817mm x 100mm

Ref No. 122 - SOLD

Gilded Oak with Composition Ornament

A gilded oak veneer inner frame with bevel sight edge and beading ornament, this gilding is in excellent original condition as there was glazing between the inner and outer frames. The ornamented outer frame has three runs of laurel leaf composition ornament with some losses and antique patina.
Label on back shows the maker as W.A. Smith*, who traded from the address on the label from 1880 to 1890. W.A. Smith made frames for many leading artist of the day such as G.F. Watts, Holman Hunt, and John Singer Sargent to name a few.
*Source of framemaker information: National Portrait Gallery.

Sight size: 6 5/8" x 9 1/2" 168mm x 241mm

Rebate size: 7 1/4" x 10 1/4" 184mm x 260mm

External size: 13 3/4" x 16 3/4" 350mm x 425mm

Width: 3 1/2" 90mm

Depth: 1 1/2" 38mm

Weight: 1.305kg

Shipping box size: 450mm x 525mm x 88mm

Ref No. 81.03 - Frame price: SOLD

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