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Victorian Art Nouveau Style Gilt Frame. No 36
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Victorian Art Nouveau Style Gilt Frame. No 36

19th century
Description

This is a Victorian picture frame with art nouveau type styling dating from around 1890.

The frame is 72 cms by 80 cms overall

The apperture is 59 cms by 68 cms .

The opening for the painting 61 cms by 70 cms.

UK insured packing and delivery is £15

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Antique Gilt Picture Frame to the 1890s.

Independent Date Guide ID 08601335
Dealer's Item Date1890s
Sellingantiques Date1890s
Sellingantiques agingItem 115-150 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1890s:
Dark oxidised pine frame back: timber surface aged over many decades.
Moulded acanthus and running leaf ornament: design from the late Victorian period.
Chalk numbering inscribed across the bottom rail: old gallery or framer stock mark.
Gilding rubbed softly on the raised relief: natural wear from long handling.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
72cm (28.35")
Width
80cm (31.50")
Reference Numbers
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SA1085905
Dealers Notes

Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.

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We offer a full money back guarantee if you are not happy for whatever reason within a seven day period as long as the buyer pays for transportation costs.

Description
This is a Victorian picture frame with art nouveau type styling dating from around 1890.

The frame is 72 cms by 80 cms overall

The apperture is 59 cms by 68 cms .

The opening for the painting 61 cms by 70 cms.

UK insured packing and delivery is £15

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Antique Gilt Picture Frame to the 1890s.

Independent Date Report ID 08601335
Dealer's Item Date1890s
Sellingantiques dating1890s
Sellingantiques agingItem 115-150 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1890s:
Dark oxidised pine frame back: timber surface aged over many decades.
Moulded acanthus and running leaf ornament: design from the late Victorian period.
Chalk numbering inscribed across the bottom rail: old gallery or framer stock mark.
Gilding rubbed softly on the raised relief: natural wear from long handling.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
72cm (28.35")
Width
80cm (31.50")
Reference Numbers
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SA1085905
Rams Head Antiques
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A square antique gilt picture frame featuring stylised relief moulding.
Victorian Art Nouveau Style Gilt Frame. No 36
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A square antique gilt picture frame featuring stylised relief moulding.
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  • ObjectPicture Frames
  • Period19th century
  • StyleArt Nouveau
  • MaterialGold Leaf, Composition, Wood
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsStylised foliage, relief moulding, outer bead border
  • SizeH 72 cm (28 in) x W 80 cm (31 in)

This is a Victorian picture frame dating from around 1890, created in an Art Nouveau style. The piece is constructed from wood and composition, finished in a metallic gold colour with applied gold leaf. The frame displays relief moulding, stylised foliage motifs, and an outer bead border along the edges of the gilded surface. The construction shows surface wear consistent with age, visible texture on the composition relief work, and tonal variations across the gold finish. Measuring 72 cm high and 80 cm wide overall, the frame is suitable for display above a sideboard in a living room, dining room, or hallway. It can be hung on the wall to showcase a favourite canvas, print, or mirror within interior settings favouring period character and traditional decorative arts.

FAQs

Victorian Art Nouveau gilt frames feature organic, stylised motifs such as flowing foliage, vines, and curved linear patterns inspired by nature. Produced around the turn of the 20th century, these frames combine late Victorian ornate moulding techniques with the fluid forms of the Art Nouveau movement.

These frames typically consist of a pine or lime wooden core covered with compositiona mixture of chalk, resin, linseed oil, and glueto create detailed moulded patterns. Water gilding or oil gilding using thin gold leaf was then applied over a clay bole base.

Authentic frames exhibit natural signs of age, such as fine surface cracking in the composition moulding, wear revealing the reddish or yellow clay bole beneath the gold leaf, and traditional corner joinery visible from the back.

An empty antique gilt frame can be hung directly on a wall as a standalone sculptural feature or fitted with a modern mirror plate. Placing gilded elements against dark or contemporary neutral walls creates a balanced visual contrast.

Dust the frame gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush, avoiding water or liquid cleaners which can dissolve water-gilded leaf or damage composition moulding. Display the item in a stable environment away from direct heat and excessive humidity.
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