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Outstanding Large Antique Picture Frame Swept Gilt
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Outstanding Large Antique Picture Frame Swept Gilt

19th century
Sold 2 April 2025 · Rams Head Antiques
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Description

This is a fine mid Victorian gilt frame of museum quality in excellent original condition and retaining its original gilt finish.

The ornate deep swept frame has a very imposing design.

The frame measures 75 cms by 88 cms by 12 cms deep.

The viewing apperture is 62 cms by 48.7 cms and the opening at the back for the canvas is 62 cms by 51 cms.

UK delivery can be arranged with our trusted furniture courier and costs £55 plus vat to most destinations.

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Large Swept Gilt Frame to the 1870s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
88cm (34.65")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Depth
12cm (4.72")
Reference Numbers
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SA1133083
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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Description
This is a fine mid Victorian gilt frame of museum quality in excellent original condition and retaining its original gilt finish.

The ornate deep swept frame has a very imposing design.

The frame measures 75 cms by 88 cms by 12 cms deep.

fig 1. A large rectangular antique picture frame featuring intricate swept moulding and a heavily gilded gold finish.
fig 1. Outstanding Large Antique Picture Frame Swept Gilt

The viewing apperture is 62 cms by 48.7 cms and the opening at the back for the canvas is 62 cms by 51 cms.

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UK delivery can be arranged with our trusted furniture courier and costs £55 plus vat to most destinations.
Rams Head Antiques
Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Large Swept Gilt Frame to the 1870s.

Height
88cm (34.65")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Depth
12cm (4.72")
Reference Numbers
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SA1133083
Rams Head Antiques
Rams Head Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2014
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Rams Head Antiques

Rams Head Antiques
Telephone 07769 255 544
Location
Wolsingham
Weardale
Durham
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/ramsheadantiques
Verified Since Sep 2014
Items For Sale 326
Items Sold 4,346
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A large rectangular antique picture frame featuring intricate swept moulding and a heavily gilded gold finish.
Outstanding Large Antique Picture Frame Swept Gilt
Ref: SA1133083
A large rectangular antique picture frame featuring intricate swept moulding and a heavily gilded gold finish.
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  • ObjectFrames
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • MaterialWood, Gesso, Gold Leaf
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsAcorn and leaf scrolls, Corner cartouches, Beaded inner moulding
  • SizeH 88 cm (35 in) x W 75 cm (30 in) x D 12 cm (5 in)

FAQs

A swept gilt frame features a deeply moulded, curved profile with ornate plaster or compo ornamentation, highly popular during the Victorian and Edwardian periods for displaying formal oil portraits and landscapes.

Traditional frames are constructed from a carved wooden sub-frame covered in layers of gesso and bole, upon which thin sheets of gold leaf are applied by hand and burnished to achieve a metallic lustre.

Authentic pieces exhibit signs of age such as fine craquelure in the gesso, hand-carved joinery, minor losses to the plaster work, and oxidisation of the underlying bole beneath the gold leaf.

Pairing an ornate gilded frame with a minimalist contemporary mirror or leaving it empty as a piece of wall sculpture creates a striking juxtaposition against neutral or contemporary backgrounds.

Dust gently with a very soft, dry brush or feather duster, avoiding all liquids, chemical solvents, or abrasive cloths which can easily strip the delicate gold leaf layer.
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