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Good Deep Victorian Gilt Picture Frame (M)
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Good Deep Victorian Gilt Picture Frame (M)

19th century
Description

A very good quality Victorian picture frame in excellent original condition with its original gilding and gesso intact.

The frame is almost square measuring 36 cms by 34 cms overall.

The aperture is 20 x 18 and the rebate at the back is 25 x 20 cms

UK delivery is £12

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Victorian Gilt Picture Frame to the 1870s.

Independent Date Check ID 09405817
Dealer's Item Date1870s
Sellingantiques Date1870s
Sellingantiques agingItem 135-170 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1870s:
Built-up pine block backing: Victorian workshop framing methods.
Fine hairline shrinkage in the composition relief: natural ageing of the chalk mixture.
Stippled textured ground beneath floral swags: high Victorian styling.
Soft darkening in the deep recesses: gradual settling of dust over decades.

This is an independent date and photo anotation report compiled 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.

Physical Dimensions
Height
36cm (14.17")
Width
34cm (13.39")
Reference Numbers
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SA1200831
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
A very good quality Victorian picture frame in excellent original condition with its original gilding and gesso intact.

The frame is almost square measuring 36 cms by 34 cms overall.

The aperture is 20 x 18 and the rebate at the back is 25 x 20 cms

UK delivery is £12

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Victorian Gilt Picture Frame to the 1870s.

Independent Date Report ID 09405817
Dealer's Item Date1870s
Sellingantiques dating1870s
Sellingantiques agingItem 135-170 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1870s:
Built-up pine block backing: Victorian workshop framing methods.
Fine hairline shrinkage in the composition relief: natural ageing of the chalk mixture.
Stippled textured ground beneath floral swags: high Victorian styling.
Soft darkening in the deep recesses: gradual settling of dust over decades.

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
36cm (14.17")
Width
34cm (13.39")
Reference Numbers
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SA1200831
Rams Head Antiques
Rams Head Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2014
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A deep Victorian gilt picture frame featuring moulded floral swags, corner cartouches, and a gold leaf finish.
Good Deep Victorian Gilt Picture Frame (M)
Ref: SA1200831
A deep Victorian gilt picture frame featuring moulded floral swags, corner cartouches, and a gold leaf finish.
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  • ObjectPicture Frames
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian Rococo Revival
  • MaterialGiltwood, Gesso, Gold Leaf, Glass
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsFloral swags, Corner cartouches, Deep moulding, Beaded sightline
  • SizeH 36 cm (14 in) x W 34 cm (13 in)

This Victorian picture frame dates to 1870 and follows a Rococo Revival style, constructed from wood finished with gesso and gold leaf. The deep giltwood structure displays intricate carved floral swags along the horizontal members, prominent circular corner cartouches, and a beaded inner sightline surrounding the aperture. Traces of historical spiderwebs remain trapped across the internal glass, alongside subtle surface wear and patination visible on the metallic gold surfaces. It measures 36 cm high by 34 cm wide overall, with a nearly square profile. In a modern interior, this piece functions as a wall-mounted decorative picture frame, suitable for hanging above a sideboard or within a gallery arrangement to display portrait artwork or photographs. The ornate ornamentation complements traditional reception rooms, studies, or hallways when paired with period or contemporary prints.

FAQs

Victorian gilt picture frames are defined by their elaborate, ornate mouldings, frequently featuring Rococo Revival motifs such as acanthus leaves, floral swags, and exaggerated corner cartouches popular during the nineteenth century.

These frames were typically constructed using pine or hardwood profiles overlaid with composition, or gesso, to form detailed relief patterns, which were subsequently finished with water or oil gilding using thin gold leaf.

Authentic pieces generally display age-consistent wear, subtle cracking or craquelure across the gesso layer, evidence of hand-carved wood sub-structures, red or grey clay bole undercoats beneath worn gilding, and historical hanging hardware.

A detailed gilt frame creates visual impact when mounted against dark wall paints, displayed as an empty sculptural element, or fitted with a contemporary mirror plate within a mixed gallery wall arrangement.

Dust gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush or feather duster, avoiding liquid cleaners, water, or chemical polishes, as moisture can dissolve the underlying gesso and cause delicate gold leaf to lift or flake.
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