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Good Quality Gilt Swept Picture Frame 19th Century (C)
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Good Quality Gilt Swept Picture Frame 19th Century (C)

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Description

This is a good quality gilt picture frame in excellent condition dating from around 1890.

This has its original bright gilding in lovely condition.

The frame measures 54 cmc by 44 cms overall.

The aperture is 34.5 cms by 27 cms (or 38.5 x 30.7 with the inner slip removed.)

The rebate at the back is 28.5 cms by 35.5 cms or 32 by 39.5 without the slip.

UK delivery is £12

Date of Manufacture

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

Independent Date Guide ID 09409513
Dealer's Item Date1890s
Sellingantiques Date1890s
Sellingantiques agingItem 120-160 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1890s:
Fine shrinkage lines through the raised relief: natural aging of original composition moulding.
Red bole showing through on high edges: traditional water gilding on gesso ground.
Pierced swept corners with acanthus scrolls: typical late Victorian Rococo revival taste.
Bevelled pine inner slip: standard late 19th-century picture framing practice.

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
54cm (21.26")
Width
44cm (17.32")
Reference Numbers
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SA1201359
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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 good quality gilt picture frame in excellent condition dating from around 1890.

This has its original bright gilding in lovely condition.

The frame measures 54 cmc by 44 cms overall.

The aperture is 34.5 cms by 27 cms (or 38.5 x 30.7 with the inner slip removed.)

The rebate at the back is 28.5 cms by 35.5 cms or 32 by 39.5 without the slip.

UK delivery is £12

Date of Manufacture

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

Independent Date Report ID 09409513
Dealer's Item Date1890s
Sellingantiques dating1890s
Sellingantiques agingItem 120-160 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1890s:
Fine shrinkage lines through the raised relief: natural aging of original composition moulding.
Red bole showing through on high edges: traditional water gilding on gesso ground.
Pierced swept corners with acanthus scrolls: typical late Victorian Rococo revival taste.
Bevelled pine inner slip: standard late 19th-century picture framing practice.

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
54cm (21.26")
Width
44cm (17.32")
Reference Numbers
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SA1201359
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A 19th-century gold leaf swept picture frame with ornate scrollwork corners, floral relief moulding, and cross-hatched details.
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Archive I A 19th-century gold leaf swept picture frame with ornate scrollwork corners, floral relief moulding, and cross-hatched details.

Good Quality Gilt Swept Picture Frame 19th Century (C)

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Archive III A 19th-century gold leaf swept picture frame with ornate scrollwork corners, floral relief moulding, and cross-hatched details. View III
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Archive V A 19th-century gold leaf swept picture frame with ornate scrollwork corners, floral relief moulding, and cross-hatched details. View V
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A 19th-century gold leaf swept picture frame with ornate scrollwork corners, floral relief moulding, and cross-hatched details.
Good Quality Gilt Swept Picture Frame 19th Century (C)
Ref: SA1201359
A 19th-century gold leaf swept picture frame with ornate scrollwork corners, floral relief moulding, and cross-hatched details.
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  • ObjectPicture Frames
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRococo Revival
  • MaterialWood, Gesso, Gold Leaf
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsCorner scrolls, Centre cartouche, Cross-hatching
  • SizeH 54 cm (21 in) x W 44 cm (17 in)

This 19th-century Rococo Revival picture frame is made from wood and gesso finished with gold leaf, presenting a bright gold colour. The swept frame features ornate scrollwork corners, floral relief moulding, a prominent centre cartouche, and delicate cross-hatched details along the borders. The construction includes a rebate at the back and an inner slip. Measuring 54 cm high by 44 cm wide overall, the frame has an aperture measuring 34.5 cm by 27 cm. In a contemporary home, this piece is well-suited for hanging on a living room wall or placing above the mantel as a decorative wall hanging to display artwork or a mirror. The frame operates as a traditional domestic accessory that brings a French Chateau design vibe to domestic interiors.

FAQs

A swept picture frame is a style originating in 18th-century France, characterised by sweeping, outward-curving profiles and elaborate ornamentation on the corners and centres, often inspired by Rococo motifs.

These frames were typically constructed with a wooden core, overlaid with gesso and molded composition relief details, before being finished with hand-applied leafing such as gold leaf or Dutch metal.

Authentic period frames feature hand-cut lap joints on the reverse wooden frame, natural micro-cracking in the gesso surface, and genuine surface wear or oxidisation appropriate to their age.

An ornate gilt frame can be used to house traditional oil artwork, fitted with a mirror glass plate, or hung empty as a sculptural focal point against modern dark or neutral walls.

Dust the frame regularly using a very soft, dry camel-hair brush, avoiding liquid cleaners, water, or chemical polish, which can permanently dissolve or loosen delicate gilding and gesso.
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