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Large Montparnasse Frame
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Large Montparnasse Frame

1900 - 1920
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This is a really good quality large Monteparnasse frame in excellent original condition dating from around 1930. The frame has a beautiful colour and patina and includes a linen slip (possibly later).

The frame measures 73 cms by 57 cms overall.

The aperture is 52 cms by 34 cms.

The rebate for the picture measures 56 cms by 38 cms.

UK delivery is £20

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Rams Head Antiques has dated this Large Montparnasse Picture Frame to the 1920s.

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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 really good quality large Monteparnasse frame in excellent original condition dating from around 1930. The frame has a beautiful colour and patina and includes a linen slip (possibly later).

The frame measures 73 cms by 57 cms overall.

The aperture is 52 cms by 34 cms.

The rebate for the picture measures 56 cms by 38 cms.

UK delivery is £20

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Large Montparnasse Picture Frame to the 1920s.

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Rams Head Antiques
Rams Head Antiques
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A large rectangular Montparnasse picture frame featuring ornate carved shell and scroll motifs with a cream linen inner slip.
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Archive I A large rectangular Montparnasse picture frame featuring ornate carved shell and scroll motifs with a cream linen inner slip.

Large Montparnasse Frame

Archive II A large rectangular Montparnasse picture frame featuring ornate carved shell and scroll motifs with a cream linen inner slip. View II
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Archive IV A large rectangular Montparnasse picture frame featuring ornate carved shell and scroll motifs with a cream linen inner slip. View IV
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Rams Head Antiques

Rams Head Antiques
Telephone 07769 255 544
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Weardale
Durham
United Kingdom
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A large rectangular Montparnasse picture frame featuring ornate carved shell and scroll motifs with a cream linen inner slip.
Large Montparnasse Frame
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A large rectangular Montparnasse picture frame featuring ornate carved shell and scroll motifs with a cream linen inner slip.
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  • ObjectPicture Frames
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleFrench Montparnasse
  • MaterialCarved Wood, Gesso, Canvas
  • ColourBeige and Gold
  • MotifsCarved shell motifs, Acanthus leaf scrolls, Linen slip

This large Montparnasse picture frame belongs to the 1920 period and follows the French Montparnasse style, constructed from carved wood, gesso, and canvas. The frame displays a beige and gold colour scheme with a visible cream linen inner slip, detailed carved shell motifs, and acanthus leaf scrolls along the outer edge. The rectangular wooden body shows a warm gilt finish with intricate relief decoration, aged patination on the surface, and a stepped inner moulding framing the central aperture. Measuring 73 cm by 57 cm overall, the frame suits placement above a sideboard in a living room, hallway, or dining room to display a painting or photograph. Interior designers utilise pieces of this scale to create a focal point on a plain wall or to complement traditional furnishings in a French Chateau setting. The combination of gilded carved detailing and the soft neutral inner border provides a balanced contrast for artwork. Homeowners hang the frame directly on drywall or plaster surfaces using standard picture hanging hardware matched to the weight of the piece.

FAQs

Montparnasse frames originated in 1930s Paris, crafted for artists seeking textured, unpretentious frames featuring rococo-inspired relief carving, distressed paint finishes, and exposed wood tones.

These frames are constructed from carved timber coated with gesso, painted with chalky pigments or washed gilt finishes, and typically fitted with a fabric or canvas inner slip.

Authentic mid-twentieth-century Montparnasse frames feature hand-carved details, visible surface weathering or paint distressing, and traditional corner joining techniques visible on the reverse.

A Montparnasse frame can be hung empty as a sculptural wall accent or paired with contemporary abstract artwork to establish visual contrast between classical carved texture and modern art.

Dust the relief carving regularly using a soft, dry bristle brush, keeping the surface free from liquid cleaners or moisture that could degrade the underlying gesso and paint layer.
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