This lot includes three ornate gold tone metal picture frames in different sizes, each with a tabletop easel back.
The frames remain complete for display, with visible finish wear, darkening, surface marks, and age spotting, especially along the outer rails and top edges shown in the photos.
The embossed floral borders and warm gold tone suit a traditional gallery wall, vanity, dresser, mantel, or layered tabletop photo display.
Details
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Item: Lot of 3 picture frames
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Item Type: Tabletop easel back photo frames
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Era: mid century
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Materials: Gold tone metal frames with front panes and easel backs
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Color: Gold tone with areas of darker age patina
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Maker and Mark: No visible maker's mark
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Style: Ornate embossed floral and beaded borders
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Dimensions: Largest approximately 8 inches by 6 inches by 1/4 inch thick. Medium approximately 7 inches by 5 inches by 1/4 inch thick. Smallest approximately 5 inches by 3 3/4 inches by 1/4 inch thick. Item weight 1 pound 5 ounces
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Special Features: Three different sizes, decorative metal borders, and individual tabletop easel backs
Condition Grade: Good
Positives
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Graded Good: All three frames remain complete and usable for displaying photographs, with their easel backs present.
- The decorative borders retain clear floral, beaded, and textured details. The three different sizes work well together without being identical.
- The frames stand independently on their backs. Their narrow profiles make them easy to group on a dresser, shelf, mantel, or tabletop.
- The gold tone finish remains bright across much of the decorative surface. The raised ornament still reads clearly even where the finish shows age.
Issues / Wear
- The metal surfaces show scratches, rubbed areas, darkening, spotting, and uneven finish from previous use.
- The upper and outer frame edges show noticeable finish wear and age discoloration, including the top areas shown closely in the photos.
- The cardboard and paper inserts show age toning, spots, marks, and discoloration. These inserts are visible behind the front panes when no photograph is installed.
- The backs and easel supports show rubbing and surface wear. The supports remain present on all three photographed frames.
Condition Grade Key
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Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
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Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
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Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
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Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
Collector's Notes
Metal easel back frames were made to keep family photographs visible on desks, dressers, pianos, and side tables. A grouped set lets several photographs share the same decorative look without matching exactly.
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Disclaimer
All items are vintage and may show signs of age, wear, or use consistent with their history. Photos show the exact condition of each piece, please review them carefully, as they are part of the description.
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Please Note
These pieces come from estate collections and have been surface cleaned. You may wish to perform additional cleaning depending on your preference.
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