Vintage Gold Tone Picture Frame Set of 3 Bifold Easel Back

This vintage gold tone picture frame set includes three tabletop frames, with two hinged bifold frames and one larger single easel back frame.

You will like this group because the three frames are related without being identical. The two folding frames open like small books and can display two photographs each, while the larger single frame gives the group a taller focal point.

Their embossed borders, warm gold tone finish, glass fronts, and aged backs give them the look of frames that have actually spent years on a dresser or family photo table.

Details

• Item: Set of 3 vintage tabletop picture frames
  
• Included: 1 large bifold frame, 1 small bifold frame, and 1 single easel back frame
• Photo Capacity: 5 photograph openings total
• Era: Approximately 1960s to 1980s
• Material: Gold tone metal, glass, paper and board backing
• Color: Gold tone with brown, tan, and black backing materials
• Maker and Mark: No visible maker's mark confirmed
• Style: Ornate embossed tabletop frames with Mid Century and Hollywood Regency influence
• Construction: Two hinged folding frames and one freestanding easel back frame
• Measurements: Not confirmed from photos, add if known
• Product Weight: 1 lb 4 oz for the set

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

• Graded Good: All three frames remain usable and display well, with attractive shine still visible across much of the gold tone finish.
• The hinges on both bifold frames are present, allowing them to stand open for tabletop display.
• Glass fronts appear to be present in the photograph openings.
• The embossed borders remain easy to see and give each frame more detail than a plain metal frame.

Issues / Wear

• There is age related spotting, discoloration, and wear on the backs and interior backing materials.
• One frame has a small stained or rusted area near a bottom corner. It is not especially noticeable from the front, but it is real age wear rather than decorative patina.
• The backs show rubbing, small marks, wrinkles, and general storage wear.
• An old paper label or label residue remains on the back of the smaller bifold frame.
• The gold tone surfaces show light scratches, variation in finish, and handling wear consistent with age.

Collector's Notes

1. Folding double frames were made for paired portraits, wedding photographs, family pictures, and other photographs meant to be displayed together. The open book shape also lets them stand without a separate easel.
2. This mixed set works especially well for someone building a vintage gallery on a dresser, vanity, bookshelf, or side table rather than looking for three perfectly matching new frames.
3. The older backing materials are part of their age, but they also mean these are better suited to someone comfortable with genuine vintage condition rather than someone wanting unused frames.
4. I would use the two bifold frames for smaller family portraits and let the larger single frame anchor the group with one favorite photograph.

This set of three gold tone tabletop frames includes two hinged bifolds and one easel back, with five photograph openings in all. If it's the one you've been looking for, it's ready to come home.