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Description
this picture has an oval frame with some wear on it..the frame is brown and the print is in black and white...the print is in great condition...no rips or tears. The print is held into tne frame by a cardboard backing and wire to hang it
Category
General Antiques and Collectibles
Medium
frame of unknown wood, picture of paper
Distinguishing marks
M.B Parkinson
Condition
Fair
Size and dimensions of this item
19x23 top to bottom and side to side of frame
Date Period
Copyrighted 1897
Weight
about 2.5lbs
History
My grandmoter gave my wife and I this picture a couple years ago, but I know she has had it for years.
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Price Paid (If known)
unknown
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Re: Cupid Awake
This appears to be a victorian era faux tortoise shell frame, usually made of wood and gesso. The glass appears to be convex, making it more desireable. It would be my guess that the frame originally held a photograph and was later replaced by the cupid print mounted on cardboard. Oval frames like this one with convex glass are slightly more rare that square ones with flat glass. The minor damage might devalue it somewhat, but I would leave it alone. It's my guess that the frame is what would appeal to a buyer more than the print, although there are collectors of victorian era prints of children and cupid. I sold one similar to this at $145. and think $125-$150 would be a fair appraisal.