Photo frame - estimated 1920s?

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Posted by toevlugsoord

13 years ago

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We purchased this frame at an estate sale for the grandson of a prominent lawyer in Seattle (the lawyer practiced in the '20s).

We purchased it for $30 because the people running the sale said it was really valuable.

It holds a 4x6 photo (cut down a little) and is really pretty with some carved wood, possibly, and possibly gilt and painted flowers.

It held a WWI photo of a Canadian soldier but we opened the frame to take it out. It didn't appear to have been opened prior to that.

Category Decorative Arts

Medium Possibly carved wood and gilt

Condition Fair

Size and dimensions of this item Approximately 10" tall and 5" wide.

Date Period Estimated 1910s-20s. It held a photo of a WWI soldier.

Price Paid (If known) We paid $30 at an estate sale

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