The National Portrait Gallery has some wonderful frames in their collection, here are just a few from a recent visit.
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Saturday
Portrait revival frame
A 19th Century composition revival version of earlier carved 17th/18th Century Lely style frames, a good size and ideal framing a period Victorian portrait. Reasonable condition with original gilding and just requiring some minor restoration work.
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Saturday
A selection of antique frames
18th C English carved
19th C English Louis XIII revival
Grotesque corner
19th C Louis XV swept
19th C Louis XV swept
As much as I like art and paintings in frames, there is something about a beautiful empty antique frame hung on a wall which I almost prefer.