Lot 605

A SILVER MOUNTED OAK RECTANGULAR ART NOUVEAU PHOTOGRAPH FRAME

With scroll and foliate decoration, Chester 1905, maker J & R Griffin (Joseph & Richard Griffin)

Estimate: £100 - £150
Hammer price: £150
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.
See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner-collection

Condition Report

Size of frame 22.5cm x 15.3cm.  The mount; the raised points particularly to the sides have quite a lot of denting, also some splitting to the silver in places, a few small dents to the top oval cartouche, quite a lot of wear as a result of polishing in the past, top left section of the inner oak chipped.  Hallmark is good. The back panel and strut look to be replacements, one pin head lacking from the securing bracket at the lower section of the back

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