Lot 616

A SILVER MOUNTED SHAPED RECTANGULAR ART NOUVEAU PHOTOGRAPH FRAME

Decorated with foliate motifs, backed with blue velvet, Birmingham 1908, maker William Devenport, size of frame 24.5cm x 20cm

Estimate: £150 - £200
Hammer price: £350
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

Hallmark clear, the mount is significantly rubbed with loss of definition to the texturing of the decoration, the top cartouche is dented, there are otherwise several less significant dents, the velvet at the back is probably replaced in the distant past, the mount has probably been unpinned and reassembled at the same time that the velvet was replaced

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