French frames

A small selection of French period frames from our inventory is shown here.

note: we are adding frames to this gallery often, please check back soon for more images.

GL-4068 c.1540 French Italianate Mannerist aedicular frame, wood and marble

GL-4068 c.1540 French Italianate Mannerist aedicular frame, wood and marble

 

 

GL-3375 c. 1740 French Louis XV

GL-3375 c. 1740 French Louis XV

GL-5052 17th-century French Régence

GL-5052 17th-century French Régence

GL-5712 18th-century French

GL-5712 18th-century French

GL-1883 19th-century French Louis XV-style

GL-1883 19th-century French Louis XV-style

GL-5190 19th-century French Neoclassical frame

GL-5190 19th-century French Neoclassical frame

GL-1644 19th-century French Neoclassical

GL-1644 19th-century French Neoclassical

GL-1642 19th-century Orientalist

GL-1642 19th-century Orientalist

This frame was likely fabricated in Paris, where American expatriate artist Edwin Lord Weeks had his studio at the time.  Detailed information on the history of this frame design, as designed and utilized by Weeks, is outlined in an article written by Tracy Gill.