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Lot 4248
A Collection of Five Sterling Silver Picture Frames
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The first, and smallest, frame with mark of Keyford Frames Ltd., London (1989) (4 x 3 1/2 in.) (wear to fabric); the second with figural motif in the Art Nouveau style, mark of Keyford Frames Ltd., London (1989) (6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.) (minor scattered pinpoint dents to silver); the third appears unmarked (likely rubbed from polishing), with heart form opening (7 3/4 x 6 in.) (details are very worn due to polishing); the fourth with mark of Keyford Frames Ltd., London (1988) (8 x 6 1/2 in.) (some wear to details due to polishing); and the fifth, and largest frame, with unidentified American manufacturer's mark and marked "Sterling," rectangular form with period script "ACM" monogram (9 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.) (lacking pins to hold backing and glass in frame).