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"Picture Frames" Trade Sign

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
“Picture Frames” Trade Sign
American, found in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Last quarter 19th c.
Painted tin, carved walnut.
Over-all in fine condition, untouched surface with some losses, missing corner elements.
Provenance: From the collection of Al Selnick, Hillsdale, New York; Jeffrey Tillou Antiques, 2001.
This rare, double-sided “Picture Frames” trade sign depicts two different landscape views on each side, painted on tin set inside a carved wood frame.

Dimensions: 20 ½” h. x 26 ¼” w.

Item ID: FA-TRDSGN 279

More Information

Origin:	United States
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Painted tin, carved walnut.
Condition:	Good. Over-all in fine condition, untouched surface with some losses, missing corner elements.
Styles / Movements:	Aesthetic Movement, Eastlake, Americana
Patterns:	Handmade
Dealer Reference #:	FA-TRDSGN 279
Incollect Reference #:	770422

Dimensions

W.	26.25 in;	H.	20.5 in;
W.	66.68 cm;	H.	52.07 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.