VINTAGE 1920/30’s ART DECO PINK AND BLACK BAKELITE PHOTO FRAME - CINEMA ?
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:208047 | Age: 1900-1940 |
| Material: Bakelite | Type: PHOTOGRAPH FRAME-FREE STANDING BAKELITE-PINK & BLACK |
| Original/Repro: Original |
RARE-ORIGINAL VINTAGE 1920/30’s ART DECO PINK AND BLACK BAKELITE PHOTO FRAME-CINEMA ARCHITECTURE, OF THE 1920/30’s SHAPE-FREE STANDING PHOTOGRAPH /SMALL PICTURE FRAME-GEOMETRIC SIX SIDED.- THE BASE OF THE FRAME MEASURES 5.75”(145mm) LONG -BY- 1.1/8”(28mm) WIDE-AND IS PINK-THEN A PIECE OF SLIGHTLY SMALLER BLACK BAKELITE-THE WHOLE BACK OF THE PHOTO FRAME IS PINK BAKELITE-WITH BLACK, ANGLED BAKELITE, EITHER SIDE OF THE ‘PICTURE/PHOTOGRAPH SPACE, FINISHED WITH , THE SAME SHAPE, B...UT SMALLER, PINK BAKELITE-, GIVING IT THE 3D EFFECT-THE PHOTOGRAPH/PICTURE, IS PROTECTED BY A , PULL UP, DROP DOWN CLEAR BAKELITE/ CELLULOID RECTANGLE-THE PINK BACK MEASURES 5L(130mm) WIDE , AT THE WIDEST POINT.-AND THE WHOLE FRAME MEASURES 4”(10Omm) HIGH.-THE FRAME TAKES A PHOTOGRAPH/ PICTURE, THAT MEASURES 3.5”(89mm) HIGH-BY- 2.5”(64mm) WIDE.- THERE ARE TWO AVAILABLE-I’M SELLING THEM INDIVIDUALLY, BUT IF ASKED WOULD SELL AS A PAIR, COMBINING POSTAGE FOR YOU.-THEY ARE IN LOVELY ANTIQUE/VINTAGE CONDITION, -AS YOU’D EXPECT , THERE IS LOTS OF SIGHNS OF USE, TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BASES-THE PINK , HAS FADED A LITTLE, COMMENSURATE WITH AGE AND USE.-I HAVN’T CLEANED THEM AT ALL, THAT WOULD BE UP TO YOU.-THERE IS A TRANSFER EITHER SIDE, OF THE PHOTOGRAPH, AS BEST I CAN TELL, FLORAL.- THESE HAVE DEGRADED OVER THE LAST 90 PLUS YEARS-A TRUE SIGN OF ORIGINALITY -AND JUST, LOVELY PATINA-THEY SAY ‘A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS’-SO PLEASE DO LOOK AT ALL 12 OF MY PHOTOGRAPHS-YOU’LL SEE THE DETAILS QUALITY COLOURS CONDITION STYLE PATTERN AND SIZE. IV’E PHOTOGRAPHED IN DIFFERENT LIGHTS, ON THERE OWN AND THE TWO I’VE GOT, TOGETHER.-THERES NOT MUCH IN IT.- THEY ARE BOTH THE SAME. IV’E THOROUGHLY SEARCHED ONLINE FOR PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES LIKE THESE.-I DIDN’T FIND ANY ! THEY ARE VERY RARE AND VERY BEAUTIFUL-AND WOULD SPECIFICALLY GO WELL IN A HOME OF THE ART DECO PERIOD.THANK YOU.N.B. FOR OVERSEES BUYERS IF YOU’VE PAID EXCESS POSTAGE, AFTER THE FIRST £2 YOU WILL BE REFUNDED VIA PAYPAL.THANK YOU.P.S. JUST TO REITERATE, YOU’RE BUYING ONE , ORIGINAL ART DECO, PINK AND BLACK, GEOMETRIC, ATYPICAL PHOTOGRAPH/ SMALL PICTURE FRAME-THERE ARE TWO AVAILABLE-I WOULD, IF ASKED, SELL AS A PAIR, COMBINING POSTAGE FOR YOU.THANK YOU
