Victorian Style Picture Frames
Victorian style picture frames for sale. Find exclusive reproductions of custom antique Victorian frames for paintings, mirrors, and photos.
Victorian Picture Frames FOR SALE
We have specialized in Victorian style picture frames since 1905. Our models consist of three categories: expensive, affordable, and low-price models. The affordable Victorian picture frames are just more sober than the expensive ones. Indeed, the quality is still significantly high because they are realized with the same techniques and materials. On the contrary, we realize our low-price Victorian wall frames by using innovative techniques. To accomplish that, we spent more than 20 years trying to achieve a dream: A collection of amazing Victorian style frames built to last. Also, their patina – aging process – is the same as the more expensive models. So, new techniques and more sobriety are the two main causes of such a low price.
Down below we explain the difference between the three categories trying to give a quicker outlook to customers who need to stay within a certain budget. Also, we need to make clear, straight away, that any of the items on our offer is a premium quality product because we apply the same care and accuracy for details to any of them. This is the reason why we put the three categories on the same page that you can visit here. With that said, we proceed now with a little distinction between the categories. After that, we will deep down into history trying to understand the origins of Victorian style picture frames.
Different prices for Victorian wall frames
Here we try to spot the main difference between our models. First, our expensive Victorian picture frames are exclusive reproductions. They’re made by using the most legitim ancient techniques. For instance, we use hand carving as a primary step for manufacturing. Follow the link to our YouTube channel to see how we carve wood observing the amazing skills of past craftsmen: Traditional hand carving.
Second, our expensive Victorian style frames have a more complex structure. For instance, they tend to be reacher in decorations. Also, they have a wider width because behind them is the idea of making luxury products. For these reasons, they need many hours of work to be created.
When it is a matter of talking about our affordable Victorian style picture frames we don’t have much more to add about what we already have said concerning expensive models. This is why both categories consist of the same approach. The expensive ones need more working time because there are plenty of decorations and mostly they have larger profiles. Therefore, with the affordable we can keep the price lower.
Low-price antique Victorian frames.
As our technological world seems to be irreversible, we know that certain skills are not in line with a new generation of customers who seek out quality and inexpensiveness at the same time. This is typical of a brand-new high-tech world where machines and software are playing as main characters. Being aware of that trend, we decided to be part of it ourselves, at least with a line of products able to reach out to a broader group of possible buyers.
How did we accomplish it? Spending time researching new techniques and new materials. It paid off because nowadays we can realize a low-price category frame of Victorian picture frames suitable for a vast range of people. The good news is that we achieved it without losing in quality. The aesthetical appeal of our line of inexpensive Victorian picture frames is amazing. In fact, at first glance, no one can split them apart from more expensive models and most of the time, clients inquire about that. They want to know how we did it. The response is going to be always the same: awareness, action, and will. Indeed, those three elements are the most significant that matter to us.
Valuable Victorian picture frames
In short, all our models of Victorian style picture frames are valuable. The expensive ones are just more elaborate, and fancy, and need more work to do. On the other hand, for people who like sobriety, the affordable models could be a better choice. And in conclusion, for people who don’t pay much attention to the rigor of ancient skills, a more suitable product will be our offer of low-price Victorian style picture frames.
In the paragraph below, we keep going with a little bit of history about Victorian picture frames related to the era and style. For these kinds of 19th-century frames is crucial to know their origins. Specifically, because they can be quite eclectic, strictly under the style prospect. In other words, frames from the 1800s tend to ketch more elements of the past and mix them; they do it more than earlier models. And for this reason, it could be convenient to know the causes of such an eclectic style.
Origins of antique Victorian frames
Antique Victorian frames come in a vast range of models. Therefore, one finds in the market a lot of different finishings and shapes, making one think they don’t belong to the same artistic current. In addition, the 19th-century pictorial style significantly impacted the variety of Victorian style frames, creating even more miscellanea.
To know more about Victorian frame diversity, we have to dig into history. During Victoria’s reign, the UK was the most powerful nation globally. With its colonies, and the commercial trades, it was a rich kingdom. Therefore, the Victorian art had a strong influence on most of the countries. On the other hand, this influence favored the UK to ketch many stylistic elements from other countries.
Idealism and reality in Victorian paintings
In the early 1800s, the UK’s painters showed interest in Renaissance art. For this reason, Raphael was the main character of the Royal Academy of Art and its painters tried to copy the idealism of the old master. This can be categorized as the very first stage of Victorian paintings. The change of interest from idealism to reality happened around the 1840s. Thus, the new phase was now characterized by the focus on natural things, instead of ideal perfection. In other words, the role of visual art became to describe the real world by accuracy and richness of details. Reason why, the main characters of this change are since then called Pre-Raphaelites.
Pre-Raphaelites and a new ascending class
A group of painters formed the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. They represented nature as real as possible and at the same time rejected the previous attitude of the noble Raphel’s idealization. The consequences of these biases led the Victorian era through an evolution characterized by a significant increase of new elements that were added to the basic principles. In other words, its evolution enhances its expansion through a set of different new concepts, contributing to an enrichment of the original current.
On the one hand, artists were focused on teaching moral lessons and considered morality as a part of reality. Also, they were fascinated by scientific breakthroughs and denied the biblical version of human history. On the other hand, the Pre-Raphaelites represented the new bourgeoise social class, giving it power by the force of their artworks. Even though it was a short-lived movement, it became fundamental for visual arts because it was able to express the intentions and needs of the ascending social class. The one that was dominating the world, indeed.
Finally, all these changes in time contributed to the eclectic feature of Victorian era picture frames. When a movement passes through such a relevant evolution, the main result is the formation of a vast multifaceted artistic current. As Victorian era picture frames were of primary importance to enhance the power of painter’s artworks, it is normal that they were hit from the same wave and sentiment of change and innovation to the point of becoming very eclectic themselves as well.
Victorian ERA PICTURE FRAMES
Victorian era picture frames are strictly connected to the Industrial Revolution which with its fast rhythm of production overwhelmed the economy, the culture, the art itself, and consequently the market as well. As a result, Victorian era picture frames were born under a concept of production that had nothing to do with previous styles.
First of all, the small ancient ateliers of artisans became big workshops. Any craftsman was trained just to accomplish with his discipline. Splitting the work into different disciplines, indeed, was the main feature of the 19th century. As a consequence, the production of goods increased quite a lot.
For example, master gilders specialized in tiny parts of the whole gilding process. The one who gilded always did that. The gilder who was applying gesso did nothing else other than that. This is the reason why, Victorian artisans could realize works of gilding almost perfectly. Never, before Victorian era picture frames, the craftmanship of encasing a painting reached such specialized artistry. Sometimes, when you look at their works, you think they are industrial products. Of course, they are not. At least not in the sense that has the word industrial today.
Eclectic Victorian style picture frames
For the several reasons expressed in the paragraphs above, Victorian picture frames manifest a very eclectic style. The reminiscence of old trends is the main cause of it. Going deep into frames, craftsmen were seeking out a reinterpretation of ancient artistic movements, mixing them up without severe rigor. For instance, the Gothic revival, other Renaissance elements, and symbolic realism merged into the new approach.
In addition, Asian art reached Europe under the flow of the new commercial trades. Oriental decorations started to appear on the goods of craftmanship. Indeed, France and the UK, with their vast empires, began a process of cultural globalization.
The artistic production of these two powerful nations was quite similar in many aspects. First, they both looked at the Oriental trends. Second, even if the Industrial Revolution started in the UK, soon it reached France. Even their pictorial style shared several points in common as they were competing one against the other.
As a consequence, French art has been a great model for Victorian picture frames as well. The past French styles, such as Baroque and Rococo, were reinterpreted on Victorian style picture frames. In short, the diversity of elements and sources of inspiration created a huge variety of Victorian era picture frames, giving birth to an extensive eclectic taste. Click below to see our French-style frame collection. We invite you to check our collection of Fench style frames by clicking the button below because by watching the photos, you’ll catch the elements we have been talking about so far. Besides, you’ll notice there isn’t such a big difference between the English and French frames of the 19th century.
Our reproductionS OF ANTIQUE VICTORIAN FRAMES
As already discussed, antique Victorian frames can be a bit too eclectic, with the result of getting redundant. With plenty of leaves, flowers, and all sorts of decorations, they sometimes form heavy structures. On the contrary, the best samples of Victorian style frames show a balance between the ornaments. That is why we offer a few reproductions of antique Victorian picture frames realized most simply. The ones we decided to take as examples are organically structured, with a major focus on elegant decorations. Follow the links below to see our best models.
Cod. 146 Victorian style frame
Cod. 091 Victorian style picture frame
Cod. 097 Gold Victorian frame
Cod. 145 Custom Victorian frame
Our custom Victorian wall frames
360° customization of any model we manufacture remains our main goal. Therefore, our antique Victorian frames are customizable as clients prefer. And as we build them from scratch, you can ask for any kind of modification. Besides, they’re suitable for big paintings or heavy mirrors because we give you the chance to enlarge the profile as much as needed.
Click the button below to find the custom frame you are looking for. You will reach a gallery of Victorian picture frames that we consider the most appropriate to frame 19th-century paintings. You’ll find different models with astonishing structures and finishes.