A repoussé silvered brass oval frame, 19th century

decorated with scrolling flowers and foliage, together with a group of Art Nouveau frames including: a two-tone fruitwood and walnut rectangular frame decorated with buildings, trees and mountains, (24cm. x 19cm.), a leather embossed rectangular frame decorated with sprays of lilies (32cm. x 24.5cm.), a pair of pastiglia and walnut frames of rectangular form, decorated with sprays of lilies and leaves (30.5cm. x 24cm.), a repoussé brass-mounted frame inlaid with semi-precious stones and decorated with berried leaves with walnut back (20cm. diameter), a rectangular repoussé silvered metal frame with flowers and leaves (21cm. x 16.5cm.), unmarked signed M.S., , a rectangular walnut and pastiglia frame with gilt-metal acorn and oak leaf hook, with two floral sprays (27cm. x 20cm.), an English silver frame of cartouche form with ribbon-tied floral sprays backed in oak with the maker's mark W & Co, Birmingham 1910,  (34cm. x 25.5cm.), another English silver frame of rectangular form with a roundel and sprays of stylised lilies, with the marks WS and Co, Chester, 1906, (29cm. x 21cm.) a Japanese black lacquer red and ivory rectangular frame decorated with flowers and leaves (30cm. x 24cm.)

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Repoussé silver brass frame: the walnut back with the strut is detached and will need fixing. Fruitwood and walnut frame: 3cm of the border is missing. Pair of pastiglia frames: some very minor chips to border. There are some scattered chips and hairline cracks generally some of which have been restored. On one the top right leaf tip middle section of a flower and left corner have been chipped off. The silver frame with marks WS: There are some pin holes at the top. Japanese frame: hairline construction crack at joint. Some minor chips to black lacquer and ivory. Later vevet strut at the back.
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