Egyptian Silver Photograph Frame - Art Deco Style - Vintage (1951)

Description

This exceptional vintage Egyptian silver photo frame has an arched shaped form with a paralleling internal window, in the Art Deco style.

The lower portion of the photograph frame is ornamented with a horizontal segment, conjoined to the main body with a tri-lobed collar, all in the iconic Art Deco style.

The convex surface of this photo frame is plain and unembellished.

This photograph frame retains the original painted wood back and hinged strut, secured with a hallmarked swivel catch; the hallmarked silver portions securing the wood back, in addition to the catches indicates the high quality of the piece.

This vintage Egyptian silver photo frame is inset with a removable glass panel.

The hallmarks struck to the posterior surface of the frame include:

Assay mark: Arabic characters (Cairo, Egypt)

Silver quality/purity mark: .900 (900/1000)

National mark: Lotus flower*

Date letter: Ø° (1951)*

This exceptional example of vintage silverware features no maker's mark; the maker is therefore unknown.

** The use of the lotus flower (post 1946), in addition to the marking identified as Ø° through illustrations available of isolated form Arabic lettering determines the date of this piece as 1951.

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