Looking For Dirty Pictures

Lately when shopping for antique frames, I look for the ones that have not been cleaned for quite some time.
Seeing them before and after is fun.

This one has not yet been cleaned.

From a thrift shop.

Antique portrait of a WWI solider in a gold oval bubble glass frameAntique portrait of a WWI solider in a gold oval bubble glass frame

Back side of an old oval frameBack side of an old oval frame

March 27, 2025 Antiques Photography CrayonPortrait

Another Couple (16x20)

Antique portrait of a woman wearing a green dress in a simple frameAntique portrait of a woman wearing a green dress in a simple frame

Antique portrait of a man with a large mustache in a simple frameAntique portrait of a man with a large mustache in a simple frame

A new couple purchased today from the Elkhorn Antique Flea Market. This event is so big when the weather is good. It would take at least 8-12 hours just to wander down all the aisles of each vendor. I just sort of speed through because portraits in frames are usually easy to spot. I probably missed quite a few.

I ordered some Kotton Klenser to clean up the front of this pair. I think they will clean up nicely. It will be nice to not have to worry about decorative compo.

May 20, 2024 Antiques Photography CrayonPortrait

The Proctors 20x16

Brown decorative antique frame with a portrait of a couple from around 1900Brown decorative antique frame with a portrait of a couple from around 1900

Picked up today from a thrift shop
Mr. & Mrs. James Proctor
20x16 crayon portrait
Wonderfully aged frame with old glass

1911 Funeral/Memorial card for James inserted between image and glass
Need to figure out how to creatively display that card nicely after I remove it

November 22, 2023 Antiques Photography

Alice & Elizabeth 16x20

Image of two young girlsImage of two young girls

Saw this one a week early at the Wheaton Flea Market with a higher price.
Bought it today at a lower price at the Kane County Flea Market.
Very heavy, probably oak.
Brass plate on front with the girl’s names and 1891.

November 3, 2023 Antiques Photography