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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;antidiem, post: 4312894, member: 30&quot;]If it was once a plain wood oak frame that was hand carved later, the corners would already have been mitered, but there would be significant wear on them, as there is. Also, the brown stain may not have flowed properly over the oak wood as a former frame, it may have been finished with varnish or shellac already.</p><p><br /></p><p>The corners look professionally mitered, the carving and stain looks home made.</p><p>All of which make it harder to date.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a couple of more &#039;typical&#039; frames from the turn of the century that are similar, but were machine cut and the corners are still tight.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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