old upcycled or modern frames

hi folks

i picked up these from local auction this week. only showed a picture of the fronts, and thought they looked old

picked them up yesterday, and the backs filled me with dissapointment

they are carved wood, and differ in size of details, and smell old

so wondering if they are something that have been recyled into something usable.

the mirrors look to have been added quite sloppily

im 50/50

any thoughts or info appreciated

 

I'd think they're contemporary with the hardware i.e. new. Aging appears artificial. (And you know the columns are of the Ionic order?)

Debora

 

Owwww, they are lovely....... donate them to the closest charity ..!!!!

Maybe Indonesia within the last 10 years...

 

indonesia does makes sense actually mate, something about them is a bit like those carved animal types

 

Ditto. Or India, recent.

 

just the type of wood, not the form

 

like those folk art animals

 

The first one could be modern Balinese, but I'm not sure the elephant is Indonesian.
But I don't know much about this type of thing.

 

I'm not sure of the elephant either. I'd put it down to Homegoods/Marshalls here in the USA and leave it at that.

 

yeah, the animals aren't mine, just to give examples of those indonesian animals

 

The paint job on the elephant looks a bit like the paint on those Burmese (sleeping?) chubby kids. Those are often sold as Indonesian by sellers who don't want to list them as Burmese, for obvious reasons.