Late 19th C. American gold and brass leaf, applied ornament reverse profile frame in the della Robbia style

Frame #1881

A picture frame with gold leaf and brown paint.

$1,566.00

Description

This frame has a cove sight edge, a band of leaves and another cove. The prominent, high relief top is festooned with large and small flowers held in at the corners and centers with curving bands. Below are a bead and floral bud design dropping further in a band of acanthus leaves, several steps and a narrow band of leaf tips at the outside edge and flat sides. Original gilding. Luca della Robbia was an 16th C. Italian artist who produced enameled terra cotta frames with profusions of fruit and flowers.

Sight Size: 23 7/8 x 30 1/8

Rabbet Size: 23 5/8 x 31 3/4

Moulding Width: 7 1/2

Any of our frames can be restored, re-sized or have a gilded liner added to alter the size.

Please contact us for more information.

Frame Size Definitions:

Sight Size refers to the smallest interior measure or opening size in
the frame as viewed from the front of the frame.
Rabbet Size refers to the inside measurement from the back of the frame
that the art or a mirror would fit into.

Width refers to the molding width from the inner sight edge to the outside edge of the frame.
Description: The frames are described from the inside sight edge
across the width of the molding to the outside edge.

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