Italian Portrait Frame
Italian parcel gilt frame dating from the turn of the eighteenth century, the green painted spandrel with a leafy artichoke at each corner and a plain hollow sight; the outer frame with a tongue and dart design before a hollow with twisted rope and a plain taenia back edge. At each corner is a black-painted mask taken from Ancient Rome, made popular at this time by the likes of Thomas Hope.
Italian circa 1800.
Oval spandrel:19.5 ins x 25 ins
o.s:25 3/8 ins x 31 3/8 ins
Item code: 5311
£1800
