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This applied ornament frame has a plain liner with overlapping semi-circles below two separated ribs with a broken quatrefoil design between. The corners and centers have circular bosses entwined with leaf and floral motifs. Original gilding -
This frame has a flat sight edge and a narrow lamb's tongue band. The flat frieze slopes upward to cove and the top curling leaf and stick motif. The sides are coves with a short lower flat. Original gilding. GML, burnished silver leaf Sight size: 12 3/4 x 20 1/2
Rabbet size: 13 11/16 x 21 7/16
Moulding width: 4 3/4 -
This applied ornament frame has a narrow flat liner with alternating rows of ornament separated by plain bands leading up to an ogee profile with anthemions with leaf sprigs between. The top edge has a leaf and berry motif with straps at the corners and a wide cove at the sides with an egg and dart back edge. Original gilding. Sight size: 26 5/8 x 31 5/8 Rabbet size: 27 1/4 x 32 1/4 Moulding width: 5 1/4 -
This gold leaf and gold metal leaf frame has a leaf design at the sight edge with a flat frieze rising up to an ogee profile with leaves and flowers on a cross hatched background. The extended corners and centers have leaves and tendrils on a patterned background. Cove sides with leaves, flowers and C-scrolls on the back edge. Original gilding. Sight size: 29 5/8 x 34 5/8 Rabbet size: 30 1/4 x 35 1/4 Moulding width: 4 -
This applied ornament frame has a lambs tongue sight edge below a protruding, rounded top filled with fruit and flowers between bold ribbons. A deep cove at the sides and a narrow strap work outer edge. Original gilding. Sight size: 26 15/16 x 38 7/8 Rabbet size: 25 3/4 x 38 1/4 Moulding width: 4 -
This applied ornament frame has a beveled liner with gadrooning, small beads and a narrow cove leading up to a curling ribbon and stick motif. The main frame has swept sides with floral and curling leaf motifs over a finely reeded background. The corners and top crest have flowers and leaves between the the ends of curling tendrils. Original gilding. Original gilding, worn gold leaf, ornament losses Sight size: 19 7/16 x 24 1/2 Rabbet size: 20 1/8 x 25 3/16 Moulding width: Varies -
This raw oak frame is finely carved with a leaf detail at the sight edge. Corner and center cartouches have shells and curving leaves and tendrils surrounding them. Below the swept top edge are hollowed reposes with floral sprigs and the outer back edge has a banded oval design. One small area of loss in corner Sight size: 20 7/8 x 25 1/4 Rabbet size: 21 5/8 x 26 Moulding width: 5 -
This frame has a flat liner and frieze between raised bands. The prominent rounded top has carved leaves at the corners and centers with large reeds between. Cove side with a plain back edge. Original gold metal leaf finish with a green umber glaze. Original gilding, greenish-grey glaze Sight size: 25 x 29 Rabbet size: 26 1/8 x 30 1/8 Moulding width: 4 1/2 -
This frame has a flat liner and small beads below a flat band. The fluted cove has flower shapes in the miters above which is a continuous egg and dart motif with a flat top edge. Cove sides with a small ball and bead design at the back edge. Original gilding. Original gold leaf, top edge gesso and ornament loss Sight size: 20 11/16 x 28 3/4 Rabbet size: 21 5/16 x 29 3/8 Moulding width: 4 3/4 -
This frame has stylized acanthus leaves with large center ribs perpendicular to the cove. Large curling acanthus leaves at the corners with a plain rounded top edge. Cove sides with a row of large beads and gadroons at the back edge. Original gilding, missing liner. Late 19th C. American gold leaf and applied ornament frame. Sight size: 23 9/16 x 29 11/16 Rabbet size: 23 9/16 x 29 11/16 Moulding width: 4 1/2 -
This frame has a foliate sight edge with a flat sanded frieze. The ogee profile has scalloped bands with scrolling ends surrounding floral and leaf sprays. Large leaves at the corners with cove sides and an overlapping scallop motif at the back edge. Original gilding. Frame has been re-sized. Original? gilding, sized, missing portion of sight edge Sight size: 24 1/16 x 34 1/16 Rabbet size: 25 1/2 x 35 3/8 Moulding width: 4 -
This frame has a flat liner with a narrow ornamented band and a flat step. Delicate flutes and acanthus leaves in the cove. Large reeded top edge with wide side coves and a narrow leaf motif at the back edge. Original gilding. Original gold leaf, gesso losses top edge Sight size: 19 3/4 x 23 3/4 Rabbet size: 21 1/8 x 25 Moulding width: 5 1/4 -
This frame has no finish except for a narrow gold band at the sight edge with adjoining narrow coves and flat bands below a broad beveled frieze. The top rails are flat with a narrow cove on each side above the flat outer sides. Water stains, loose miters, outer back edge losses Sight size: 14 7/8 x 23 1/2 Rabbet size: 15 1/2 x 24 7/8 Moulding width: 5 -
This frame has a narrow cove and round profile at the sight edge rising up with a cove to the broad top edge with large ovals, cross banding, leaves and flowers. Cove sides with large beads at the back edge. Original gilding. Original gold leaf, gesso losses, applied ornament losses Sight size: 23 5/8 x 27 5/8 Rabbet size: 24 3/16 x 28 3/16 Moulding width: 4 -
This frame has a narrow inside edge with flutes and shield shapes at the corners on an ogee profile. The top edge has an overlapping "coin" motif between two narrow bands. A broad cove at the sides with elongated beads entwined in strapping at the back edge. Original gilding. Missing liner.. Original gold leaf, gesso losses, applied ornament losses Sight size: 24 3/8 x 28 3/8 Rabbet size: 24 3/8 x 28 3/8 Moulding width: 3 3/8 -
This frame has a flat liner surrounded by small beads and a floral motif on the inner arched portion. The steep cove has crisscrossed strapping surrounding small flowers. A laurel leaf and berry top edge with straps at the corners. Broad cove sides with a narrow strap and leaf design at the back edge. Original gilding. GML, applied ornament losses -
This carved frame has a foliate sight edge with sanded frieze below an ogee profile with leaves, flowers and strap work on a cross hatched background. Extended corners and centers with scrolling leaves, tendrils and floral motifs. The sides are coves with a dentil back edge. Gold leaf and toning for an antique Louis XIV appearance. Excellent Sight size: 36 x 40 7/8 3/4 Rabbet size: 36 3/4 x 41 Moulding width: 4 1/2 -
This frame has a sloped liner with a narrow band of ornament and a sanded frieze. Swept flat top edge between extended corners and centers with volutes and curling leaves. Large cross hatching on the cove with flowers and leaves extending out from the corners. Cove sides with a delicate leaf motif at the back edge. Original gilding. Applied ornament losses, gold paint on liner -
This frame has two flat liners with a narrow row of beads below a narrow raised band. The broad cove has a stippled texture rising up to a carved ribbon and stick motif below a carved curling ribbon interspaced with small balls at the top edge. Cove sides with a stylized carved ribbon band at the back edge. Original gilding obscured by gold paint. Gold paint, loose gesso, carved ornament losses. -
This frame has two flat liners surrounded by a raised band of small beads rising in plain bands and narrow ornamented coves. A steep cove above with leaf sprigs set in foliate arches rises to the top edge with clustered flowers and fruit overlaid with crossed straps. Broad cove sides with a small tongue and ball motif on the back edge. Original gilding. Original gilding, gesso and applied ornament losses Sight size: 19 5/8 x 35 3/4 Rabbet size: 20 1/4 x 36 5/16 Moulding width: 5 7/8 -
This frame has a flat liner with a narrow lambs tongue design between two flat bands. The broad flat frieze is decorated with a delicate array of leaves, flowers and berries. The top edge has a leaf and berry motif above two small coves and flat sides on the outside edge. Original gilding with bronze paint on the outside portion. Original gilding and gold overpaint -
This frame has elongated U shaped flutes with center reeds perpendicular to the cove with leaves and berries at the top edge and narrow straps at the corners and centers. The sides have a broad cove with a plain back edge. Missing original liner. Original gilding with some gold paint. Original gilding, some gold overpaint, applied ornament losses -
This frame has a narrow cove and flat step at the sight edge rising in a rounded profile with a carved leaf design at the corners. The raised outer edge has a short scooped design at the corners with flat sides. It was once gilded but now retains only the red bole. Gesso losses -
This frame has a flat liner with a small row of beads below a narrow flat band. The stippled texture cove has narrow leaves at the corners and the top edge is a series of flutes and flats. Cove sides with a narrow band of overlapping straps at the back edge. Gesso losses, gold overpaint
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