Louis XIV Period Frame In Carved And Golden Oak

Kings are us !! always seem to say Louis XIV period frames. Long considered only worthy of interest, executives prior to the 19th century have been competed by their cadets for 20 years. It is true that associated like Napoleon 1st with the two kingdoms of greatness of France, the spirits remain marked by the artistic heritage left by these two monarchs. This oak frame carved in its original gilding does not lie in the tradition; his elegant and particularly neat sculpture takes up the "berin" motif (from the name of the ornamental designer of Louis XIV) on a background of "barley grain" (term designating the network of fine stripes crisscrossing in rhombus the background of the frame. ) An old label bearing the number 137 attests to its belonging to a collection .. (oak frames often of Parisian origin are the guarantee of quality manufacturing) Racy and charming, as we could define it ...