Large Golden Frame Napoleon III Style Around 1880

This large frame around 1880 perfectly embodies the so-called "living room" frames, intended to highlight the paintings of this period. The diversity of the subjects treated moved away more and more from the agreed representations, seeking to move and capture the attention of the public. The frames had to respond by their style and their ornaments to the most diverse subjects, which explains their abundance and the richness of the styles represented which one will qualify as neo-louis XIII, neo-louis XIV .. etc This one composed of '' a sober profile with sandy slopes, slightly inverted is adorned towards the inside with a generous frieze of oak leaves crossed with crossed ribbons and belted in the corners of a simple ribbon. His sight made of a large plunging bevel converges the gaze towards the painting. For a portrait or a landscape, its intact gilding will illuminate the subject. (the frames are presented in the state but their price includes their perfect restoration in our workshops. They can also when they lend themselves to be reset to your dimensions. Do not hesitate to ask us about other large formats.