Frame - From Art to Graffiti - Engraved - Gilded Wood

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Circa 1900 Italian carved art frame in gilded wood with incised graffito decoration, external dimensions 49.5 × 43.5 cm (internal 36 × 30 cm), depth 5 cm, featuring a dark outer band with delicate incised lattice patterns and gilt motifs, and including an original bronze suspension ring, in good used condition with minor signs of age and stains.

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Refined Graffito Art Frame, incised gold gilding and plaster.
Scenographic, beautiful in appearance and form, its main characteristic is the elegant undulating profile with shaped corners and the rich incised decoration in geometric, floral and foliate motifs.
Particularly noteworthy are the four extreme corners, delicately shaped and culminating in slender ornamental tips, which lighten the frame profile and enhance its formal elegance, giving the whole a refined decorative impulse.
Très beautifully the outer band with a darkened finish and delicate lattice incisions, enriched at the 4 corners and in the central zones by stylized ornamental motifs in glossy gold.
The inner battuta is presented decorated by a lattice band incised within stylized ornamental reserves, delimited by slender gilded moldings and enriched with graffito phytomorphic motifs.
Complete with an original decorated bronze ring for hanging.

The refined incised decoration and the attention to ornamental details testify to the master artisans of the era, capable of valorizing even decorative productions through careful engraving and manual finishing, creating a tasteful and characterful object, still today able to enhance works of art, prints and mirrors in homes and galleries.

Cod. 311

Frame dimensions
Height 49.5 cm.
Width 43.5 cm.
Depth 5 cm.
Front thickness 8 cm.
Internal opening:
Height 36 cm.
Width 30 cm.

It will be shipped carefully packaged and insured.

NB. As these are antique objects, cracks, stains, small missing parts, signs of age, etc. may be present. Please view the photos carefully.

Refined Graffito Art Frame, incised gold gilding and plaster.
Scenographic, beautiful in appearance and form, its main characteristic is the elegant undulating profile with shaped corners and the rich incised decoration in geometric, floral and foliate motifs.
Particularly noteworthy are the four extreme corners, delicately shaped and culminating in slender ornamental tips, which lighten the frame profile and enhance its formal elegance, giving the whole a refined decorative impulse.
Très beautifully the outer band with a darkened finish and delicate lattice incisions, enriched at the 4 corners and in the central zones by stylized ornamental motifs in glossy gold.
The inner battuta is presented decorated by a lattice band incised within stylized ornamental reserves, delimited by slender gilded moldings and enriched with graffito phytomorphic motifs.
Complete with an original decorated bronze ring for hanging.

The refined incised decoration and the attention to ornamental details testify to the master artisans of the era, capable of valorizing even decorative productions through careful engraving and manual finishing, creating a tasteful and characterful object, still today able to enhance works of art, prints and mirrors in homes and galleries.

Cod. 311

Frame dimensions
Height 49.5 cm.
Width 43.5 cm.
Depth 5 cm.
Front thickness 8 cm.
Internal opening:
Height 36 cm.
Width 30 cm.

It will be shipped carefully packaged and insured.

NB. As these are antique objects, cracks, stains, small missing parts, signs of age, etc. may be present. Please view the photos carefully.

Details

Era
1400-1900
Over 200 years old
No
Country of origin
Italy
Material
From Art to Graffiti - Engraved - Gilded Wood
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
External height
49.5 cm
External width
43.5 cm
Internal height
36 cm
Internal width
30 cm
Depth
5 cm
Estimated period
Circa 1900
Sold by
ItalyVerified
Private

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