18th C. European silver leaf, carved, reverse profile frame

Available from Atelier Richard Boerth when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

This frame has a convex top profile with leaves and flowers carved in low relief at the corners and centers with burnished reposes between. A cove lies below with a raised outer edge carved with leaves on a textured background. These frames are often referred to as Canaletto or Lely frames after the Italian or English artists