Late 19th C. American applied ornament, gold leaf 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 liner with a flat sight edge, lamb’s tongue and a cove. The outer frame rises in convex acanthus leaves to the laurel leaf and berry design at the top edge. The corners have straps and the centers crossed straps. The sides are coves with a dentil motif at the back edge. Original gilding.