Late 19th C. American reeded Degas 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 narrow, convex detail at the sight edge rising in delicate reeds on an ogee profile with a wider reed at the top. Cove and plain flat sides. original finish unknown with bronze overpaint. Known as a “Degas” frame for it’s reeding as a style of frames Degas preferred for his paintings.