A Louis XV carved and gilded frame, with cabochons in rope-twist on fluted ground at outer edge; outer scotia; the pierced scallop-shell corners and centres flanked by scrolling foliage and tendrils on plain ground; astragal; plain recessed band; anthemia and scrolling foliage at inner edge on cross-hatched ground; cavetto sight edge - 45¾ x 28 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (116.2 x 72.7 x 18.7 cm.)

Details
A Louis XV carved and gilded frame, with cabochons in rope-twist on fluted ground at outer edge; outer scotia; the pierced scallop-shell corners and centres flanked by scrolling foliage and tendrils on plain ground; astragal; plain recessed band; anthemia and scrolling foliage at inner edge on cross-hatched ground; cavetto sight edge - 45¾ x 28 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (116.2 x 72.7 x 18.7 cm.)
Provenance
The Property of Mr. Paul Levi; Christie's, 12 December 1995, lot 189.

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