A LOUIS XVI STYLE BOXWOOD FRAME

LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Details

A LOUIS XVI STYLE BOXWOOD FRAME
Late 18th/19th Century
With doves and a quiver and torch, draped with garlands of flowers, with a further trophy at the base, together with a leather folio case which opens to a miniature bookcase
7in. (18cm.) high, 5in. (12.5cm.) wide (2)

Provenance

Acquired from Dalva Brothers, New York, 1971.

Lot Essay

The sophisticated neoclassical design and particularly the incredibly dense and detailed carving of this frame relates to similar frames attributed to the Italian craftsmen Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo (1745-1820) and Giuseppe Antonio Gianotti (1739-1829). There is a similar frame by Gianotti in the Los Angeles Museum of Art.

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