Antiques, Decorative and Fine Arts Auction
Lot 211:
Antique Flemish Ebonized Ripple Frame with Marquetry Inlay, 25 × 20 in.
Description
Antique Flemish Ebonized Ripple Frame with Marquetry Panels
19th Century
Outer dimensions: 25” × 20”
Interior opening: 15” × 10.5”
A fine 19th-century Flemish ripple-moulded frame, richly ebonized and featuring alternating sections of basketweave ripple carving and inlaid satinwood panels with delicate foliate marquetry. Frames of this type derive from 17th-century Flemish and Dutch prototypes, prized for their bold architectural profiles and optical depth that emphasized chiaroscuro in Old Master paintings.
Condition: Good overall; light rubbing and age wear consistent with use.Provenance: Castello Ferrari, Pieve del Cairo (Lomellina). Castello Ferrari is traditionally associated with Napoleon’s stay during the negotiations preceding the Treaty of Milan (1796).
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