AN EMPIRE GILTWOOD PICTURE FRAME

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08.02.2024 10:30UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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ID 1134600
Lot 26 | AN EMPIRE GILTWOOD PICTURE FRAME
AN EMPIRE GILTWOOD PICTURE FRAME

ATTRIBUTED TO DELPORTE FRERES, CIRCA 1805-1813

Now fitted



as a mirror, the rectangular frame carved with a scrolling foliate motif punctuated by Napoleonic bees and centred by the French imperial eagle, the angles enriched with the thunderbolt of Jupiter, the inner slip carved with lamb's tongue motif, surrounding an associated bevelled mirror plate, regilt

28 ¾ in. (73 cm.) high; 37 in. (94 cm.) wide





Provenance

By repute, Elisa Bonaparte, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Princess of Lucca.

Acquired from Antichita Bacarelli, August 2015.
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