A Continental carved giltwood Rococo-style frame, probably 19th century

A Continental carved giltwood Rococo-style frame, probably 19th century
concave profile; only symmetrical about the vertical axis (save for the top and bottom centre ornaments);with S-scrolling top edge (foliated in lower lateral rails and centre of top rail); C-scrolled corners with rocaille frills; asymmetrical lateral foliate centres; asymmetrical rocaille and irregular cabochon at top centre; asymmetrical shell or rocaille at bottom centre; the hollow filled with an exaggerated Mannerist-influenced rocaille on a striated ground

Overall: 76.9 x 88.4 cm.
Rebate: 53.6 x 74.6 cm.
Sight size: 51.5 x 70.7 cm.

Condition Report:
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Provenance:
Private collection, Paris.