FAMAG 1000.27
A nineteenth-century British Rococo-revival frame, with applied composition ornament; with swept rails, pierced scrolling foliate and shell corners, shell and ?C? scroll centres, and floral rinceaux on a textured ground; astragals and flute, with bevelled sight edge; back edge with cabochon chain ornament; finished in oil-gilding.
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Richardson, John Thomas (1860-1942): Vase with White Roses, signed and dated 1913, oil on canvas backed by board, 28.5 x 38 cms.
More information about the frame
This may well be the original frame for the painting; it is a good example of the ornamental moulded and gilded designs which became so popular amongst the aspiring lower middle and middle classes in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Aping the hand-carved and gilded craftsman-made frames of the previous century, they became increasingly easy to produce and increasingly economical to make as the nineteenth century progressed. In this case, the Fantin-Latour-like flowerpiece which Richardson has painted has a frame roughly approximate to the type of ?Louis?-revival frame which French dealers might have chosen for Fantin?s work; this version is cheaper and perhaps more crudely produced, but provides a tonally satisfying choice for the gilded shades of the flowers.