An Italian 16th century carved, painted and gilded reverse profile frame, with cavetto outer edge; astragal with imbricated husks running from banded centres to corners; the central plate with scallop shells at centres and heads at corners alternating with flower-heads flanked by scallop shells on brown ground; raised inner edge with running pattern of flower-heads; shaped foliate sight edge - 27 1/8 x 22 5/8 x 6in. (68.8 x 57.5 x 15cm.)

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An Italian 16th century carved, painted and gilded reverse profile frame, with cavetto outer edge; astragal with imbricated husks running from banded centres to corners; the central plate with scallop shells at centres and heads at corners alternating with flower-heads flanked by scallop shells on brown ground; raised inner edge with running pattern of flower-heads; shaped foliate sight edge - 27 1/8 x 22 5/8 x 6in. (68.8 x 57.5 x 15cm.)