Pretty Antique French Picture Frame

This is such a sweet piece, a beautifully decorated small French photo frame, with space for two photographs, with an easel back.

Dating to the early 20th Century, the metalwork on this piece is really outstanding, with lots of scrollwork and wreaths of foliage making a feature of a central plaque at the top. A pretty central rosette holds the two frames together in the centre. 

I have left the original sweet baby photo in this - you may want to make a decorative feature of this in another way.

The metal is quite light weight. It originally had an ormolu coating. While this can still be seen on the back of the frame, this has now faded on the front, where there is also now some tarnishing in place. But this adds to the item's patina. There are also some light twists and bends in places but nothing substantial.

A highly decorative piece.

Height, 16cm; WIdth, 15cm; Depth, 1cm