{"product_id":"french-gilt-brass-round-picture-frame-convex-glass-circa-1890","title":"Antique French Gilt Brass Round Picture Frame, Convex Glass","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eA petite French gilt brass hanging frame, circular in format with a convex glass dome over the aperture. The face is wrapped in a continuous band of gadrooning, the alternating dart-and-leaf motif running the full circumference, and the crest is a separately cast openwork piece centered on a foliate finial with swaged garland swags curling out to scroll terminals on either side. The convex glass is original and intact. The back is covered in a woven floral brocade, cream ground with a small repeat in gold, green, pink, and burgundy, and there is a hanging ring at the top of the crest. This is the hanging wall type, not an easel frame. It was made for displaying a cabinet card photograph, a portrait miniature, or a small devotional image. The construction quality, the articulation of the crest, and the warmth of the gilding are consistent with good Parisian production of the Belle Époque period. No maker's marks, which is typical for this category.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Type | Hanging picture frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Material | Gilt brass with convex glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Crest | Cast openwork swag-and-garland with foliate finial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Border | Gadrooned dart-and-leaf border, full circumference\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Glass | Original convex glass, intact\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Back | Woven floral brocade, cream ground with gold, green, pink, and burgundy repeat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Hanging | Original hanging ring at top of crest\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Origin | France, Paris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Age | Circa 1880 to 1900, Belle Époque period\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Style | Louis XVI revival\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Overall size | 3.75 in H x 3 in W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Aperture | 2.75 in diameter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe frame is in good antique condition with honest age-appropriate wear throughout. The gilding is intact across the frame face and crest with warm, mellowed tone consistent with age. There is no significant loss to the gilding on the face. The crest shows minor wear at the high points of the casting where the gilding has softened slightly, which is normal. The convex glass is present and intact with no chips or cracks. The brocade back is present and intact; it shows age-appropriate softening and minor fading consistent with its age but no tears or significant damage visible. The hanging ring is present and functional. The frame structure is sound throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51440496378134,"sku":"AMD-03182","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/June_Enland_2026-3491.jpg?v=1781726491","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/french-gilt-brass-round-picture-frame-convex-glass-circa-1890","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}