Pair of Large Family Portraits Set in Gilt Frames

O/4665 - Pair of large wood frames with internal part in carved and gilded wood - Perfect for a pair of paintings or mirrors.

2 portraits, late 18th century, oil on board.

These elegant oval frames were custom made to hold a set of “his and hers" oil portraits; probably a wealthy Italian couple. The wood carving is well-detailed and quite sturdy. The ...

Pair of American Victorian round landscape oil paintings with pastoral scenes in square gilt frames.

1-128 large Italian frames with elaborate cast detailing. Overall size 40 x 34 x 1" Inside rabbit 30 x 24"  

An attractive pair of colonial American mid-18th century oil on canvas portraits. The detail and rendering of the paintings is of extremely fine quality. Highly contrasted figures against the dark backgrounds references the earlier work of Caravaggio and Rembrandt. One such American artist who particularly employed this technique in the late 1760s and early 1770s was John Singleton Copley...