Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Bourdier, (?), 19th century, French

Boullanger, 19th century, French

Joubert, 19th century, French

Lebrun, 19th century, French

or Emile Joseph Remy, ca. 1868–1949, French, active in London
Title:
French Régence 'Duveen' frame
Date:
late 19th to early 20th century
Materials & Techniques:
Carved wood, matt and burnished water gilding over recutting: hatching, fluting, enriched diaper
Dimensions:
Frame: 106 × 68 inches (269.2 × 172.7 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Accession Number:
B1977.14.52FR
Classification:
Frames
Collection:
Frames
Subject Terms:
frame cross-section: Concave | frame status: Dealer's custom-made historic replica | frame ornament: Ovolo chain back; corner raffle-leaf rocaille cartouches; cross-bound fasces rails leading to asymmetric rocaille-&-boss centres with dove's wing; strapwork panels with trailing floral sprigs; ovolo chain sight; pierced shell fronton with floral swags | frame alteration: no alteration | frame feature: Exceptionally fine recutting in gesso, 'réparure' | frame feature: 'Duveen' frame:dove-wing/'Sulley full-length' | frame feature: Exceptional quality carving | frame style: Régence 'Duveen' frame
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Nicholas Penny, Duveen's French frames for British pictures, Burlington Magazine, Vol. CLI, no. 1275, June 2009, p. 392, N1 B87 + OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:64407