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Gilded English fantasy Louis XVI frame with openwork inner edge
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Gilded English fantasy Louis XVI frame with openwork inner edge

c. 1850 - c. 1899 · gild; wood (plant material); pâte

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The bound bundle of rods, the fasces, is a frequently used motif in English lists that first appear around 1800. See pendant RP-L-42. On the sole an eye for hanging is attached.

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Credit lineVergulde Engelse fantasie Lodewijk XVI lijst met opengewerkte binnenrand. c. 1850 - c. 1899. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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