Exceptional Pair of Late 16th-Century Renaissance Cassetta Frames, Siena-Tuscany
Located in Doha, QA
An exceptional and highly decorative pair of Renaissance cassetta frames, attributed to Siena, Tuscany, dating to the late 16th century.
Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century European Oil on Board Portrait of a Woman with Tired Feet
Located in Chicago, IL
This lovely painting is housed in a period cassetta frame. Cassetta frames, which are also called plate frames and box frames (the word cassetta means “small box”), were developed in...
Mahogany, Paint
’Fête Joyeuse’ Oil on Canvas Painting by James Pichette, 1953
Located in Chicago, IL
The painting is housed in a silver-leaf cassetta frame with intentional aging to echo the period.
Canvas, Wood
Late 19th Century Jules Guerin Framed Watercolor of New Orleans
Located in Sunshine, LA
Executed in watercolor on paper and signed lower left, the work is presented in an exceptionally handsome gilt cassetta frame whose richly craquelured surface echoes the historic cha...
Glass, Giltwood, Paint, Paper
Large Mid-17th Century Oil Portrait of a Cromwellian Puritan Matriarch
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
It is in a dark patinated gilt Florentine late 17th - early 18th Century Renaissance style cassetta frame.
Canvas
17th century Italian Baroque Giltwood Cassetta Mirror
Located in Leesburg, VA
Hand-carved in North Italy (likely Venice or Florence) between 1670 and 1690, the frame is a superb example of the cassetta or tabernacle style.
Glass, Giltwood
Continental 19th Century Drawing of Goats in Gilt Frame
Located in Sunshine, LA
In each rendering, the goat appears remarkably alert and aware of the viewer, lending the composition a sense of personality and engagement. The cassetta-form frame retains a gleamin...
Giltwood, Paper
17th Century Spanish Faux Marble Cassetta Frame
Located in New York, NY
Handcarved and parcel-gilt Cassetta frame with deep red panels and faux marble segments in sea green.
Gold Leaf