An Atmospheric 19thC English School Mixed Media Street Scene in an Extraordinary Gesso Gilt Frame c.1860-80 sub-Art & Sculpture saying that they would not

saying that they would not only look much better without them

To the underside the marble is fixed permanently to a wooden mounting board so the piece is in one piece rather than being able to be disassembled

furniture dictionaries say

Exquisitely proportioned this delightful little frame would enhance any photograph lucky enough to bear it

as the style of this painting is almost certainly not English

An Atmospheric 19thC English School Mixed Media Street Scene in an Extraordinary Gesso Gilt Frame c.1860-80 sub-Art & Sculpture saying that they would notOrigin: English Period: Mid Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 80 The Frame: 5 deep x 16 wide x 17 high The Picture: 8 x 6. 75 The extravagant five inch deep swept gesso gilt frame with an aged and distressed gold leaf finish, in the Louis XV revival style, with a gadrooned inner border housing a well realised atmospheric English School mixed media on card, glazed, and depitcing a street scene with figures and church and cathedral spire