Wide profiled lacquered frame. 1st quarter of the 20th century. Wood (cherry?), stained reddish-brown and coated with transparent sanding varnish. Profile glued on a substructure made of wooden slats. Wide, curved inner profile with a flat bead. After a slight fillet, a finely stepped bar profile, followed by a somewhat wider three-quarter round bar and finally a narrow, finely stepped bar profile. Side surfaces with slight undercutting. With inlaid glazing. Mitres open at the front due to drying. Lacquer coating with small lesions, a scratch in one corner as well as outer profiles superficially rubbed and with a small missing part in the wood. Dimensions: Ra. 79 x 68,4 cm, fold 60,8 x 50,3 cm, profile 10,1 x 3,7 cm.

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