387 - SET OF THREE BEAUTIFUL, ORNATELY DECORATED 18th-Century Frames, possibly Italian, made of gilded wood with Rococo decoration, containing

SET OF THREE BEAUTIFUL, ORNATELY DECORATED 18th-Century Frames, possibly Italian, made of gilded wood with Rococo decoration, containing THREE BLACK-AND-WHITE PRINTS After Joseph VERNET (1714–1789) Views of French Ports by Charles-Nicolas Cochin and Jacques-Philippe Le Bas - The Port Neuf or the Toulon Arsenal - View of the City and Port of Bordeaux - The Madrague or Tuna Fishing (foxing spots and water stains; edges frayed) (minor imperfections and missing sections in the frame) Total dimensions: 66 x 91 cm Commissioned from the artist in 1753 by King Louis XV, the 15 paintings in the “Views of the Ports of France” series were reproduced as prints beginning in 1758