French antique decorated frame with Corpus Christi on green velvet background.
The velvet is stapled roughly to a wooden plaque. This is a home-made project as you can see from the photographs of the back and side. It was probably made in the second half of the 20th century with older pieces.
The frame is really beautiful and detailled. It has some scratches, chips and imperfections.
The paint is gone in places and the gesso is visible. Some cracks at the corners. One corner was badly chipped and repainted. The paint and the gold details have faded in some parts. Some parts are worn.
The Corpus Christ was once painted gold but that has almost completely faded. There are dark stains on one side of the body. Scratches and marks on the metal. Rust on the nails.
The green of the velvet is faded. Several pale yellow stains near the face. Small marks in the pile.
The pictures were taken on a sunny day in the shade near a window. Green is a difficult to photograph so the colour is not completely accurate. It seems more yellow in the photographs.
There is a gap between the velvet background and the frame.
This is an usual devotional piece and a great alternative to a wall crucifix!
Frame: 51.8 x 38 x 4.5 cm / 20.07 x 14.96 x 1.57 inches.
Corpus approx. 29.5 cm / 11.4 inches long
It is a very heavy (2.5 kilos) hence the high shipping fee.
The pictures are part of the description.
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