Cavallini & Co. Siena Gold Leaf Frame 3"x3"

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In a small Florentine workshop, artisans have been applying gold leaf by hand to wooden frames since 1901 — the same patient craft behind every piece in the Cavallini collection. T he Siena picture frame carries that tradition in a wide, flat profile with a fine beaded inner edge, the surface burnished to a warm, uneven gold that reads as genuinely aged rather than manufactured. The interior mat and backing are lined in Cavallini's Siena paper — a dense, repeating medallion pattern in navy, red, and ivory that calls to mind the decorated endpapers of an antique Florentine book. It is a considered detail: the paper is as much a part of the frame as the gilding. The Siena frame fits a 3" x 3" photograph and sits naturally on a desk or shelf, alone or in a collection. Show more