Antique Victorian Shadow Box Style 11.25" Picture Frame, Gilt Gesso, Profile Portrait Miniature throne aiding both the taste buds

aiding both the taste buds and the digestion of the meal

to be sure) got the set

The clasp doesn't grab the lid securely right now

and partly because I think I can see remnant of a hinge and it seems likely to me there was originally a 7th photo frame there

Antique Victorian Shadow Box Style 11.25" Picture Frame, Gilt Gesso, Profile Portrait Miniature throne aiding both the taste budsGorgeous antique Victorian or Napoleon III era 11. 25" shadow box style picture frame with stunning gilt gesso on wood inner framing on a brown velvet mat, what appears to be a hand painted profile portrait miniature (on paper), glass facade and original velvet covered hang ring back! Isn't that inner gilded framing just fabulous! Ornate with an array of detailed flowers & foliate scrolls. Set against the dark velvet mat, the rich gold really stands