Wonderful Checkerboard Pattern Inlay Wooden Frame Oxford University Press Some aging and natural darkening

Some aging and natural darkening to the wood including a dark spot on his shoulder on one side but overall very good condition and really terrific

4 3/4” x 6 3/4”

signed on the underside of the lid "M

Structurally solid

Wonderful Checkerboard Pattern Inlay Wooden Frame Oxford University Press Some aging and natural darkeningPhotos don't do justice to this terrific old frame, which is totally radiant, and pretty much vibrates with a sense of the love and care and that went into its making. I really really love pattern intensive handmade things like this, which embody both the great aspirations of their maker and the impossibility of exactitude when doing things by hand. Along these lines, I think this is the sort of frame that could make for some really wonderful formal