An Italian baroque carved giltwood frame, probably Rome first half 18th century

with carved volutes to sides with cherubs, acanthus leaves and grapes, surmounted by a shell, adapted as a wall display cabinet with shelves; with later elements

Related literature:

E. Colle, Il mobile barocco in Italia, Milan, 2000, pp. 312-13.

This elegantly carved piece has marks and scratches overall consistent with age, and overall losses to the gilt gesso surface, as well as constructions cracks, most of which are visible from the catalogue picture. The shelves and relative backing, painted green, are later additions, probably from the late 19th century. This piece would greatly benefit from cleaning.
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The present frame relates to a suite of furniture made by Venetian menuisiers well aware of the developments in the Roman late-Baroque taste - a relatable example being the frame for a pipe organ at the Chiesa dell'Ospedaletto, Venice, featuring similar 'creased' carving and heads of cherubs, or a console table with similar scrolls, scallop-shell, acanthus leaves and grapes ill. in E. Colle, op. cit., p. 312. 

Other instances of similarly robust carving are found in Genoa, which was also deeply influenced by the Roman experience, as seen for instance on a console table at Palazzo Spinola, illustrated in E. Colle, op. cit., pp. 230-31, cat. 57. 

See also a similarly carved monumental pair of mirrors, probably Roman, Christie's New York, 23 November 2010, lot 53.