A late 19th century 'Degas'-style reeded frame

Originally on Gabrielle Achenbach, La Prière, when exhibited in Nice, Société des Beaux-Arts de Nice, 53e Exposition, 1902-03 (according to a label on the reverse);

Sale, London, Bonhams, 5 July 2006, lot 85, where acquired.

Very close to designs in Degas's sketchbooks (carnet 23, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris) - see also Edgar Degas, Portrait d'amis sur scène, 1879, in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.¹

¹ https://museoteca.com/r/en/work/11150/degas_edgar/portrait_d_amis_sur_la_scene/!/