Gold gilt frame art encompasses centuries of painted portraits, seascapes and mirrors enclosed within ornate gilded surrounds designed to catch the light.
Several portraits preserve the intense gazes of historical gentlemen who wore elaborate embroidered doublets and stiff white ruffs into battle.
![Pen and Ink Sketch - Female Nudes by William Edward Frost [1810-1877]](https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/photosnew/dealer_kendallhouse/dealer_kendallhouse_full_1758970795762-8493507346.jpg)
