Apart from the obvious need to change the height, these are the two newly acquired Chinese School pictures. It's strange how pictures dramatically alter the feel of a room, and these two, in place of the C18th French architectural prints are no exception.
The oils, although in their original frames, will need to be re-framed, as I find the black too heavy, and too detracting from the simple gold bamboo frame around the Chinoiserie wallpaper fragment. (I will however not dispose of them, because I suspect they will have intrinsic value, and if they were ever put up for auction, would probably add to their value; interestingly I note other Chinese School pictures auctioned at Sotheby's had very similar frames - see below.)
My inclination is to go for something very simple in gold, but this decision making process is all part of the enjoyment of playing with new toys.
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