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Very well packed item, absolutely thrilled to enhance a special print

A very nice frame and a world of plain frames. Adds a little more Elegance than just a typical store-bought frame.

Looks great! Nice and heavy.

Nice frame

This picture frame is really ornate, and compliments the artwork inside it, but there's a couple issues preventing me from giving it 5 stars. The first and most important is that the glass is glued to the frame. I noticed this because there was some spillover where the glue was used on one corner that I initially thought was a crack. Don't ever drop this frame because if the glass breaks, you won't be able to replace it; the whole thing will be trash. And while minor, that little glue line is going to bother me any time I look at the art. The second issue (which other people may not mind) is that the back hinges open rather than coming off entirely. This means if you have any artwork thicker than a standard photograph, you're going to be applying uneven pressure to it. This piece I intended to use in it is multiple layers of cardstock, so it wasn't thrilled about being squished on one side. And lastly, while the detail carvings of the frame are beautiful, the black is impressively boring. I didn't get from the product photos just *how* flat this black paint is, and so all the beautiful swirls and leaves basically fade to nothing. I intend to fix this with some gold leaf highlights, but as it stands, it's just a mismatch. If the paint were a satin finish instead of a matte, it would be a whole lot nicer so those textures could have a presence without overwhelming the artwork. I did already notice some minor flecks of black paint chipped off, so it may be in your best interest to (re?)seal this frame with a different sealer anyway. All that said, this is still an incredibly lovely picture frame for the price, and adds much more character than your average department store rectangle. It's great that you can stand it up (as I chose) or hang it, with hooks for hanging it in portrait or landscape mode. Definitely a good buy.