u/Alarmed_Dealer4822

36x60, covered in real gold flakes front to back, solid 75lbs enclosed with no way to enter and no screws holding it together entire frame is smooth lacquer gold flaked, and frame is guessod. Pigments are hand painted chalk no signature found, browns are left translucent glazed, rear screw holes real bright orange wood tone, whoever commissioned this spared no expense, show cases lots of master like techniques all gold leafs are not perfectly square and are textured and likely hammered in place. Ai believes there is an 80% chance this is a much older piece that has been reframed into a much less destructible vault like frame. Any comments or help appreciated. No image searches returned anything it is a 1/1 and fully hand done, insane craftsman ship. Got from a local antique store and haggled them down to $340, did I win the lottery how did I do, ai also pointed out commissioned luxory export pieces from workshops however due to its pure craftsman ship and near 100 lbs weight solid encasement and orange toned possibly 100 year old wood it believes there is a high likelihood it could be much more. Thanks. Its a very weird piece, theres something about it pulling me in.

Found at a local antique store in NC

Unfortunately there is no back picture however it is solid black with no signature and a solid piece trust, No identifiable signature located anywhere in the picture or frame externally that I could locate. AI authenticated it as real gold and real hand done brush strokes, no results for image searching. Any help, recommendations or guesses are welcome, it is 36x60 and one solid frame, encased with glass on the front and maybe around 70lbs. Haggled the store owner down to $340, how did I do?

Edit: The entire rear is black yes however the black paint is entirely filled with golden specs. there is also no way at all to enter the canvas as if its sealed, there are older screw holes in the back only 2 that reveal a very orange hue wood, there is also damage on the side that reveals a gesso shell almost as if its armored, ai believes there is a large chance that this is a much older artwork that has been reframed and completely "vaulted." To edit the earlier edit, all black lacquer has golden specs back and front as do the golden hue lines painted on front of the armored frame.