You are bidding on a beautiful, original frame that has not been retouched, restored in any way. It has flaws but is in general overall very sound condition. It is not lose in the joints nor have any serious structural damage.
It is made of wood, with a plaster based decorative molding, and a brass one inch band in the inner most recess of the frame as well as red velvet. The outside edge is pewter , then there gold, red velvet and real brass. It will hold a 16 by 20 canvas or glass, and the outer dimensions are 32 by 27 inches.
There is one corner where the relief material is missing and there is a general worn appearance to the red velvet. All four corners have minimal loss of detail...but the worst I included in the photograph.