Does this look like Roma Tabacchino to you?

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Sorry for the crummy picture, the color is totally OTL. This is a 4" moulding, the black stuff is a 5" liner. This is part of a framed Peter Lik photograph. The profile is a steep non-reverse.

Best match I can find is Roma Tabacchino but the Roma catalog shot looks smoother than the photo. Would appreciate confirmation from anybody familiar with Tabacchino. And are there other non-Roma candidates. Nice moulding, unfortunate name. THX.
 

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This doesn't look like my Roma sample. You are right, the finish is smoother. However, these are veneered, so there is some variation from order to order. I would look at the CMI and International versions and see if you find a closer match.
 
Peter Lik's galleries frame his photographs in the Tabacchino. I had to swap out an ever-so-slightly damaged frame for a new one, and got to keep the old frame (which was about 50x72). Made a beautiful wall display. Never could resell it, though, and ended up abandoning it in the store when I closed the shop.

Sigh.
 
Thanks Paul. Looks like a really obnoxious moulding to deal with, would never have picked it myself. But it has great looks and if it doesn't kill me it will make me a stronger framer.

And take heart. Liked your Natalie Portman blog, she's a great actress and darned good looking too.
 
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