Pair
of Antique painted Face Screens. The screens are painted with landscape views,
one marked Newport Shropshire and the other Lilleshall Abbey. They are also
signed with the initials HUL. They are the work of a talented artist, executed
with sensitivity.
The
picture of the Abbey has a rather melancholy aura with the ruins framed by
trees. The ground is in shades of brown, gray and dull yellow, suggesting the
approach of winter. The trees, painted in delicate strokes are almost
diaphanous; they have lost their summer vigour. The landscape in the
background is suggested by ghostly tree shapes. This
fluid treatment of nature suggests an experienced talented hand.
The
second screen features a town in the distance. There are autumnal trees
painted in confident delicate strokes on the right. Two beautifully painted
cows stand under the trees. Two other cows graze in the distance. Browns and
blue gray tones suggest autumn.
These
screens are not just decorated. They are unique works of art in their own
right.
The
backs are covered in printed paper. The wooden handles are turned and gilded.
Origin:
UK
; Circa: 1830; Materials: pressed card and
wood .
Size: Screen 23.5 cm
wide by 19 cm; handle 22 cm long: 9.3 inches wide by 7.5inches; handle
8.75 inches.
Condition:
Please
refer to the above photographs for details of condition.
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