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Pair of Antique papier mâché Face Screens painted with exotic birds and flowers. C.1850.

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Pair of Antique papier mâché Face Screens painted with exotic birds and flowers.

One of the screens is painted with a wonderful peacock with his tail open, his feathers in full display and another exotic bird hovering above. On the left there is a fountain. A floral swag made of gold leaves and pale delicate flowers undulates around the fountain in a rococo fashion, combining realistic and fantasy elements. When looking closely there are minute speckles of gold in the feathers. I think the whole bird is painted on a gold ground which gives a subtle vitality to the plumage albeit the overall darkness.

The other screen is again painted in the rococo style of reality and fantasy, this time a bird hovering over a fountain and large blooms of a rose, a carnation, bindweed and forget-me-nots. On this screen the fountain is rather prominent. It is in a classical formal style which emphasises the fairy-tale quality of the rest. The cascading water is painted in fine gold strands.

The extremely high quality of the painting, points to the work of Frederick Newman, a renowned painter of birds, especially peacocks, who worked for the firm of Loveridge and Shoolbred of Wolverhampton in the 1850s.   

The handles are in ivory, turned and carved in a robust elegant style. The whole a tour de force of quality.  

Origin: UK ;  Circa: 1850; Materials: papier mâché and ivory .

Size:  Screen 22.5 cm wide by 22 cm; handle 20 cm long: 8.8  inches wide by 8.7  inches; handle 8  inches.

Condition:  Please refer to the above photographs for details of condition.

Keywords: Hygra.com, Antique box, Antique Face Screen, fan, fire screen, papier mâché, painting on gold, Victorian, painting of birds, 
Peacock, still life, Artist Painters, ivory turning, milling, carving, Loveridge and Shoolbred, Frederick Newman, Wolverhampton,
ornamental turning 

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All text and images and linked images are © 1999-2015 Antigone Clarke and Joseph O'Kelly. If you require any further information on permitted use, or a licence to republish any material, email us at copyright@hygra.com

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