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Antique Face Screen made of feathers and painted with parrots and flowers. c1820.
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Description:
Ref: 143fs http://hygra.com/face/143fs
Antique
Face Screen made of feathers and painted with parrots and flowers.
Circa 1820
This
is a really mad face screen. It is made of feathers which have been
painted with parrots and flowers. It is obviously the work of an
eccentric, a personal flight of fancy. It
has an oriental feel to it but whether it was made in
Canton
or in
England
under the intoxicating influence of “
Cathay
”, I cannot tell.
The
handle is in turned bone. Where it meets the screen there is a stylised
chrysanthemum made of delicately twisted cloth and carved
mother-of-pearl. This flower was popular in oriental design.
Origin:
UK or China?; Circa: 1820 ; Materials:
feathers, bone, cloth and mother-of-pearl.
Size: Screen 19 cm
wide by 23 cm; handle9.25 cm long: 7.5 inches wide by 9
inches; handle 3.6 inches.
Condition:
Please
refer to the above photographs for details of condition. Worn and chewed
in places but a miracle of survival nevertheless.
Keywords: Hygra.com, Antique
box, Antique Face Screen, fan, fire screen, China, Cathay, painted
feathers,
chrysanthemum
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