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Pair of Antique Face Screens in painted silk. C. 1800.
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Description:
Ref: 153fs http://hygra.com/face/153fs
Pair
of Antique Face Screens in painted silk. C. 1800.
Each
screen is painted with a bucolic picture, the one with a woman in the
landscape, the other with a girl in a garden.
Unlike the figures which
are in blocks of solid colour, the flowers, birds, trees and rocks are
lightly painted in a few strokes.
It was fashionable in the 18th
century for aristocratic ladies to play at been shepherdesses, or other
rural women.
The subject matter of these screens reflects this fashion.
They were most probably painted by the owner.
The
handles are in turned and gilded wood.
Origin:
UK ; Circa:1800 ; Materials:
silk and wood
Size: Screen 19.5 cm
wide by 23.5cm; handle 21.7 cm long: 7.7 inches wide by9.4 inches; handle
8.5 inches.
Condition:
Please
refer to the above photographs for details of condition. At some stage
of their life the screens were repaired by sticking another piece of
silk on the back. They are fragile. To be enjoyed for their delicate
beauty without unnecessary handling.
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box, Antique Face Screen, fan, fire screen, silk painting, 18th Century, Georgian,
painting of women, bucolic,
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Unlike the figures which are in blocks of solid colour, the flowers, birds, trees and rocks are lightly painted in a few strokes.
It was fashionable in the 18th century for aristocratic ladies to play at been shepherdesses, or other rural women.
The subject matter of these screens reflects this fashion.
There are a breaks in the
silk with an old repairs.
Each screen is painted with a bucolic picture, the one with a woman in the landscape, the other with a girl in a garden.
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The silk is stretched on a
wire hoop.
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The flowers, birds, trees and rocks are lightly painted in a few strokes.
Each screen is painted with a bucolic picture, the one with a woman in the landscape, the other with a girl in a garden.
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Each screen is painted with a bucolic picture, the one with a woman in the landscape, the other with a girl in a garden.
It was fashionable in the 18th century for aristocratic ladies to play at been shepherdesses, or other rural women.
The subject matter of these screens reflects this fashion.
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The flowers, birds, trees and rocks are lightly painted in a few strokes.
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Please click on images to enlarge | slide show | thumbnail index |
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The handles are in turned and gilded wood.
These screens are an artwork
of time and place.
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