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.
