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Pair of Antique Face Screens With Colored Penwork Circa 1820

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Description:
Ref:   167fs    http://hygra.com/face/167fs

Pair of Antique Face screens decorated to one side in color depicting  scenes from theatre. 

On the other side the compositions are  in the Chinoiserie tradition. Leaves dwarf people, a palm tree is short and weak and the fences are arbitrary.

The surround is drawn with flowers and leaves arranged in a symmetrical way. There is more than a hint of neoclassicism in the arrangement, but it is interspersed with flowers with unruly petals which hint at naturalism.

The handles are turned rosewood accented with gilding.   

Origin: UK ;  Circa: 1820; Materials: maple and rosewood (handles).

Size:  Screens   22.3 cm wide by 18 cm; handles  23 cm long:   8.8 inches wide by   inches; handles 9.1  inches long.

Condition: Please refer to the  photographs for details of condition. Some of the corners have been lost over the years and been replaced. One screen has a repaired crack. There is some losses to the paintwork, but overall the screens are in fair condition.

Keywords: Hygra.com, Antique box, Antique Face Screen, fan, penwork, pen and ink, Painted wood, Chinoiserie, theatrical,  fire screen

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