Exquisite Antique Face Screen with rare color painting Circa 1820

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Antique Face screen with rare color painting circa 1820

The central scene is an orchestration of social history filtered through the imagination of the artist who composed it. The setting is an oriental garden complete with pavilions and exotic flora. 

The exotically dressed child playing with his hoop strikes a joyful note A richly dressed oriental figure stands by the seated lady who is holding a child. The lady is European and is opulently dressed. Behind them there is a column with a neoclassical bust on top A very unusual combination of oriental and European   elements hinting at the then newly triggered interaction of the two cultures.

The surround is a finely drawn composition of stylized flora, with echoes of "black-work" embroidery introduced to England by Catherine  of Aragon  and reminiscent of Indian paisley embroideries and prints.
The handle  is exquisitely turned ebony. The tapered section in the middle has been then milled some sections have been gilded.

Origin: UK;  Circa: 1820; Materials: .

Size:  Screen  23,6 cm wide by 17.5 cm; handle  23.5 cm long:  9.3 inches wide by  6.9 inches; handle    9.3 inches long.

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

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