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PROBABLY 18TH CENTURY, FRAMED IN THE 19TH CENTURY
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AN IBERIAN RAISED GOLD AND RED-JAPANNED FOUR-LEAF SCREEN
Probably 18th Century, framed in the 19th Century
Each graduated shaped rectangular lacquer panel decorated in relief, the two first leaves depicting pastoral scenes with seated women before a tree and bushes, flanked by birds and musicians, the two smaller scenes depicting an architectural facade flanked by foliage and trees, the first one with a couple before a palace and the other one with a guard protecting the entrance of a palace with a queen on her balcony above, the panelled back of the two larger screens redecorated with signs of previous foliate scroll decoration, the back of the two smaller leaves depicting various animals, within a moulded strapwork and acanthus-scrolled arched frame, the top rail with a lambrequin flanked by flowers, losses to the relief decoration, the japanned panels possibly reused
The tallest leaf: 78 in. (199.5 cm.) high; the smallest leaf: 65 in. (166 cm.) high; the two tallist leaves, each: 24 in. (61 cm.) wide; the other two leaves, each: 20 in. (52 cm.) wide (4)
Probably 18th Century, framed in the 19th Century
Each graduated shaped rectangular lacquer panel decorated in relief, the two first leaves depicting pastoral scenes with seated women before a tree and bushes, flanked by birds and musicians, the two smaller scenes depicting an architectural facade flanked by foliage and trees, the first one with a couple before a palace and the other one with a guard protecting the entrance of a palace with a queen on her balcony above, the panelled back of the two larger screens redecorated with signs of previous foliate scroll decoration, the back of the two smaller leaves depicting various animals, within a moulded strapwork and acanthus-scrolled arched frame, the top rail with a lambrequin flanked by flowers, losses to the relief decoration, the japanned panels possibly reused
The tallest leaf: 78 in. (199.5 cm.) high; the smallest leaf: 65 in. (166 cm.) high; the two tallist leaves, each: 24 in. (61 cm.) wide; the other two leaves, each: 20 in. (52 cm.) wide (4)