A PAIR OF ENGLISH PAINTED LEATHER FOUR-FOLD SCREENS

CIRCA 1900

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A PAIR OF ENGLISH PAINTED LEATHER FOUR-FOLD SCREENS
CIRCA 1900
Depicting one continuous scene of 'The Procession of King Edward VI from the Tower of London to Westminster', inscribed 'KING EDWARD STER, FEB. XIX, MD XLVII. PREVIOUS TO HIS CORONATION', the inscription divided between the two screens, with Lion Rampant motives to the reverse, one with an inventory label 'Cowdray/172/1919'
Each panel - 90½ in. (230 cm.) high; 26 in. (66 cm.) wide (2)

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By repute, the Duke of Manchester.

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In Cowdray - The History of a Great English House, by Mrs. C. Roundell, it is stated that this scene formed one of six historical pictures painted in oils on stucco upon the walls of the dining parlour of the Tudor Cowdray house which perished in the fire of 1793. They were engraved for the Society of Antiquaries from tracings made by S.H. Grimm and published in 1788. The procession of Edward VI was the only subject that the 7th Viscount Montagu allowed to be engraved. Three copies were made of these mural decorations, one of which was burnt; the second is at Windsor Castle and the present example, which by repute was once owned by the Duke of Manchester (a descendant of the Montagus).

See lot 1024 for an engraving of the subject.