Lot Essay
A firescreen with very similar central column-support and two leaves in a collection of Napoleonic Memorabilia, was sold anonymously in these Rooms, 18 June 1987, lot 315.
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LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY FIRE-SCREEN
Late 19th early 20th Century
The turned column with scrolled foliate capital, with a pair of double-hinged brown leather-lined shaped triangular screens, each with a brown leather pocket to each side and a swan's neck cresting, the upper outer corner with a patera issuing scrolling foliage, the base of the column with a laurel and lappeted band, on a spreading downswept turned base
42¼ in. (107.5 cm.) high; 29½ in. (75 cm.) wide, open
Late 19th early 20th Century
The turned column with scrolled foliate capital, with a pair of double-hinged brown leather-lined shaped triangular screens, each with a brown leather pocket to each side and a swan's neck cresting, the upper outer corner with a patera issuing scrolling foliage, the base of the column with a laurel and lappeted band, on a spreading downswept turned base
42¼ in. (107.5 cm.) high; 29½ in. (75 cm.) wide, open