THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN, REMOVED FROM TWYFORD HALL, NORFOLK (Lots 9-11)
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY POLE SCREEN

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A GEORGE II MAHOGANY POLE SCREEN
The turned pole with pointed finial and a rectangular petit point tapestry still life of flowers in an urn on a pedestal, on a tripod base, with hipped cabriole legs headed by shells and scrolled feet with wrapped leaves, with a ring-turned finial to the underside, the outer frame of the screen later
15½ in. (39.5 cm.) wide; 48 in. (122 cm.) high

Lot Essay

The tapestry, signifying 'peace and plenty' with a floral abundance overflowing from its Roman krater-vase onto a marble-topped pedestal, relates to paintings by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (d.1699) and corresponds to the overmantel vignettes after the Louis XIV manner issued in the Nouveaux Livre de Tableaux de portes et Cheminée circa 1700 by King William III's 'Architect' Daniel Marot (d. 1752). Similar firescreen panels, possibly designed by the flower-painter Tobias Stranover (d. 1756) featured in the 1729 sale of stock of Joshua Morris, whose Frith Steet tapestry workshops had been established in 1720.
What would appear to be the pair to this screen, is illustrated in J. de Serre, 'Eighteenth Century Furniture', Country Life, 1 November 1924.

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