A four-panel screen paintings in the Bérain style . Each panel features a woman's head wearing a veil and surrounded by a shell motif. The upper section, made of openwork wood, is finely carved and engraved with arabesque patterns and cut leather. The uprights are treated as fluted pilasters. The central panel is a mounted canvas depicting grotesque Bérain-style designs with delicate symmetrical arabesques and a putto dancing with a ribbon. The lower molded section features a heraldic motif with an oval coat of arms flanked by two different birds on each panel: cranes, parrots, vultures, and pigeons. The back of the screen is smooth and undecorated, covered in gold-colored silk.
This is a work from the 19th century eclectic movement reproducing the productions of the late 17th - early 18th century popular under Louis XIV.
Jean Bérain (1640-1711) was an ornamental painter who served as designer for the bedchamber and study of King Louis XIV in 1674. He is credited with reviving grotesque ornamentation at the end of the 17th century. The Bérain style is characterized by compositions of arabesques, dancing figures, and scrolling foliage, all rendered in a centered and symmetrical manner. It also displays a certain affinity for classical architecture. Bérain's decorative techniques are particularly evident in sculpted decorations and marquetry.
19th century
Circa: 1870
Dimensions: L: 168cm, D: 2cm, H: 195cm
Condition report : In good overall condition. Natural wear and tear.
- Reference :
- 3121
- Width :
- 168 (cm)
- Height :
- 195 (cm)
- Depth :
- 2 (cm)
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