A three-panel Louis XVI style screen in lacquered and gilded wood, decorated with oil paintings on canvas depicting wading birds. Beveled glass panes are set into the upper part of the panels. The wooden frame is finely carved with motifs of acanthus leaves, flowers, and cascades of gilded ribbon. The central panel, slightly larger than the other two, is surmounted by a wreath of roses tied with a ribbon. Each panel is adorned with an animal painting on canvas depicting wading birds in their natural habitats: cranes among the reeds, flamingos surrounded by palm fronds, and herons in a landscape of irises. These exquisitely detailed scenes illustrate the taste for exoticism and a return to nature in the decorative arts of the Louis XVI style, as reinterpreted in the 19th century. The back of the panels is covered with plain green fabric.
Dimensions of the left panel: 46cm x 141cm
Dimensions of the middle panel: 54cm x 154cm
Dimensions of the right panel: 46cm x 142cm
Late 19th century, circa 1890.
Dimensions: L: 146cm, D: 3cm, H: 154cm.
Dimensions: W: 57.5in, D: 1.2in, H: 60.6in.
Condition report: In good overall condition. Some age-related wear to the gilding and some wear to the paintings, with a scratch on the central canvas in the upper part.
- Reference :
- 3181
- Width :
- 146 (cm)
- Height :
- 154 (cm)
- Depth :
- 3 (cm)
- Identify Exists:
- False
