AN 18TH CENTURY DUTCH SIX-PANEL LEATHER SCREEN, PAINTED WITH POLYCHROME CHINOISERIE DECORATION
THIS EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF PAINTED LEATHER, IS IN REMARKABLY PRESERVED CONDITION - HAVING BEEN LIGHTLY RESTORED TO STRUCTURALLY CONSOLIDATE THE LEATHER, WHILST RETAINING A DRY AND ATMOSPHERIC SURFACE PATINA. THE CHINOISERIE DECORATION INCORPORATES THE MOST CHARMING OF MOTIFS; 18TH CENTURY BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN, FRUITS, BIRDS, WATER FOWL, PEONIES, CHINESE BLOSSOMS, BASKETS, AND BOWLS…
MUTED COLOURS OF PINK, CORAL, OCHRE-GOLD, IVORY, TERRACOTTA AND TURQUOISE, ARE LIFTED FROM THE DEEP BLACK GROUND COLOUR OF THE UNDULATING LEATHER. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS AGE, COMBINING THE RARE AND DESIRABLE PAINTERLY NAIVTY, ALONGSIDE THE FINE HAND OF THE ARTIST. MOST PROBABLY FLANDERS, OR LOW COUNTRIES, BACKED BY LATER FABRIC AND STUDDED WITH LARGE BRASS NAILS.
W [ EACH PANEL ] 55CM, 21 3/4” X H 244CM, 8 FOOT
AN 18TH CENTURY DUTCH SIX-PANEL LEATHER SCREEN, PAINTED WITH POLYCHROME CHINOISERIE DECORATION
THIS EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF PAINTED LEATHER, IS IN REMARKABLY PRESERVED CONDITION - HAVING BEEN LIGHTLY RESTORED TO STRUCTURALLY CONSOLIDATE THE LEATHER, WHILST RETAINING A DRY AND ATMOSPHERIC SURFACE PATINA. THE CHINOISERIE DECORATION INCORPORATES THE MOST CHARMING OF MOTIFS; 18TH CENTURY BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN, FRUITS, BIRDS, WATER FOWL, PEONIES, CHINESE BLOSSOMS, BASKETS, AND BOWLS…
MUTED COLOURS OF PINK, CORAL, OCHRE-GOLD, IVORY, TERRACOTTA AND TURQUOISE, ARE LIFTED FROM THE DEEP BLACK GROUND COLOUR OF THE UNDULATING LEATHER. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS AGE, COMBINING THE RARE AND DESIRABLE PAINTERLY NAIVTY, ALONGSIDE THE FINE HAND OF THE ARTIST. MOST PROBABLY FLANDERS, OR LOW COUNTRIES, BACKED BY LATER FABRIC AND STUDDED WITH LARGE BRASS NAILS.
W [ EACH PANEL ] 55CM, 21 3/4” X H 244CM, 8 FOOT
