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Description:
Ref:   166fs    http://hygra.com/face/166fs 

Antique Face screen  decorated in penwork Chinoiserie. C. 1820
One side  is decorated with one of the classic penwork  Chinoiserie scenes: a camel train accompanied by horses and traders. The turned screen  handle is also has  penwork decoration.

On one side two figures, one with a parasol  stand on a piece of land. A man sits. The inspiration for this is probably the famed “floating islands” in Chinese gardens referred to in travellers’ accounts. The flowering tree is a botanical oddity, as are the tiny palms and the huge daisy. 

But then Cathay (the East) is full of miracles.

Origin: UK ;  Circa: 1820 ; Materials: wood maple sycamore.

Size:  Screen  26.2 cm wide by 19 cm; handle 21 cm long:  10.3 inches wide by  7.5 inches; handle   8.3 inches long.

Condition:  Please refer to the  photographs for details of condition.

Keywords: Hygra.com, Penwork, Antique box, Antique Face Screen, fan, fire screen, Cathay

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