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Art Nouveau Fireplace Screen - Shop of Eugene Gaillard

Origin

France

Period

1900-1919

Materials

mahogany, ebony, satinwood

Dimensions

W.	32 in;	H.	44.5 in;	D.	12.5 in;
W.	81.28 cm;	H.	113.03 cm;	D.	31.75 cm;

Condition

Good. Fine original condition

Creation Date

c. 1910

Description

A tall silk-upholstered Art Nouveau period fireplace screen, for shielding a hearth when not in use. Its mahogany frame is intricately carved, stretchered with diagonal fretwork, and inlaid with satinwood and ebony. An inlay medallion at the centre of the frame's crest, is the head of a woman with long black ebony hair; surrounded by a sunburst and foliate side scrolls.

Styles / Movements

Belle Epoque, Traditional

Dealer Reference Number

1709 NLE

Incollect Reference Number

379664