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A George III Folding Firescreen in the Chinese Chippendale Taste

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  • Description
    Probably by Chippendale and certainly from his workshop this screen is from a well known group executed around 1765.
    The folding screen enclosing hand painted Chinese wall paper above bands of Chinese Chippendale fret work leading to delicate legs ending in small feet. Interestingly the known screens from this series each has a different fret work pattern.

    Provenance:
    By repute, the Marquess of Townshend, Raynham Hall, Norfolk,
    His sale, Christie’s, c. 1947,
    With Stair and Company,
    Purchased by Private collector, New York at Grosvenor House, 1983

    Literature:
    Christopher Gilbert, The Life and Works of Thomas Chippendale, 1978, p. 183 illustrating a screen from Wolverley House, Worcestershire
  • More Information
    Documentation: Documented elsewhere (exact item)
    Origin: England
    Period: 18th Century
    Materials: Mahogany, Paper
    Condition: Good.
    Creation Date: c. 1765
    Styles / Movements: Asian, Traditional, Chippendale
    200 Lex Booth #: 12
    Dealer Reference #: 180-125
    Incollect Reference #: 294515
  • Dimensions
    W. 19 in; H. 45.25 in; D. 1 in;
    W. 48.26 cm; H. 114.94 cm; D. 2.54 cm;
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