French Gilt-Bronze and Painted Metal Firescreen
French Gilt-Bronze and Painted Metal Firescreen
ca. 1900, in the Louis XV style, the bronze frame decorated with scrollwork, rocaille work and flower heads, raised on pierced, scrolled feet and set with a polychrome metal panel decorated with a couple in 18th-century costume in a garden, in the style of Francois Boucher (French, 1703-1770).
h. 36", w. 29", d. 8-1/2"
Provenance: Estate of Mahin Forrest, Houston, Texas.
Condition Report: In very good condition.
Areas of rubbing to the gilt-bronze trim along the very top and the legs, consistent with age and use.
The painted metal is in very good condition. Minor rubbing to the upper third (sky and tree branches). There is one visible accretion between the two figures, and one to the left of the female figure. Faint craquelure to the bottom third on the right side.
The back is undecorated.
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French Gilt-Bronze and Painted Metal Firescreen
ca. 1900, in the Louis XV style, the bronze frame decorated with scrollwork, rocaille work and flower heads, raised on pierced, scrolled feet and set with a polychrome metal panel decorated with a couple in 18th-century costume in a garden, in the style of Francois Boucher (French, 1703-1770).
h. 36", w. 29", d. 8-1/2"
Provenance: Estate of Mahin Forrest, Houston, Texas.
Condition Report: In very good condition.
Areas of rubbing to the gilt-bronze trim along the very top and the legs, consistent with age and use.
The painted metal is in very good condition. Minor rubbing to the upper third (sky and tree branches). There is one visible accretion between the two figures, and one to the left of the female figure. Faint craquelure to the bottom third on the right side.
The back is undecorated.
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