Important 18th-century Louis XVI-style Screen In Embroidered And Painted Silk

Each panel displays remarkable decorative work combining birds, flower bouquets, garlands of foliage, putti, medallions with antique profiles, and fantastical animals in the neoclassical style of the late 18th century.

The finesse of the embroidery and polychrome highlights against a background of moiré silk attests to work of the highest quality, likely commissioned for an aristocratic interior or a reception hall.

The panels are framed with gilded wooden moldings.
A very elegant design featuring symmetrical compositions inspired by Louis XVI decorative arts, with a refined iconography combining abundance, nature, and music.

In good overall condition, with wear and minor imperfections consistent with its age.
A spectacular decorative piece, equally suitable as a room divider or a wall hanging.

Period: late 18th century –
Style: Louis XVI / Neoclassical
Materials: embroidered silk, polychrome threads, gilded wood
Dimensions: 160 cm high x 53 cm per panel x 3

“French or Italian work in the style of Lyon silks”

decor evoking 18th-century arabesque cartoons

influence of grotesques and Pompeian ornamentation”

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FOR 85.00 EUROS
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