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Four Fold Leather Screen

Leather Screen, of four folds, the highly decorated printed leather is mounted on ebonised wooden frames, hinged together. The leather has a repeated pattern of twining foliage, vines, flowers and fruit, with Jackdaws and Caterpillars.  This screen of printed or embossed decoration is a 19th century revival of the Spanish fashion for leather decorated walls that date from the times of Charles II and his marriage to Catherine of Braganza.
Provenance: Bramdean House, Hampshire
The screen has been relined and restored. 

Ref No.: 102354
Origin: England
Year: circa 1840

Dimensions: 
214 cms High (83.5 inches)
204 cms Wide (79.6 inches)

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