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Four Fold Leather Screen
 
Four Fold Leather Screen
Four Fold Leather Screen
Four Fold Leather Screen
Four Fold Leather Screen
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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