Description:

attributed to HERTER BROTHERS (1864-1906) AN AMERICAN AESTHETIC EBONIZED FIRESCREEN, LATE 19TH CENTURY, in the Anglo-Japanese taste, the central arched crest inset with panel carved with a heraldic angel within a field of stars, flanked by a pierced gallery of stylized Chinese pipa lutes with floriform halos, ended by two arched Arts and Crafts style sunflower plant carved panels, raised on pierced lancet stiles with lower panels of lotus, crane, and Ionic column motif, centering a Chinese style silk embroidery panel of auspicious birds in landscape, raised on trestle feet carved in the form of dragons. Height: 49 7/8" Width: 41" Depth: 15" Provenance: Collection of Captain John Melmoth Dow.

  • Condition: Some expected surface wear, panel joint damaged, interior silk panel in poor condition, including tears, fading and stains, but overall in good conditon, wear commensurate with age and use.

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May 19, 2018 1:00 PM CDT
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