Lot 125 Dα

A Parisian Régence fire screen

Carved oak and beechwood, petit point embroidery in wool and silk on canvas. The frame resting on two bracket feet and with stylised foliate scrolls in relief and a central shell shaped terminal above. Both sides of the screen decorated with finely embroidered panels depicting scenes from Greek mythology: A centaur battle and Orpheus returning from the underworld. Some older breakages, the embroidery with some minor abraded areas and repairs, the majority of the brown pigment oxidised. H 121, W 81, D 37.5 cm.
Attributed to Paris, first quarter 18th century.