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A VIENNESE ENAMEL SCREEN ON SILVER

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Start price: $1,600

Estimated price: $1,800 - $2,000

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A late 18th century Rococo revival three-panel standing picture frame or a table screen. Presumably of French or Austrian origin. Gilt-silver frame with pierced Rococo ornamental decor. Each panel is garnished with miniature paintings on enamel representing multi-figure mythological scenes. The verso of each panel features an oval picture hole with a hinged glass lid.

H: 5 13/16 in., (14.8 cm.)

Condition: Good overall. Glass doors missing from 2/3 panels. Some wear to surface of both enamel and gilding. Some loss to enamel of rear left panel. Hinges articulate well.