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A Finely Carved Ebony Four-Fold Screen and Occasional Table, North India, Second Half 19th Century
Item made before 3 March 1947 with less than 10% ivory
Guv.uk submission reference: 789TBKGZ
The four panels of the screen profusely carved with scrolling floral motifs. Each with sixteen portrait miniatures set in metal mounts depicting Mughal Emperors, their consorts and Indian monuments including the Golden Temple at Amritsar. The top sections of the panels with cusped arches terminating in pointed finials.
The occasional table with detached octagonal top and folding base similarly decorated. The tabletop set with nine miniatures, the base with fifty-six miniatures. The miniatures painted with gouache possibly on ivory, in cloth covered storage boxes.
Dimensions
Each panel of screen 60 5/8 x 11 7/8in. (154 x 30 cm); The table 28in. (71 cm.) high, the tabletop 24 x 24 ½in. (61 x 62.3 cm.)Condition report
Some minor chips and losses to the wood elements in areas. Two finials currently detatched from the screen.The BADA Standard
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