Three-Panel Folding Screen with Lake Landscapes and Rockery Motifs, 1890s

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This elegant folding screen is a piece of great decorative refinement. It features three polychrome wooden panels, each divided into … Read more This elegant folding screen is a piece of great decorative refinement. It features three polychrome wooden panels, each divided into two clearly distinct sections:
Upper Panel: A continuous painted scene depicting a romantic river or lake landscape, with sailboats, mountains in the background, and loosely brushed vegetation. The scene is framed by a gilded rocaille cartouche that simulates a carved relief frame.
Lower Panel: A decorative panel with a central Baroque-style medallion on an ochre-yellow background, providing a solid and elegant visual foundation to the whole. See less