Asian Art II - 22nd May 2014
Lot 660
A pair of Chinese bowenite table screens 19th century
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £1600
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Description
A pair of Chinese bowenite table screens 19th century, each rectangular plaque contained within a reticulated hardwood foliate frame and applied to one side with hardstones and red coral, depicting small birds in flight above peony, mounted in hardwood stands, 27.5cm overall. (4)
Provenance: Lt Col John Grenville Fortescue (1896-1969), of Dropmore, Buckinghamshire and Boconnoc, Cornwall, and thence by descent.