1147274

Victorian Fire Place Screen Ebony and Glass #1147274

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Victorian Fire Place Screen Ebony and Glass #1147274
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Aesthetic Movement Hand Painted Birds on Glass !</em></td>
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Here is an outrageous aesthetic movement fire screen - sometimes called a summer screen. They were put in place during the summer when the fireplace was no longer in use - although this one would be quite spectacular with a fire burning behind it. As I hope you can see in the pictures the frame is all black ebonized wood with carved stylized flowers and spindles on the top rail. The glass insert is plain glass on one side with a frosted camphor Vaseline feel to the reverse side. That side is all hand painted in a completely stunning subject matter. There are flowers and reeds at the bottom with butterflies frolicking among the flowers. From the top trailing down there is a vine with berries on it and two birds in flight. I have this right in front of the window so the light can beam through ? it is fabulously stunning giving off an elegance that is hard to put into words. There isn?t a signature on the art glass panel. To me it actually looks like the work of Galle or Lalique ? or a maker of that time period. It is in excellent condition. The surface patina is rich and mellow ? completely untouched. This is from a wonderful estate in Biddeford, Maine. It was so hard to capture the beauty of this piece in the photographs. If you remotely like it in the pictures you will be breathless when you see it in person. It measures 53 ¼? at highest x 26 ½? at widest x 17? at deepest. For more hearth and fire place dressings please visit or shop where you will find more then ...
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<tr><td>Condition:very good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:late 19th century</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:Victorian Fire Place Screen Ebony and Glass</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Northport Maine 04849</td></tr>
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