A Finely Carved Ebony Four-Fold-Screen and Occasional Table North India, second half 19th century
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, 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
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: Some minor losses of wood mouldings in areas, and minor chips in areas to the wood. Two onion-shaped finials curently detached. The minatures in good condition.
Price on application.
