Exquisite folding screen, 19th-century French Vernis Martin reversible painted folding screen with hand-painted scenes of courting and love-lorn couples. The glass is bevelled. The love story landscape appears on one side of the 3 panels: flowers on the opposite. Each panel measures 60” h x 21.75” w x 1.5” d. This French Rococo-style decorative piece features specialized, lustrous, semi-transparent lacquer. My father always contended it was priceless and peerless. He was close to being spot-on. According to the Mayfair Gallery site: A 19th-century French Vernis Martin reversible painted folding screen typically features Rococo-style scenes, such as pastoral fêtes galantes or cherubs, coated in a signature, translucent, lustrous lacquer developed by the Martin brothers. These antique, often double-sided screens, frequently feature gilded or carved wood frames and ornate, opulent artistry.
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