Fire screen with sliding panel, Carved and painted wood; silk, a) Vertical contoured frame, painted gray, enclosing (b) sliding silk-covered panel. Frame (a) has molded edges, two roses with leaves carved top center on both sides; foliage and scrolls on sides; flowers, foliage and scrolls at center bottom and on sides of scrolled cross feet. Sliding panel (b) covered with floral-and-ruin patterned silk on blue ground, has contoured top and weighted pull on blue silk cord. Panel enters frame through slot at top of frame., France, 1750–60, furniture, Decorative Arts, Fire screen with sliding

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