English papier maché face screen with turned rosewood handle (c. 1835) Table Stand This is a rare form

This is a rare form

The chair retains some of its original oxide red painted surface

Mounted on a custom iron stand

Baltimore 1845

17" (seat depth)

English papier maché face screen with turned rosewood handle (c. 1835) Table Stand This is a rare formSculptural papier mach face fan with a beautifully turned rosewood handle. These screens were used by women to shield their face from the heat as they sat close to the fire in colder months. The fan is decorated with a scene of English Gothic ruins and framed with gilt scrollwork decoration. Mounted with a custom bracket that allows the fan to be hung on the wall. England, circa 1835. Condition: Some fading and light crazing to the shellac throughout.