ITALIAN DISAPPEARING COCKADE SCREEN. THE CASE IS OF OLIVE WOOD, WITH A MIRROR ON RECTO. ON VERSO, AN INLAYED SWALLOW AND THE WRITING :"RICORDO DI MONTECATINI". THE LEAF IS OF OILCLOTH EDGED WITH LACE, PRINTED WITH SIX FLORAL MEDAILLONS AND A DECORATION WITH PUTTI AND MASKS AFTER THE RENAISSANCE STYLE. THIS TYPE OF SCREEN WAS ON GREAT FASHION IN ITALY AND SOUTH FRANCE WITH THE PRINCIPAL MANUFACTURE IN THE NEAPOLITAN COUNTRY FROM 1870 TO 1900 CA. CM 33 x 24 (OPEN). |