French Rococo Revival Fire Screen

Description:

French Rococo Revival Fire Screen, 19th century, the elaborate openwork carved giltwood frame topped by two monkeys and with pendant shell and trailing ivy, inset with a tapestry fragment depicting Aesop's Tortoise and the Hare, ht. 45 1/2, wd. 30 3/4 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

Scattered loss to frame, including left monkey's hand, pendant shell, loss to gilt.

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