Chinese Hand Embroidered Silk Table Screen, from the Estate of Ulysses S. Grant
Item Details
A 19th Century Chinese rectangular panel embroidered with peacocks, pheasants, sparrows, hawks and a variety of other birds and insects among flowering vines and branches. Presented in an intricately carved stand that rises on dog-form feet.
Provenance
Estate of Ulysses S. Grant; purchased in China during Grant’s post-presidential World Tour (1877-1879); item retained in the Grant family until sale at Sotheby’s on January 18, 2001; Important Americana Including Silver, Prints, Folk Art, Furniture, and Property Formerly in the Estate of Ulysses S. Grant, lot 184
Item Type | Silk Panel, Table Screen |
Maker | Unknown |
Technique | Embroidery, Carved |
Manufacturing Process | Handmade |
Materials | Silk, Wood |
Period | Antique |
Origin | China |
Additional Information | Mounted behind glass in a carved wooden frame raised on dog-form feet. Lot includes Sotheby’s sale catalog with item listing from the estate of Ulysses S. Grant |
Condition
- dust accretion, some finish loss to frame, nicks and marks to feet, tape along back of frame , discoloration to panel, missing a finial on back of one foot, cracks to frame, chips in glass at top right corner, small tears in panel at top.
Dimensions
Item #
ITMG456466