• 11262

    A LARGE SIX FOLD SCREEN DEPICTING A VIEW FROM “LES RIVES DU BOSPHORE” BY JOSEPH DUFOUR ET CIE

    French. Circa 1812.

    Measurements

    Each panel: Height: 84" (213.3 cm)
    Width: 25" (63.5 cm).
    Total: Height: 84" (213.3 cm)
    Width: 12' 6" (381 cm).

    Research
    Of hand blocked and colored paper mounted on wood frames painted blue and green to the reverse. The scene depicting a vignette of beautifully colored Turkish dignitaries in a garden setting within the grounds of a palace. Possibly made as a screen in the 19th or 20th century. 

    Provenance:
    Important old New York City private collection.

    Full research report available on request.