GEOFFREY ELLIOTT (b.1935), 'NORTH GATE PAVILION, BRIGHTON', SCREEN PRINT, 69 x 5…

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GEOFFREY ELLIOTT (b.1935), 'NORTH GATE PAVILION, BRIGHTON', SCREEN PRINT, 69 x 57cm

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GEOFFREY ELLIOTT (b.1935), 'NORTH GATE PAVILION, BRIGHTON',

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Five leaves of a Coromandel-type screen in brown lacquered wood, decorated on the obverse with palace scenes with dancers and musicians, the border decorated with furnishings and floral motifs, the reverse painted in gold with a lakescape animated by pavilions. China, 19th century (Accidents, missing leaves, lacquer gaps) Leaf size 190 x 28.5 cm

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 GBP

20th CENTURY JAPAN Six-leaf folding screen Decorated in ink and colors on paper with scenes from the "Tale of Genji" in pavilions and gardens. H. 171.5 cm; L. tot. 367 cm

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 GBP

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Ermenonville, France, circa 1840 Rare panoramic hand-screen with mechanical roll-out based on Carmontelle's transparencies. Cardboard screen, paper, engraving and gouache highlights. The first view presents the summary with 1. the village entrance/ followed by various views 2. The château (north side)/ 3. The park (north side)/ 4. Gabrielle's Tower/ 5. The Guard's House/ 6. The hedged farmland/ 7. The desert pond/ 8. J.J. Rousseau's house/ 9. Jean-Jacques Rousseau's tomb. The back is covered with pink paper, and hollowed out at the panorama point where a gauze allows light to pass through to illuminate the face. Turned wooden handle. H. 35.5 cm L. 22 cm (worn, in working order)

Estim. 1 000 - 1 100 GBP

Pair of Brighton Pavilion style armchairs from the first half of the 20th century. Bamboo frame. Rattan seats. Shows signs of use and wear. Measurements: 88 x 55 x 55 cm. Bamboo armchairs like the ones presented here and Chinese furniture in general became very fashionable in the Western world after the completion of the Brighton Royal Pavilion, a former royal residence located in Brighton (England) built in the 19th century as a seaside retreat for George IV of England, then still Prince Regent. Armchairs in the same style as those now being bid for were part of the exotic furnishings of such a complex residence and are still found today in its grand foyers.

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