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1920-1925 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The Rowley Gallery, London, specialised in decorative items enriched with marquetry panels, often of seascapes, rural scenes and pastoral subjects. This three-fold screen has an oval marquetry picture set into each ebonised panel. Rowley Galley products exemplified established values and craftsmanship and represented a significant element of English tradional taste in the 1920s.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Ebonized oak veneer with marquetry in walnut, harewood, stained oak, sycamore, mahogany, gilding.
Brief description
Ebonized three-fold screen with oval panels of marquetry, designed by William Arthur Chase, made by the Rowley Gallery, probably in London, 1920-1925
Physical description
Three-fold screen in ebonised wood with gilt gesso surround, oval marquetry panels in coloured woods. Marquetry panels contain a figure in a landscape of trees and columns; the left hand panel has a female with a basket on her head, the central panel has a boy leading an elephant with a "howdah". The right hand panel has a female figure leading a cheetah.
Dimensions
  • Height: 167cm
  • Each panel width: 63cm
Style
Summary
The Rowley Gallery, London, specialised in decorative items enriched with marquetry panels, often of seascapes, rural scenes and pastoral subjects. This three-fold screen has an oval marquetry picture set into each ebonised panel. Rowley Galley products exemplified established values and craftsmanship and represented a significant element of English tradional taste in the 1920s.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.778-1968

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Record createdMay 31, 2006
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