#6 • Antique Northern Provinces Chinese Screens

Part of December Multi Consignor Auction - Guelph (timed auction by David Moore & Associates Inc. / Rapid-Sell.ca )

High bid $380.00

Status: Sold

Early 19th Century -- Set of 4 Each panel measures 8 ft 0.5inch in height, with a 18 inch width per panel and a 2.25" depth. Beautiful chinese antique screens in natural finish. The wood is assumed to be Elm. Openwork creation utilizing the painstaking joinery method. Every piece hand-carved and joined by tenons and mortises. Metal hinges have been added post for room division. Red wax chop seals on some along with paper labels for Canadian import. These were some of the last antiques allowed out of China.