Impressive Four-Panel Screen with Eglomise Panels

mid-20th century, each white-painted frame set with four mirrored eglomise panels painted with various birds, butterflies and flowers within scrollwork, the back covered in polychromed tooled leather.
h. 99-3/4", w. 108"

Provenance: Private collection, Galveston, Texas.

**All door panels appear to be sturdy and solid with no movement observed at their corner joints. The painted wooden surfaces are crazed with scattered small paint losses. The eglomise panels are free of breaks. The silvering has dark/distressed areas by design. The leather panels on the verso exhibit rubbing at perimeter edges, some laid-down/glued-down tears and areas of inpainting. Rubbing to the polychromy. No loose leather. NOTE: These have previously been fitted as two pairs of bi-fold doors, each retaining three hinges. One center door with locking hardware, the other with hardware to accept the lock. No key present. Approximate size of doors: 27-1/2" W by 100-1/4" H 28-1/2" W by 100-1/4" H 28-1/2" W by 100-1/2" H 17-3/8" W by 100-1/2" H each about 2-3/4" thick not including the false stile/overlap molding Provenance: From a Galveston, Texas estate.