Antique French Face Screen Pair, Victorian Era Chinoiserie, Embroidered Silk Bouchet Switzerland

Switzerland

The 1" diameter and 4"+ long tube you see is something very special

Born the lowest of commoners

all of whom practiced such needle arts

Wonderful decorative accents though

Antique French Face Screen Pair, Victorian Era Chinoiserie, Embroidered Silk Bouchet SwitzerlandA Victorian face screen pair, excellent condition with cross stitch embroidery in silk threads on open linen canvas Chinoiserie or Japonaise fashion style that was popular in the French Empire period and also Empire Revival era during the reign of Napoleon III (c. 1850 70), Victorian era. The black painted sticks are tipped with a small white opaline bead (one missing) and the criss crossing of sticks forms the framework and handle for this wonderful