A MEXICAN POLYCHROME PAINTED WOOD FOLDING SCREEN, CIRCA 1740 |

with six leaves decorated with Roman emperors and still lifes

Former collection duc of Palmela, Lisbon

The photograph is quite accurate. Good restored condition, ready to display.
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For comparable screens, see T. Castello Yturbide et M. Martinez del Rio de Redo, Biombos Mexicanos, Mexico, 1970. These Mexican screens were probably painted by Chinese artists coming from Spanish colonies. They were inspired by Western engravings and their still lifes show objetcs from Manilla, Acapulco and Mexico.