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Gold-Painted Leather Panel Quartet, English Circa 1880 - Garden Court Antiques
A collection of four rectangular leather panels painted with gold on a rich, russet background. The decoration features a symmetrical arrangement of acanthus leaves and floriate motifs, anchored by a central urn with a mirrored pair of regal griffins. The griffins, with leonine bodies and avian heads, add a heraldic quality to the fragments. These panels were likely once part of a larger screen and are now mounted on board; English circa 1880. height: 36 in. (91 cm), width: 20.5 in. (52 cm), depth: 2 in. (5 cm) Sold as a set of four. at Garden Court Antiques (415) 355-1690.