Arts & Crafts Copper and Iron Firescreen Depicting a Peacock English, Circa 1880

List: $1,850

An Arts & Crafts copper and iron firescreen depicting a peacock, with intricate repoussé work on the copper panel; the iron uprights with twisted details on iron feet and a top handle. [1. "In the late 19th century, the peacock became an icon of the Aesthetic movement, which emphasized the importance of art above everything else in daily life." The Aesthetic Movement (1860-1900)  overlapped the Late Victorian period
Proud as a Peacock, WMODA, Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts, Hollywood, FL. ] [2. The Peacock is seen as a symbol of beauty, rebirth and wealth, as well as of sinful pride.
The Eye of the Peacock By Marie Hawkins, Art UK ]

height: 26 in. (66 cm)
width: 20 in. (51 cm)
depth: 6 in. (15 cm)

• Item Number: JG24084320
• Country: England
• Period: Arts & Craft, Late 19th Century, Late Victorian
• Creation Date: Circa 1880
• Materials: Copper, Iron
• Height: 26 in., 66 cm.
• Length: 20 in., 51 cm.
• Depth: 15 cm., 6 in.
• Condition: Very good