A SMALL CHINESE PORCELAIN AND HARDWOOD TABLE SCREEN 19TH CENTURY Formed in two parts

A SMALL CHINESE PORCELAIN AND HARDWOOD TABLE SCREEN

19TH CENTURY

Formed in two parts, mounted with a square porcelain plaque painted with a figure of Li Bai in a garden and inscribed with a poem and with three seals, all within a key fret band, 11.5cm the plaque. 29.5cm x 20cm overall. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of Edward and Julia Carter Preston, sold on behalf of The Hope Carter Preston Foundation, Liverpool. Edward Carter Preston (1885-1965) was a renowned Liverpool artist, sculptor and medalist, his daughter Julia Carter Preston (1926-2012) was a successful potter.