FRANCE, Louis XV period, second half of the 18th century Walnut violin mantel screen, molded and carved with leaves and flowers, resting on two skate feet ending in scrolls. 103 x 67.5 x 37 cm. Wear, some cracks, wormholes and chips; upright fastenings to be revised. Upholstered on one side with an old polychrome woollen tapestry decorated with flowers, including carnations, and on the other with a late 19th-century mechanical tapestry depicting three children in a park and a coat of arms. Wear, holes, cuts, a few missing pieces.