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The Foliate-Gilded Panelled Portal of the Verdant Glade

A rare 1950s modernist decorative wall panel set, designed as a trompe l'oeil architectural door surround. The piece is crafted from thick, hand-woven cotton canvas stretched over a heavy wooden frame, mimicking the structure of a grand, late-19th-century Neo-Renaissance boiserie. The central double-door silhouette is rendered in flattened, stylized relief. The primary surface is a vibrant, mid-century teal-green textile, densely screen-printed with a repeating botanical motif of heart-shaped leaves in neon fuchsia and sharp chartreuse. The wood-carving details of the...

The Foliate-Gilded Panelled Portal of the Verdant Glade