Chinoiserie Nesting Tables Featuring Exotic Birds and a Pole Screen

Late 19th century, lacquered wood with painted birds and chrysanthemums to tops, stylized fleur de lis fretwork legs with rear curved stretcher; together with an early-19th-century black lacquered shaped panel screen on black painted wood tripod stand with pagodas and figures.

Largest 27.25 x 21 x 12 in.; screen 56 x 17 x 17 in.

From the Estate of the late Jean and Lawrence Shuping, Raleigh, North Carolina

Tables: tops with wear; the largest top with areas of surface loss; smallest table with break at stretcher joint.

Screen: the screen panel is fixed to the pole; small areas of lacquer loss at edges of screen; the pole and base with paint loss and joint looseness.