JEAN DUNAND (1877-1942) Rare mantel screen with a rectangular panel showing two dogs on a black lacquer background, one gold, the other silver. The frame, back and canted legs in black lacquer. Signed "Jean Dunand" lower right. Circa 1928 Height 103 cm - Width 68 cm - Depth 20.5 cm A rare fireplace screen with a panel depicting two dogs on a black lacquer background, one in gold, the other in silver. Signed. Fireplace screen : 40 1/2 x 26 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. EXHIBITION : Galerie Georges Petit, December 1928, n° 25 PROVENANCE : Elisabeth Goulden Collection This work is descended from the previous one. HISTORY : Elisabeth Goulden, Jean Goulden's eldest daughter, was a privileged witness to a remarkable artistic collaboration between the wars. Her father, Jean Goulden, along with Jean Dunand, Paul Jouve and François-Louis Schmied, formed a group of artists who regularly exhibited at the Galerie Georges Petit, the epicentre of the Art Deco style in Paris. This professional association naturally led to a close friendship between Jean Goulden and Jean Dunand. It was in this context that Jean Dunand met Elisabeth Goulden's Scottish Terriers. Inspired by these dogs, he decided to create a screen decorated with their portraits. This was given to Elisabeth in memory of her faithful companions. This precious gift remained in the Goulden family. Elisabeth kept it all her life before leaving it to her heirs in her will. This unique work of art never left the family circle.