Antique Pair of 18th C. George III Embroidery Needlework World Map Pole Screens

This listing is for the rare pair of 18th century George III pole screens with silk needlework world maps pictured above. This fine pair of mahogany and needlework screens features two world maps. Dating to the late 18th century (with some later parts), these screens would have originally been used to shield a person’s face from the fireplace.Each of these finely worked silk maps is framed behind glass. There are several interesting points throughout the maps, including modern day Australia, which is titled “New Holland” with the exception of the east coast, which is titled “New South Wales”. This map was produced relatively shortly after James Cook’s travels to the east coast of Australia when he claimed it for the British and called it “New South Wales”. Additionally, the map of North America notes the “United States”, but was made prior to the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.The screens are able to be disassembled into three parts: the finials, the poles/needleworks, and the bases.Size: