A Coromandel Eight-Panel Floor Screen LATE 19TH CENTURY each panel's upper section depicting vases, censers and auspicious symbols, the central sections depicting figures at various pursuits in garden settings above lower depictions of wild beasts. Reportedly, the floor screen was originally owned by Sir Winston Churchills daughter , Lady Mary Soames, who hosted Rose and Joseph Kennedy at her English estate. During the visit, Lady Mary complained how cold her home was without central heat. Sitting by the Coromandel screen which Mrs. Kennedy admired, Mrs. Kennedy offered the fur coat she was wearing in exchange for the screen. The offer was accepted and the deal cemented. Height 83 x width of each panel 15 1/2 inches.