A set of four Regency rosewood pole screens attributed to Banting, France & Co., c.1820s, each rounded rectangular, pleated damask panel with anthemion spandrels, on a brass tubular support surmounted by an urn finial, raised on a turned and reeded stem with bead, lappet and trellis decoration, on a tricorn platform inlaid with cut-brass foliate motifs and overscrolled feet with brass paterae mounts, 38cm wide 38cm deep 136cm high (4) Provenance: The Marchioness of Bristol, Ickworth House, Suffolk, by repute; purchased in a private sale from the above by Reginald Nunn; The Collection of the late Rosemary and Theo Cutting. These pole screens were acquired from the private collection of the antiques dealer, Reginald Nunn, who purchased them from the Marchioness of Bristol, prior to the transfer of Ickworth House to the National Trust. The Pall Mall furniture makers, Banting, France & Co., were employed to provide furnishings for the 1st Marquess of Bristol (1769-1859). Having inherited Ickworth in 1803, the Marquess put forward a major programme of remodelling and redecorating, and it is likely that the present lot was commissioned as part of this project. The firm worked at the house for over twelve years from 1817 until 1829 and much of the furniture they supplied remains at Ickworth. Banting, France & Co. were among the leading cabinetmakers of the period and worked extensively for the royal family at Kensington Palace, Windsor Castle and other royal residences.