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Antique French Dressing Screen

19th Century French Handmade Gilt Wood Five Panel Silk Folding Dressing Screen
19th Century French Handmade Gilt Wood Five Panel Silk Folding Dressing Screen

19th Century French Handmade Gilt Wood Five Panel Silk Folding Dressing Screen

Located in Sofia, BG

Remarkable five panel folding dressing screen made of giltwood hand carved frame covered with fine beige silk hand embroidered with colorful flowers.

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Late 19th Century French Antique French Dressing Screen

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Silk, Giltwood

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French Continental Three-Panel Needlework Dressing Screen
French Continental Three-Panel Needlework Dressing Screen

French Continental Three-Panel Needlework Dressing Screen

Located in New York, NY

A needlework pattern of phoenixes, clouds, flowers and figures covers this antique French dressing screen. Metal upholstery tacks decorate its scalloped edges, and rust-colored velve...

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Late 19th Century Antique French Dressing Screen

French Empire Dressing, Vanity Mirror / Fireplace Screen, 19th Century
French Empire Dressing, Vanity Mirror / Fireplace Screen, 19th Century

French Empire Dressing, Vanity Mirror / Fireplace Screen, 19th Century

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Of important and rare size, this maybe used for either situation. Original restored mahogany with finely detailed ormolu mounts and gilt paws. Originally $ 7,250.00 CHECK OUT O...

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19th Century French Empire Antique French Dressing Screen

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Ormolu

French Art Nouveau Cheval Mirror 5-Panel Screen / Vanity Dressing Table, 1901
French Art Nouveau Cheval Mirror 5-Panel Screen / Vanity Dressing Table, 1901

French Art Nouveau Cheval Mirror 5-Panel Screen / Vanity Dressing Table, 1901

By Maison Krieger

Located in L'Etang, FR

Wonderful polyptych (5 panels) cheval mirror / vanity dressing table. In mahogany and inlaid from different woods. Handles, hinges and drawer pulls in copper. 5 panels: 3 wit...

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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique French Dressing Screen

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Copper

French Dressing Screen, Late 18th C
French Dressing Screen, Late 18th C

French Dressing Screen, Late 18th C

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H 65 in W 72.5 in D 0.75 in

French Dressing Screen, Late 18th C

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

French Dressing Screen, Late 18th C Each panel is 18" wide.

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18th Century and Earlier Danish Empire Antique French Dressing Screen

French Ladies Dressing Screen Louis XV Style
French Ladies Dressing Screen Louis XV Style

French Ladies Dressing Screen Louis XV Style

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Early 20th century French dressing screen in the Louis-XV style. Beautiful, flowing, curvilinear lines and hand painted panel.

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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique French Dressing Screen

19th Century French Rococo Style Dressing Screen
19th Century French Rococo Style Dressing Screen

19th Century French Rococo Style Dressing Screen

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

For sale is a good quality 19th century French dressing screen. The screen is ornately shaped and carved at the top, above three glass panels with further carving below.

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Late 19th Century French Antique French Dressing Screen

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Oak

Antique French Hand Painted Three Panel Dressing Screen
Antique French Hand Painted Three Panel Dressing Screen

Antique French Hand Painted Three Panel Dressing Screen

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique French Louie XV style three panel folding dressing screen having decorative painted canvas panels depicting winged cherubs playing in green, red and ochre floral landscape sc...

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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique French Dressing Screen

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Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Paint

Antique French Giltwood Dressing Screen with Pastel Portrait 19th Century
Antique French Giltwood Dressing Screen with Pastel Portrait 19th Century

Antique French Giltwood Dressing Screen with Pastel Portrait 19th Century

Located in London, GB

A fine beautiful antique French Louis Revival giltwood dressing screen, circa 1870 in date.

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1870s French Antique French Dressing Screen

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Glass, Giltwood

19th Century French Giltwood and Embroidered Silk Rococo Dressing Screen
19th Century French Giltwood and Embroidered Silk Rococo Dressing Screen

19th Century French Giltwood and Embroidered Silk Rococo Dressing Screen

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

This is a superb four fold screen it is fully restored and upholstered with machine embroidered silk, dating from circa 1870. One side of the screen has both the large and the small...

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19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique French Dressing Screen

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Silk, Giltwood

Antique 3 Panel Dressing Screen, French, Giltwood, Room Divider, Victorian, 1900
Antique 3 Panel Dressing Screen, French, Giltwood, Room Divider, Victorian, 1900

Antique 3 Panel Dressing Screen, French, Giltwood, Room Divider, Victorian, 1900

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique three panel dressing screen. A French, giltwood and glass room divider, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.

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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique French Dressing Screen

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Giltwood

French rococo Louis XV Aubusson dressing screen or room divider
French rococo Louis XV Aubusson dressing screen or room divider

French rococo Louis XV Aubusson dressing screen or room divider

Located in Farmingdale, NJ

French Aubusson dressing screen or room divider, carved wood construction (not plaster) with very fine floral and shell motif, a few small losses but intact and sturdy.

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Early 20th Century Antique French Dressing Screen

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Textile, Wood

Antique French Giltwood Dressing Screen with Oil Painting Portrait, 19th Century
Antique French Giltwood Dressing Screen with Oil Painting Portrait, 19th Century

Antique French Giltwood Dressing Screen with Oil Painting Portrait, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

A fine beautiful antique French Louis Revival giltwood three panel dressing screen with portrait, circa 1850 in date.

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1850s French Antique French Dressing Screen

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Giltwood

Gorgeous Carved Giltwood French Three Panel Aubusson Louis XV Dressing Screen
Gorgeous Carved Giltwood French Three Panel Aubusson Louis XV Dressing Screen

Gorgeous Carved Giltwood French Three Panel Aubusson Louis XV Dressing Screen

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

Carved giltwood with some minor damage that we will professionally repair and you'll never see it. Aubusson. 56 3/4" h x 26 3/4" w x 1 1/2" d. (each panel). Condition Gilt loss. Spli...

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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique French Dressing Screen

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Upholstery, Walnut

French Victorian Hand Painted Floral Oil on Canvas Dressing Screen, circa 1890
French Victorian Hand Painted Floral Oil on Canvas Dressing Screen, circa 1890

French Victorian Hand Painted Floral Oil on Canvas Dressing Screen, circa 1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique French Victorian dressing screen offers three shaped and footed oil on canvas panels having hand painted floral garden scene, circa 1890.

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19th Century French Victorian Antique French Dressing Screen

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Canvas

Large French Four-Fold Mirrored Dressing Screen Or Room Divider Circa 1920
Large French Four-Fold Mirrored Dressing Screen Or Room Divider Circa 1920

Large French Four-Fold Mirrored Dressing Screen Or Room Divider Circa 1920

Located in London, GB

A Large French Four-Fold Mirrored Dressing/Privacy Screen or Room Divider A beautifully carved four-fold screen of generous proportions in the Rococo style, crafted from limed oak ...

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Early 20th Century French Rococo Revival Antique French Dressing Screen

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Brass

French Art Nouveau Red Oil on Canvas Hand Painted 3-Panel Dressing Screen
French Art Nouveau Red Oil on Canvas Hand Painted 3-Panel Dressing Screen

French Art Nouveau Red Oil on Canvas Hand Painted 3-Panel Dressing Screen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

French Art Nouveau red oil on canvas hand painted 3-panel dressing screen.

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique French Dressing Screen

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

19th C. French Louis XV Style Hand Painted Petite Dressing Screen Room Divider
19th C. French Louis XV Style Hand Painted Petite Dressing Screen Room Divider

19th C. French Louis XV Style Hand Painted Petite Dressing Screen Room Divider

Located in Philadelphia, PA

19th Century Petite Hand Painted and Hand Carved 3 Section Dressing Screen in the Louis XV taste featuring very well done hand painted scenes on the shell carved crest as well as car...

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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique French Dressing Screen

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Fabric, Wood, Paint

19th Century Carved Giltwood and Upholstered Three-Panel Dressing Screen
19th Century Carved Giltwood and Upholstered Three-Panel Dressing Screen

19th Century Carved Giltwood and Upholstered Three-Panel Dressing Screen

Located in Old Town Orange, CA

19th century carved giltwood and upholstered three-panel dressing screen. Original finish, with distressed areas on the gilt. Three-part fold forward or back, upholstered in a strip...

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Early 20th Century French Antique French Dressing Screen

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century Louis XVI Style Fire / Dressing Screen or Room Divider
19th Century Louis XVI Style Fire / Dressing Screen or Room Divider

19th Century Louis XVI Style Fire / Dressing Screen or Room Divider

Located in Stamford, CT

19th century Louis XVI style fire / dressing screen or room divider. This finely carved giltwood room divider or dressing screen has three panels. The center, larger, panel having a ...

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Dressing Screen

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Fabric, Wood

French 1890s Three-Part Carved and Mirrored Dressing Screen with Sun Mascaron
French 1890s Three-Part Carved and Mirrored Dressing Screen with Sun Mascaron

French 1890s Three-Part Carved and Mirrored Dressing Screen with Sun Mascaron

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French three-part mirrored and carved folding dressing screen from the late 19th century, with sun-themed mascaron motif.

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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique French Dressing Screen

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Antique French Louis XV Green Gold 3 Panel Folding Dressing Vanity Screen Mirror
Antique French Louis XV Green Gold 3 Panel Folding Dressing Vanity Screen Mirror

Antique French Louis XV Green Gold 3 Panel Folding Dressing Vanity Screen Mirror

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique French Louis XV Green Gold 3 Panel Folding Dressing Vanity Screen Mirror.

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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique French Dressing Screen

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Mirror, Wood

Louis XV Style 19th Century French Giltwood Screen
Louis XV Style 19th Century French Giltwood Screen

Louis XV Style 19th Century French Giltwood Screen

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H 59.06 in W 55.32 in D 1.19 in

Louis XV Style 19th Century French Giltwood Screen

Located in Hastings, GB

This 19th century antique Louis XV style French dressing screen The screen is 3 hinged panels This is a short height screen, maybe originally for a child Original ornately...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Dressing Screen

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Giltwood

19th Century French Mahogany Upholstered Dressing Screen
19th Century French Mahogany Upholstered Dressing Screen

19th Century French Mahogany Upholstered Dressing Screen

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

19th century French mahogany upholstered dressing screen This is a lovely three fold screen, the screen is an unusual design with graduated glass panels rising in height and shape...

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19th Century French Adam Style Antique French Dressing Screen

French Art Nouveau Style Walnut Dressing Screen
French Art Nouveau Style Walnut Dressing Screen

French Art Nouveau Style Walnut Dressing Screen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Art Nouveau/Rococo style folding three panel dressing screen. Carved walnut frame with c scrolls and acanthus leaves, beveled glass and velvet lined lower panels.

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19th Century French Rococo Antique French Dressing Screen

Materials

Glass, Velvet, Walnut

Antique French Giltwood Three Fold Dressing Screen, 19th Century
Antique French Giltwood Three Fold Dressing Screen, 19th Century

Antique French Giltwood Three Fold Dressing Screen, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a magnificent antique French Louis Revival giltwood three-fold dressing screen, circa 1870 in date.

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1870s French Antique French Dressing Screen

Materials

Damask, Giltwood

French Louis XV Style Four Panel Folding Dressing Screen
French Louis XV Style Four Panel Folding Dressing Screen

French Louis XV Style Four Panel Folding Dressing Screen

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

A charmingly whimsical four panel painted folding screen in the Louis XV style. The screen is beautifully carved in the serpentine Louis XV style. Each panel is delicately hand paint...

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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique French Dressing Screen

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Linen, Wood

French Neoclassical Trompe L'oeile Four Panel Dressing Screen
French Neoclassical Trompe L'oeile Four Panel Dressing Screen

French Neoclassical Trompe L'oeile Four Panel Dressing Screen

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

An impressing four panel painted folding screen with trompe l'oeile elevations painted in grisaille. Each panel is delicately hand painted in neutral gray, taupe, greige and off-whit...

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Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique French Dressing Screen

Materials

Metal

Antique French Empire Giltwood & Beveled Glass 3-Panel Dressing Screen 19th C
Antique French Empire Giltwood & Beveled Glass 3-Panel Dressing Screen 19th C

Antique French Empire Giltwood & Beveled Glass 3-Panel Dressing Screen 19th C

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique French Empire dressing screen offers giltwood frame having shaped upper windows with victory wreath crest over shaped beveled windows surmounting cloth covered panels; bea...

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19th Century French Empire Antique French Dressing Screen

Materials

Fabric, Glass, Wood, Giltwood

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Antique French Dressing Screen For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique French dressing screen available at 1stDibs. Each antique French dressing screen for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and glass. Your living room may not be complete without an antique French dressing screen — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique French dressing screen, those designed in Louis XV, Art Nouveau and Empire styles are of considerable interest.

Finding the Right Screens-room-dividers for You

Whether they are implemented as decorative accents or makeshift partitions to ensure privacy, antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers easily introduce sophistication and depth to any space in your home.

The earliest examples of folding screens are said to have originated in China and go back at least as far as the Han dynasty. Screens of the era were heavy structures made of wood and had hinges of cloth or leather. They were adorned with elaborate landscape paintings that were typically created on silk or paper canvases and applied directly to the screen’s panels afterward. Just as they had been in the 20th century and today, the folding screens then were recognized for both their practical and purely decorative properties.

Japanese room-divider screens were also decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile. They took on considerable event-based importance when the structures gained popularity in the East Asian country, as the folding screens were used in performing arts such as concerts, tea ceremonies and more. Later, artists elsewhere warmed to folding screens and sought to create their own.

In European countries such as France, where they were known as paravent, folding screens began to materialize in apartments in Paris, gaining favor with the likes of pioneering couturier Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, who is said to have accrued more than 30 and used them as a precursor to what we now know as wallpaper.

On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers, which, given their history, may do a better job of bringing people and cultures together in your home than sectioning off a space. Search by material to find options in metal, fabric or wood, or browse by style for mid-century modern designs and examples from the Art Deco era.

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