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Embossed Leather Screen

Pair of Art Nouveau Embossed Painted Leather Panel Screens
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary pair of massive art nouveau leather inset panel screens featuring flora and fauna
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather, Wood

Pair of Art Nouveau Embossed Painted Leather Panel Screens
Pair of Art Nouveau Embossed Painted Leather Panel Screens
$3,360 Sale Price / item
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H 137.75 in W 72 in D 1.25 in
Victorian Embossed Leather & Water Colour Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely Victorian oak framed room divider with embossed leather to
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather, Oak

ANTIQUE EDWARDIAN LEATHER CLAD & EMBOSSED FiRE SCREEN WITH MAP DECORATION
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
circa 1900 Leather clad and embossed fire screen Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide
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Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather, Pine

Italian Pair of Leather Embossed Room Dividers, Turn of the 17th & 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fabulous Italian pair of 7 ft. tall leather embossed folding screens from the turn of the 17th
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Antique 18th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood, Leather

Stunning embossed Leather fire place screen 1950s Italy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning fire place screen . Embossed Leather front . representing a classic Greek image . Flowers
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Vintage 1950s European Greek Revival Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

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Leather

An Anglo-Japanese Fire Screen with Embossed Leather Designs by E. W. Godwin
Located in London, GB
A good Anglo-Japanese fire screen with Embossed Leather Designs by E .W. Godwin for Lord Limerick
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Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Anglo-Japanese Fireplace Tools a...

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Leather, Walnut

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Chinoiserie Embossed and Painted Leather Floor Screen
Located in Dallas, TX
chinoiserie six-panel embossed and painted leather floor screen.
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Leather

Antique Leather Screen Embossed Gilded, 19th Century
Located in Newtown, CT
Antique English 19th century leather screen, embossed and gilded. Four part each measuring 24" x
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Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room ...

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Leather, Wood

18th Century Large Embossed Venetian Leather Screen
Located in Houston, TX
Four-panel embossed screen with Moorish influenced floral and fauna depicted in repetitive design
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Moorish Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather

Fanciful 19th Century Chinoiserie Leather Screen
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful leather three panel screen with nine separate sections of Japanese inspired designs of
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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Paintings and Screens

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Leather

Dutch Embossed Leather and Painted Screen
Located in New York, NY
A Dutch embossed and gilded leather polychrome painted 4-panel screen decorated with a landscape of
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20th Century Dutch Screens and Room Dividers

Antique French Four Panel Embossed, Painted, Gold Leaf Leather Screen c. 1840
Located in Houston, TX
and see them first! An antique French embossed, painted and gold leaf leather screen with four
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Antique 1840s French Régence Screens and Room Dividers

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Gold Leaf

18th Century Polychrome, Embossed Four-Panel Leather Screen
Located in New Orleans, LA
A Baroque embossed and polychrome four-panel leather screen, decorated with exotic birds, flowers
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Antique 18th Century French Baroque Screens and Room Dividers

French 19th century embossed three-panel painted-leather screen.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 19th century embossed three-panel painted-leather screen. FOR MORE INFORMATION
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Antique 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers

Antique Polychrome Cordovan Leather Screen, 18th Century
Located in Megeve, FR
An antique Spanish embossed, painted and gold leaf leather screen with three panels 18th century
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Antique 1780s Spanish Spanish Colonial Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather

18th Century Three Panel Polychrome Cordovan Leather Screen
Located in Charleston, SC
An antique screen wonderfully embossed, painted and gold leafed leather panels slightly "Chantourne
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Antique 1780s Spanish Other Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather, Wood, Paint

French Four-Panel Embossed Leather Divider with Gilt, Louis XIV, 18th Century
Located in Petaluma, CA
with a wood frame those folds. The beautiful lattice and floral pattern is made of embossed leather and
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Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather

19th Century Four Sheets Screen in Cordoba Leather, Spain, circa 1800
Located in Paris, FR
Early 19th century standing screen with four panels, with wonderful patinated cordoba leather
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Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Screens and Room Div...

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Leather

18th Century Italian Painted Leather Screen
Located in Millbrook, NY
Fine 18th century Italian five-panel embossed, painted and parcel-gilt leather screen. Each panel
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Screens and Room Dividers

18th Century Gold and Blue Painted Dutch Panels with Embossed Cordovan Leather
Located in Antwerp, BE
gold background. On the reverse the panels retain the original embossed and hand painted cordovan
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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather, Linen

FRENCH 19TH CENTURY HANDPAINTED LEATHER SCREEN
Located in New York, NY
PAIR OF TWO PANEL LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT EMBOSSED LEATHER FOLDING SCREENS WITH HAND PAINTED
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Antique 19th Century French Panelling

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Leather

Four Panel Embossed Leather Screen, ca. 1890.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A four panel embossed leather screen with foliate design with gold,green, blue and red hues, the
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Antique 19th Century Screens and Room Dividers

French Antique Embossed Leather Screen
Located in Austin, TX
Extraordinary French antique Napoleon III period screen in embossed and gilded leather representing
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Antique 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers

19th Century French Embossed Leather Screen
Located in Dallas, TX
Charming 19th century French embossed leather and polychrome decorated four panel folding screen
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Antique 1880s French Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather

19th Century European Embossed Leather Screen
Located in Dallas, TX
with embossed polychrome leather decorated extensively with plant life, scrolling leaves, and flower
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Antique 1880s European Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather, Walnut

Magnificent embossed leather screen with four-leaf China decoration, circa 1800.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Magnificent embossed leather screen with four-leaf China decoration, colored lacquer and gold leaf
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Antique Early 19th Century French Modern Decorative Art

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Leather

19th Century Embossed Leather Four Panel Screen
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Highly decorative 19th century Spanish or Italian four-panel embossed leather screen, each section
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Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather

Embossed Leather 4-Panel Screen, Pale Green and golds - 18th Century
Located in Charlottesville, VA
18th Century French or Dutch Folding Embossed Leather Screen of rare pale green coloring and
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Antique 18th Century Unknown Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather

Antique Embossed Fire Screen, Oak, Leather, Fireside, Arts & Crafts, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique embossed fire screen. An English, oak and leather fireside guard in Arts
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Early 20th Century British Screens and Room Dividers

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Oak

Antique Folding Screen, Victorian Walnut, circa 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique, Victorian, four fold, embossed leather screen dating to the Victorian period
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather, Mahogany

19th C. Italian Leather Embossed Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Italian polychromed three panel screen. Surrounded in walnut frame.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather, Walnut

19th Century Embossed Three-Panel Leather Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Italian leather embossed three-panel screen with nailheads trim detail.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Leather

Antique 19th Century Embossed Leather & Faux Leather Four Fold Screen
Located in Norwich, GB
An antique leather embossed and hand painted four fold screen. Circa 1880. With antique gold
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Antique 19th Century European Victorian Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather, Faux Leather

Italian Screen. Embossed & Painted Leather
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Italian painted gilt and embossed leather folding screen (or can lay flat) Two panels could hang on
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Antique 19th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers

Dutch Embossed and Painted Leather Screen
Located in Essex, MA
Four panel with gilded urn and leaf decoration with brass tacks. Ex William Hodgins.
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Antique 1750s European Baroque Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather

French Embossed Leather Floral Design 4-Panel Screen, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The French embossed leather 4-panel screen with painted floral design in dark green, rose, blue and
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Antique 18th Century French Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood, Paint, Leather

Spanish Leather Embossed 4 panels Screen
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Gorgeous Spanish Baroque Leather Embossed 4 floor fold panels Screen. A gorgeous 19th Century
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Screens and Room Dividers

19th Century Embossed & Decorated Leather Room Screen
Located in Conwy, GB
The four fold screen decorated to a single side with a repeating floral design on a dark blue
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather

Spanish Leather Embossed 3-Panel Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome polychromed 3-panel leather embossed screen. The subtle colors of terracotta, gold, red
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Screens and Room Dividers

19th C. Leather Embossed 3-Panel Polychrome Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian leather embossed 3-panel polychrome screen in stunning colors of metallic gold celadon
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Antique 19th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather, Paint, Wood

Arts and Crafts Embossed Leather Three Panel Screen
Located in Essex, MA
Decorated overall with gilded palmettes and green and red floral motifs, dark red-brown background, reverse in red, brass tacks.
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20th Century English Screens and Room Dividers

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Brass

Leather Embossed 3-Panel Screen C. 1900's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three panel leather embossed screen with nailhead trim detail in red, gold & green coloration.
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Early 20th Century Spanish Screens and Room Dividers

Stunning Edwardian Small Leather Embossed with Navy Ship Fireplace Screen
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
fireplace screen A good looking decorative and well made piece, I have never seen embossed leather on
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather, Oak

Mid-18th Century Spanish Set of Two 4-Panel Embossed Leather Folding Screens
Located in Marbella, ES
Mid-18th century Spanish set of two 4-panel oak embossed leather folding screens in Cordoba manner
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Antique 18th Century Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather, Wood

Antique European Gilt Embossed Leather Folding Room Divider
Located in Forney, TX
applique embossed leather on a hardwood frame, heavily embellished classical design, gorgeous reprising
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Early 20th Century European Renaissance Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather, Hardwood

Large Chinoiserie Six-Panel Painted Leather Screen
Located in Dallas, TX
A six-panel leather chinoiserie screen. Black background with predominately tan and red alternating
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Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather

Tooled Leather Screen, Netherlands circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Tooled Leather Screen Netherlands circa 1890 Double sided embossed, hand painted leather screen. 96
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Antique 1890s Dutch Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather

Arts and Crafts leather and oak screen
Located in Greenwich, CT
An unusal English Arts and Crafts period Regimental embossed and painted leather four fold screen
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20th Century English Screens and Room Dividers

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Brass

19th Century Dutch Leather Screen
Located in Winter Park, FL
Embossed leather four panel folding screen hand-painted in exquisite detail with scenes of daily
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Antique 19th Century Screens and Room Dividers

19th C. Italian Silver Gilt Leather Embossed Panels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Italian silver gilt embossed panels with nailhead trim detail. The back of the panels
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Antique 19th Century Screens and Room Dividers

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Vermeil, Silver

20th Century Oil Painted On Leather Room Screen, c.1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century Arts & Crafts three panelled leather screen, beautifully embossed, oil
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20th Century German Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather, Paint

19th Century Continental Screen
Located in Dallas, TX
a 19th century Continental painted embossed 4 panel leather screen Each 2 panel section is 46.5
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Antique 19th Century Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather

Pair of Early 18th Century “Japanese” Leather Panels
Located in Conwy, GB
A pair of embossed, worked and gilded painted leather panels in an early English take on the then
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Antique Early 18th Century English Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather

Carved and Adzed Oak Fire Screen Attributed to Robert Thompson Mouseman
By Robert (Mouseman) Thompson
Located in London, GB
A carved and Adzed carved oak fire screen attributed to Robert Thompson Mouseman with embossed and
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Vintage 1950s Great Britain (UK) Arts and Crafts Fireplace Tools and Chi...

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Leather, Oak

Embossed Leather Screen
Located in Nashville, TN
Four panel embossed leather screen; Painted design; Each panel is 23" wide; Can be free standing or
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Antique 19th Century Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood

18th Century French Folding Embossed Leather Screen with 3 Panels
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century French Folding Embossed Leather Screen with 3 Panels 24″ W (each Panel) X 83″ H
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Antique 18th Century French Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather

19th Century Italian Embossed Leather Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Italian embossed leather four-panel screen depicting bouquets of flowers in rich
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Renaissance Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather

Dutch Four-Panel Embossed Leather Screen
Located in Essex, MA
Polychrome decorated with arabesques and floral sprays.
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Antique Early 1700s Dutch Baroque Screens and Room Dividers

Early 20th Century Spanish Four-Panel Hand Embossed Leather Dividing Screen
Located in Birmingham, AL
An early 20th century Spanish four-panel embossed leather screen handcrafted in Barcelona, circa
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Antique Early 1900s Spanish Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather, Walnut

Italian Embossed Leather Two Panel Screen
Located in Hanover, MA
Two panel Italian floor screen (paravent / divisore) room divider in embossed Florentine leather on
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Vintage 1920s Italian Renaissance Revival Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather

19th Century Embossed Three-Panel Leather Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Italian leather heavily embossed three-panel screen with nail head trim detail. The
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather

19th Century English Embossed Leather Wallpaper Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic 19th century arts and crafts four-panel painted and embossed leather style wallpaper
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Antique 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers

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Brass

Early 18th Century Embossed and Polychrome Painted Leather Three-Leaf Screen
Located in Berlin, DE
A Baroque embossed and polychrome painted leather three-leaf screen after a design by French
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Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Screens and Room Dividers

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Leather

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Embossed Leather Screen For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal embossed leather screen for your home. Each embossed leather screen for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using animal skin, leather and wood. There are many kinds of the embossed leather screen you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An embossed leather screen, designed in the Baroque, Arts and Crafts or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made embossed leather screen over the years, but those crafted by Maitland Smith are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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.

Questions About Embossed Leather Screen
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    Croc embossed leather is a process by which the leather is heated and stamped to give a specific impression of reptile skin. While it is real leather, croc embossed leather comes from cowhide.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Embossed leather means a leather with artificial patterns that have been imprinted on the material's natural grain. These patterns are created using steel plates with engraved designs that are heated and pressed into the animal skin.

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