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Folding Screen Books

Korean Folding Chaekgeori Painted Scholar Floor Screen
Located in Atlanta, GA
A six-panel painted folding floor screen from Korea circa early 20th century. This type of screen
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20th Century Korean Folk Art Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Wood, Paper

Pair of Japanese Two-Fold Screens with Flower Arrangements and Rare Birds
Located in Milano, IT
folding screens Ink, colors, gofun and gold leaf on paper Each 170 by 165 cm The term karamono
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Korean Chaekgeori painting. 19th Century Joseon. Books & Scholars’ Accouterments
Located in Kyoto, JP
a folding screen. Thus far Korean Chaekgeori have only been discovered in folding screen formats of
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Antique Late 19th Century Korean Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Trompe L''Oeil Painted Books 4 Panel Screen Room Divider After Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Forest Grove, PA
as shown in the first picture it is about 9" deep and 56" wide. Mid 1970''s, this four panel screen
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Regency Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Oak

Beautiful Hand-Painted Folding Screen with Carousel Horse by Lynn Curlee
By Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful hand-painted folding screen with carousel horse by Lynn Curlee, fine artist and author
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1990s American Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Swan Screen by Lynn Curlee
By Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
Five-panel folding screen hand-painted with a swan and its reflection by Lynn Curlee, fine artist
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Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Swan Screen by Lynn Curlee
Swan Screen by Lynn Curlee
H 60 in W 60 in D 2 in
Evans Clark Glenn of California Folding Bookcase/ Display Shelf/ Room Divider
By Glenn of California, Evans Clark
Located in San Francisco, CA
Evans Clark Glenn of California Folding Bookcase/ Display Shelf/ Room Divider. A rare form and
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Walnut

21st Century Seattral Folding Screen Stained Steel
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Seattral Folding Screen was inspired by the Seattle’s Central Library, which is the landmark of the
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Furniture

Materials

Gold, Brass

The Three Emperors, Futuristic painting triptych as a Byōbu-ē folding screen
By Konstantinos Papamichalopoulos
Located in Dallas, TX
The Three Emperors is a triptych, which Papamichalopoulos has created a Byōbu-ē folding screen
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Aries - Screen Print by Sergio Barletta - 1973
By Sergio Barletta
Located in Roma, IT
Aries is a screen print on grey paper realized by Sergio Barletta in 1973. 68 x 49 cm Two
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Documenta 5 (Engberg 66) early 1970s screenprint signed/N for Kassel art show
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Los Angeles to Oklahoma City—in 1963. Ruscha since has gone on to create over a dozen artists’ books
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Pencil, Screen

Blankless Tone
By Shusaku Arakawa
Located in New York, NY
with deckled edges and folded collage upper left Hand-signed by artist, Titled "Blankless Tone", signed
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Richard Klein, American Glassware, 2010-2024, Found and altered objects
Located in Darien, CT
advertising content, but in 2015 he became fascinated with the promotional content that was screen printed on
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2010s Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Richard Klein, iHop II, 2018, Found and altered objects assemblage
Located in Darien, CT
advertising content, but in 2015 he became fascinated with the promotional content that was screen printed on
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2010s Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Richard Klein, Holiday Inn Nocturne, 2020, Found and altered objects assemblage
Located in Darien, CT
advertising content, but in 2015 he became fascinated with the promotional content that was screen printed on
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2010s Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Richard Klein, McDonalds (El Nino), 2024, Found and altered objects assemblage
Located in Darien, CT
advertising content, but in 2015 he became fascinated with the promotional content that was screen printed on
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2010s Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Richard Klein, Expo 67, 2017, Found and altered objects assemblage
Located in Darien, CT
advertising content, but in 2015 he became fascinated with the promotional content that was screen printed on
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2010s Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Richard Klein, Holiday Inn Beirut, 2017, Found and altered objects assemblage
Located in Darien, CT
advertising content, but in 2015 he became fascinated with the promotional content that was screen printed on
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2010s Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Study in Red, " Mixed Media on Canvas, 2021
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
depicting a whimsical scene of women clad in grand attire surrounded by a labyrinth of folding byobu screens
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Wood, Rice Paper, Canvas, Silk, Acrylic

Highlight transformable wall-cabinet signed by the artist Raoul Gilioli
Located in Torino, IT
, antique vases, sculptures, books, jewelry etc. When the screen is open you see the cabinet and when the
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2010s Italian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Iron

"Study in Red" by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
depicting a whimsical scene of women clad in grand attire surrounded by a labyrinth of folding byobu screens
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21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Art

Materials

Silk, Canvas, Paint, Paper

"Study in Red" by Michael Thompson
"Study in Red" by Michael Thompson
H 36 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
Large Japanese Imari Gilt Charger, the Six Immortal Poets, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
folding screen. The screen is opened in a dramatic manner, slightly akimbo, almost jumping off the dish
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Richard Klein, Johnson Hs. & Guest Hs. General View (2024), Ed 2/3, replica
Located in Darien, CT
advertising content, but in 2015 he became fascinated with the promotional content that was screen printed on
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2010s Dada Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Photographic Film, Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Wood

Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphony
Located in London, GB
on to use the newly invented Technicolor. The series also introduced Donald Duck to the big screen in
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Vintage 1930s French Posters

Materials

Paper

Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphony
Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphony
H 63 in W 47 in D 0.1 in
Art Nouveau Commode by Émile Gallé
By Emile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
(Japanese watercolor), Byōbu (folding screens) from the Rinpa school, Sumi-e (ink painting), and Ukiyo-e
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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Art Nouveau Commode by Émile Gallé
Art Nouveau Commode by Émile Gallé
H 31.25 in W 33.63 in D 21.25 in

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Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landscape Hunting Scene
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a hunting scene with various warriors and animals spread across a vast, mountainous landscape with lush forest. The dark...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Showa Lotus Tree Nature Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature scene with a lotus tree in full bloom. The subtle yet rich colors, gold leaf, and beautiful hand-painted ...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Baleri Italia Cartoons Screen in Paper Customized Pantone Colors by Luigi Baroli
By Luigi Baroli, Baleri Italia
Located in Milan, IT
Luigi Baroli was such an important and famous collaborator of the company from 1990 to 2004, in charge of the Art Direction of the showroom in Milan, and the settings for the collect...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Aluminum

Chinese Export Six-Panel Silver Leaf Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Chinese export six-panel folding coromandel screen depicting flora and fauna. Constructed from lacquered wooden panels hand carved and painted. Features a rare silver leaf...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Silver Leaf

Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
Located in Troy, NY
Exceptionally large and rare lacquer cabinet. According to the heraldry, visible on the headgear in one of the panels, it was made for the Inaba family, a high ranking Daimyo family,...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Chaise Lounge
Located in Houston, TX
Unusually shaped French Louis XVI style painted and gilt banquette, chaise lounge, bench, daybed or loveseat with Greek key design, ready for your own fabric selection.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chaise Longues

Materials

Fabric, Wood

French Deco Leather and Mohair Daybed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This versatile French deco daybed (circa late 1930s) can be converted from a bench to daybed, when the arms are removed and reoriented into the appropriate frame fittings. The staine...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Daybeds

Materials

Leather, Mohair, Mahogany

Chinese Export Four Panel Coromandel Screen Cranes on Gold Leaf
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dazzling Chinese export lacquered four-panel coromandel screen featuring a flora and fauna waterscape with stylized cranes. The carved lacquer panels are embellished with vivid color...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

White Jade Dragon with Pearl Pendant, Qing Dynasty
Located in Nova Scotia, NS
This antique Qing Dynasty nephrite jade pendant consists of a dragon with a pearl in its mouth. There is decorative etching on the body, and the head and mouth are well defined. The ...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Stone, Jade

1970s surrealist bronze daybed by Victor Roman
By Victor Roman
Located in Paris, FR
Burnished bronze structure with a surrealist ornementation Synthetic fur Signed and numbered. Limited edition of 8 + 4 AP of a model created in the 1970's by the sculptor Victor Rom...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Daybeds

Materials

Bronze

1970s surrealist bronze daybed by Victor Roman
1970s surrealist bronze daybed by Victor Roman
H 38.59 in W 40.16 in D 76.78 in
Neoclassic Four Fold Room Divider Screen by Maitland Smith c 1970/1980s
By Maitland Smith
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural Neoclassic, Hollywood Regency, dressing screen, room divider having four panels, each 79.5 H x 18 W inches. The screen features old world style prints of European ...
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Screen, Early 20th Century Wagtail & Chrysanthemum by Ishizaki Koyo
Located in Kyoto, JP
Ishizaki Koyo (1884-1947) Wagtail & Chrysanthemum Early 20th century Folding screen in two-panels. Ink, pigments and gofun on gold leaf. Sign: Koyo Seal: Koyo This ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

1950s Daybed in Pine, Seat and Cushion Covered with Velvet
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1950s daybed in pine, seat and cushion covered with velvet.
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Daybeds

Materials

Velvet, Pine

19th Century, French, Louis Philippe Daybed
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Louis Philippe style beautifully burled walnut daybed. Mid-19th century, France. Recently upholstered and re-conditioned.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Daybeds

Materials

Walnut

Pure Lamb Daybed in Mongolia Lamb Wool
Located in Paris, FR
Daybed covered with pure lamb wool from Mongolia. With one real zebu horn and one real kudu horn. With tassel in real ostrich feathers. Nails and finishes in bronze. Exceptional piec...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Daybeds

Materials

Bronze

Pure Lamb Daybed in Mongolia Lamb Wool
Pure Lamb Daybed in Mongolia Lamb Wool
H 48.04 in W 55.91 in D 34.65 in
Large Antique Chinese Carved Wood Robe Display Rack
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large garment robe display rack from Northern China, circa late 19th century toward the end of Qing Dynasty Made of elm wood and finished in a deep red lacquer that still allow the...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood

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That Lucky Old Sun, Fine Art Boxed Set by Brian Wilson and Sir Peter Blake
By Brian Wilson and Peter Blake
Located in Guildford, Surrey
screened with over 20 individual inks on to 312mm x 416mm (12.5 x 16.5 inches), 410 gsm art paper. The
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21st Century and Contemporary British Books

Materials

Leather

Large Korean Folding Chaekgeori Books and Scholars' Possessions Floor Screen
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare and very well-preserved folding floor screen from Korea circa early 20th century. This type
Category

20th Century Korean Folk Art Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper, Brocade, Silk

Trompe L'Oeil Painted Books 4 Panel Screen & Room Divider
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
reaches 65" wide when fully extended. Mid 1970's, this four panel screen is great for any space and folds
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Vintage 1970s Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Fornasetti 'Libri' & 'Citta' di Carte' Folding Screen On Casters
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
Italian Fornasetti folding screen on casters, depicting 'Libri' theme on front and 'Citta' di Carte
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20th Century Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Early 4-Panel "Libreria" Folding Screen by Piero Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
Double sided screen of transfer-printed images over lacquered wood. One side depicting shelves
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Vintage 1950s Italian Screens and Room Dividers

75 Years of Marvel Comics, from the Golden Age to the Silver Screen
By Roy Thomas, Josh Baker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
including vintage comic books, one-of-a-kind original art, behind-the-scenes photographs and film stills, as
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

L'Ete
By (after) Joan Miró
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Hemingway. The magazine folded in 1960. Joan Miró was one of the most critically acclaimed artists of the
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1930s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Pair of George III Marquetry Card Tables
By Mayhew & Ince
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A pair of George III rosewood, mahogany and specimen marquetry folding card tables, circa 1790, in
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Antique 18th Century British Adam Style Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Rosewood

Pair of George III Marquetry Card Tables
Pair of George III Marquetry Card Tables
H 29.93 in W 36.23 in D 18.71 in
Trompe l'Oeil Screen of Four Panels with Painted Books
Located in Hanover, MA
For the library, trompe l'oeil four-panel paravent with painted books on one inch thick solid oak
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Vintage 1960s American American Classical Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Oak

Vintage 1950s Piero Fornasetti Library Room Scene Four Panel Folding Screen
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in San Antonio, TX
Designed by artist Piero Fornasetti, this four panel folding screen is in overall good condition
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Syrie Maugham
By Richard B. Fisher, Syrie Maugham
Located in London, GB
floors with classical interiors, photographic cityscape folding screens, later moving in to more complex
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Vintage 1970s American Books

Syrie Maugham
Syrie Maugham
H 11.03 in W 8.67 in D 0.6 in
Lightscape Noon Cabinet
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
interior that includes a fold down petrol blue leather covered writing surface, banks of drawers dedicated
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2010s British Cabinets

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Sycamore

Lightscape Noon Cabinet
Lightscape Noon Cabinet
H 66.93 in W 31.5 in D 19.69 in
Stuart Travis Art Deco Painted Asian Style Folding Screen with Bird Scenery
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco period heavy wood folding screen hand-painted in Asian style in 1928 with a multitude of
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

Charming Trompe L'Oeil Folding Screen or Room Divider
Located in New York, NY
Charming folding screen with a trompe l'oeil of books. The length and depth noted in the details
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Antique Style Screen Room Divider Neoclassical Lacquered Four Section
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
An absolutely 'drop dead gorgeous' neoclassical style four door screen or room divider of large and
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20th Century Paintings and Screens

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Folding Screen Books For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of folding screen books for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, paper and fabric, all folding screen books available were constructed with great care. We have 9 antique and vintage folding screen books in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Folding screen books have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Art Nouveau, folk art and mid-century modern folding screen books are consistently popular styles. Folding screen books have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Lynn Curlee, Evans Clark and Emile Gallé are consistently popular.

How Much are Folding Screen Books?

Prices for folding screen books can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, folding screen books begin at $222 and can go as high as $55,158, while the average can fetch as much as $5,566.