Mid-Century Faux Bamboo Metal Painted 3-Fold Screen

English Victorian bamboo 3 fold screen with Chinese patterned silk panels, one side in yellow, one side in green, and a filigree top border.    

2 Vintage Italian neo-classic style four-paneled folding screens painted with an idyllic scene of women on either side of a river playing music, bathing and eating, a tower on a brid...

Italian neoclassical-style four panel folding screen hand-painted with an array of birds in a garden on the front and brown detailing on the reverse.        

Continental Dutch style (19th century) mahogany and inlaid marquetry 4 fold screen with upholstered top panel with shaped crest at top.      

Antique Italian neo-classical-style six-paneled canvas folding screen connected with brass hinges and painted with a vignette of figures at a river's edge surrounded by a painted, or...

French Louis XV style (19th Century) gilt 3 fold screen with glass top panels and cane bottom-panels.  

The flowering grasses and bamboo painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of gold leaf which are applied by hand to the paper base over carefully j...

19th Century French 4 Panel Embossed & Painted Folding Screen

A monumental Chinese hand painted polychrome canvas on wooden frame four panel folding screen featuring village scenes and figures on both sides, with rolling hills and trees. The sc...

Six-panel Coromandel lacquer screen featuring incised, pastel figural scene. Complete with stepped feet and brass sabots. Reverse depicting ...

Low chinese folding screen (bayou). All hand painted. Professionaly. Can also be hanged on the wall as a painting. Hand-painted on gold leaf...

A six-panel painted folding floor screen from Korea circa early 20th century. This type of screen is called Chaekgeori (books and things) which is quite unique to Korea. It became popular at the end of 18th century favored and encouraged by King Jeongjo (1752-1800) as a political tool to promote social conservatism such as the traditional Confucianism value, especially considered important in a time when waves of new ideology influx came to Korea. Initially commissioned for the royal court, they became increasingly popular with the scholars of noble and affluent household and used it widely in their halls and studies. Early screens were painted with trompe-l’oeil bookcases displaying books and arrays of collectibles. Later, the bookcases were eliminated to focus on the assemblage of neatly stacked books and objects of scholarly pursue. On this screen, the six panels were neatly presented and framed in woven brocade borders. Among the stacked volumes, one can find many fine porcelain vases with flowers, potted orchids, pen holders with brush pens and scroll paintings, incense burner, ink stone, teapot, fan with ink painting, vessels of fruits, exotic plants such as lotus, plumeria and even a pair of glasses. It feels like a pleasant visual measure hunting for the viewers. Several words in Chinese found their way into the picture as well, including filial (xiao), longevity (shou) and luck (fu). The painting was done in a meticulous way with no details overlooked and also with a rather western still-life dimensional perspective. In a rather unusual maximal but also minimalistic way, the screen exudes a folky charm but appears modern at the same time. Each panel is 17.5"w by 70.2"h. For general information on the subject see reference: Chaekgeori the Power and Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens...