Antique Fireside Pole Screen, English, Rosewood, Needlepoint, William IV, C.1830

This is an antique pendant pole screen. An English, mahogany and silk cotton fireside tapestry stand, dating to the William IV period, circa 1835. Striking example of fireside dis...

This is an antique fireside pole screen. An English, rosewood and needlepoint tapestry adjustable shield, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Superb Regency craftsmanship, i...

This is an antique adjustable pole screen. An English, Rosewood needlepoint fire shield, dating to the Regency period, circa 1830. Quality Regency period fireside screen Displays a desirable aged patina throughout Select stocks show fine grain interest in the lustrous wax polished finish The adjustable screen panel is easy to position Slender turned support post rises to a discrete capping finial Foliate bouquet tapestry mounted within a square frame with chamfered edges The post anchored to a striking hyperboloid platform Standing upon squat bun feet to each corner This is charming antique adjustable pole screen, offering quality fireside heat shielding...

This is an antique fireside screen. An English, ebonized mahogany and glass panel with needlepoint tapestry screen, dating to the Regency period, circa 1830. Alluring visual appea...

This is an antique pole screen, an English, Victorian fireside piece in mahogany with a needlepoint, tapestry panel. Dating to circa 1880. A cha...

This is an antique fireside pole screen. An English, walnut and glass embroidered panel on adjustable riser, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Superb proportion to the ski...

Antique Needlepoint Pole Fire Screen, Mahogany, 66.5"H Antique Mahogany pole and base Floral needlepoint screen panel Wood framed Tripod base Carvings

This is a very decorative antique accent for a more formal room and will make an interesting topic of conversion when placed at the fireplace. Originally used to guard a lady's face ...

19th century William IV mahogany pole screen, circa 1830 Framed original tapestry depicting a young lady outside with a dog. Frame with gilt slip. Supported by a turned and carved s...

A 19th Century Victorian Renaissance style Rosewood with Floral And Peacock Needlepoint Pole Screen with exceptional craftsmanship. Adjustable height screen. Screen protected by an a...

English Regency brass pole screen with adjustable framed needlepoint of bird resting on nest terminting on tripod ebonized base.

We are delighted to offer for sale this large and collectable lightly restored William IV circa 1830 Flamed Mahogany, metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London. This is a wonderful piece of English history, I have never seen another with such elegant turned front legs, usually they are plainer and straight timber. The seat pad has been upholstered with a grey linen, the steps and raw flamed mahogany and look amazing. This chair is an important and extremely expensive looking thing that commands attention in any setting. You can see the same model made by Gillows currently viewed in the Victorian & Albert Museum, below is an extra from their listing. The period 1800-1825 was a great one for ‘patent’ or ‘metamorphic’ furniture This chair, which transforms into a short set of steps for use with bookshelves, is close to a design for a ‘Library Chair’ published in Rudolph Ackermann’s Repository of the Arts in July 1811, which was made by the London firm of Morgan and Saunders, of Catherine Street, Strand. They were well known for their ingenious furniture, including reading chairs with writing surfaces attached and a great variety of travelling beds...