Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers

Antique Three Section Folding Screen. Circa 1940's. Iron rustic condition, hinged screen with three panels. Each panel is 20" wide. Very good Vintage rus...

Salvador Corona painted four-panel wooden floor screen created in his studio in Mexico circa 1938. This rare hand crafted multi medium room divider was the property of the daughter of one of Mexico's wealthiest families of the period, who married the head of an international railroad supply company in their Warren McArthur furnished apartment on Park Avenue. The custom designed Warren McArthur furniture was a gift of the Pullman Company. In the early 1950s she opened a shop in Boothbay, Maine and later on upper Lexington Avenue specializing in the crafts of Mexico. This may have been a wedding present to her from the artist, her family or a close friend. The screen shows a the harbor of 19th Century Acapulco with the major buildings with gold leaf tiled roofs, Spanish galleons in the bay, a whale spouting in the distance, birds, and silver leafed palm trees . The harbor scene is bordered in gilt painted cord. Within which are appliquéd cutout medallions of various local fish and air bubbles covered in tinfoil ,a new material in the 30s. The tinfoil is finely etched in a variety of intricate patterns. Some of the appliqués are glazed in gold. The reverse side of the screen is an ivory white back ground with vignettes from the Maximilian era of Mexico. The screen is in good condition with wear consistent with its age. Salvador Corona was born on his family's ranch Hacienda Mideras in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Corona’s family moved to Mexico City in 1903 when he was 8. He attended the New English College in Mexico and then crossed into a career in bull fighting entering the ring for the first time in 1913. In 1919 in Guadalajara he was gored and turned to painting. He was given his first painting lessons by fellow bullfighter Jose Jimenez. Corona’s painting career spanned many decades and diverse formats including murals, furniture and decorative household items. In 1939, the Mexican government invited him to exhibit a set of painted furniture at it's booth at the World’s Fair in New York City. There, it was presented to President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a gift. Corona’s work attracted many famous patrons, including the Duchess of Windsor, Gary Cooper and writer Clare Booth Luce. Salvador Corona’s work featured many Spanish Colonial vignettes, and he became an authority on Spanish and French costumes of the 1800s, which are frequently depicted in his paintings. His favorite subjects often included Mexican Colonial criollos and Purepecha (Tarascan) Indians. Birds and other animals feature prominently in his work. His traditional self-developed folk art style images depicted pastoral colorful scenes of Maximilian era Mexico painted on white backgrounds. His work can be divided into three categories: a vice-regal era with European and Creole noblemen mixed with Indians; stylized landscapes of Patscuaro, Acapulco or the Canal of Santa Anita; and his iconographic Mexican Virgins...

Large French painted Tromp L'Oeil 4 Panel Theatrical / Decorative Screen from the Paris Opera Ballet, circa 1940. The screen is an elegant presentation of a classical scene featuring 2 twisted columns and rustication from a Renaissance building flanking an open cartouche with the image of towers in the distance. The piece stands at an impressive height of 92" and each panel is 14" wide. Provenance: Paris Opera Ballet, Paris, France. References: Choreographers or Principal Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet have included Rudolph Nuryvev, Maurice Bejart, Pina Bausch.

Exceptional black lacquered Wooden paravent from Paris, France Solid screen, heavy quality, hold together with leather joints 5 panels of 45 cm wi...

A highly unusual screen with United States Naval Insignia of Presidential interest. This three-fold screen is painted in watercolours with four roundels on each panel. One roundel encloses the Ogden family crest and the other eight have U.S. Navy Fighting Squadron insignia, all within a rope twist border. The squadrons represented include Fighting Squadron 6 or 31 (Felix the Cat holding a bomb), Observation Squadron 3 (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit on a missile), Cruiser Scouting Squadron 8 (leaping dolphins), Bombing Squadron 6 (leaping ram), Utility Squadron 3 (Pluto on a cloud), Cruiser Scouting Squadron 9 (Phoenix) and Utility Squadron 2 U.S.S. Saratoga (Rooster). American, circa 1935. Claude Augustus Swanson, the Secretary of the Navy appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, reputedly gave this screen to Johan Trumpy, a shipbuilder who provided important services to the U.S. Navy in WWII. Trumpy’s company designed the Presidential Yacht USS Sequoia used by Roosevelt while he was in office (1933-1945) and his ships were frequently chartered by Walt Disney before the War. The insignia were created as part of a major public works program directed by Roosevelt’s Federal Emergency Relief Administration in May 1935 and can now be found in the Smithsonian Institute. The Ogden family were highly connected throughout New England, New York and New Jersey. Two brothers, John and Richard, had emigrated before the middle of the 17th century and settled in New England as architects and master builders. Their descendants have been prominent in politics, commerce and the learned professions. The crest signifies the vale of oaks (oak-dene) granted by Charles II to John Ogden...

David Segel 3 panel floor screen titled "PARTS OF HER" This is an amazing piece of functional art. 3 panels of David Segel artwork on a 3 part floor screen. Hand painted gouache artwork by well known artist DAVID SEGEL is signed and numbered on the back of the 3 panel floor screen. The subject or model for this piece of art is again his muse that is used for his sculptures. The condition is in excellent vintage condition. Strong and sturdy. No chips, no cracks, no marring, the long brass piano hinges are stable and secured in place. Dimensions Are: Panels 1 & 3 Are Twenty-Three Inches Wide by Panel 2 Is Thirty-One Inches Wide. Total Of Seventy-Seven Inches Wide by Seventy-Two and A Half Inches Tall by Two and a Half Inches Thick. David Segel 1921-2005: An American Modernist Painter And Sculptor. He Lived In Venice California and Paris. After studying at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, and the Art Institute of Chicago, David moved to Paris in 1950 to work and teach, He studied in the atelier of Fernand Leger and then traveled around other Western European countries. He has been shown in galleries from Paris, France, to Los Angeles, California, including the Whitney Museum in New York City. Segel enjoyed a prolific career and worked with a variety of mediums including: oils, bronze and wood sculptures, and dramatic sketches. He also worked in furniture and interior design. Segel’s work is represented in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum. His awards include The First Carnegie Prize and The Hallmark International Art Award. David Segel died in Venice, California in 2005 at the age of 84. His solo exhibition of painting and sculpture include: Lynchburg, VA; Galerie Ariel, Paris; Galerie Maeght, Paris; Van-Dieman Lilienfeld Gallery, New York; Palmer House...

Vintage 1950s European wooden latticework screen with a geometric design created by crossing strips to form a grid and held with iron nails and reinforced corners.

A curved room divider with a solid wood frame upholstered in brown fabric.

A Pair of Tall Bamboo and Glass Bookcases, Room Dividers These are a pair of midcentury Age Darkened Bamboo Bookshelves, beautifully and sturdil...

Artistic Hand painted Screen divider in a festive white and deep red.

Italian mid-century Fire screen in crafted wood with floral decorations, 1940s Shaped floor fire screen, entirely in dark wood. The front of the fireplace screen has scattered floral...

A Mid-Century Modern curved room divider with a solid wood frame upholstered in green fabric. Designed and manufactured in the USA by Knoll, 1960s.

Very rare pair of folding screens / room dividers. Produced by Alberts in Tibro, Sweden.

Delightful pair of large iron screens, depicting the Hindu deities Parvati and Ganesh.

A Superior Quality Bamboo Bookcase, Room Divider This is a mid century Bamboo Bookshelf, beautifully and sturdily designed on small legs, the shelf unit has a geometric design to...

Modular system made of natural ash wood , composed of curved elements set against each other and joined by a Velcro system that provides flexibility. High-quality curved oak plywood ...

Patinated Wood and gold leaf screen attributed to Maison Jansen. France, mid-20th century.

French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical screen / room divider in gilt wrought iron faux bamboo by Maison Baguès, circa 1940-1950. The elegant piece i...

Phillip Lloyd Powell (1919-2008). Pair of silvered leaf carved wood folding " Fantasy" screen by Philip Lloyd Powell, inset with mirror plates , the back fitted with black felt linin...

Carved wood and parcel-gilt four-panel screen with muted lacquer coloring of persimmon, teal, black and taupe. The back is finished as well in black lacquer with carved and lacquered...

SET OF CEMENT ELEMENTS, MODEL CL 5 Y FROM OCE, L'ŒUF CENTRE D'ÉTUDES, 1960s. THIS WORKSHOP MAINLY CREATED ABSTRACT GEOMETRIC WORKS FOR BUILDING FACADES AND LOBBY DECORATION. THE WORK...

An Art Deco wrought iron fire screen having hammered and gilded surface work and a central motif depicting a vase holding a bouquet of flowers. Attributed to French master metalworke...

Screen with gold leafing details by Robert Crowder depicting beautiful illustration of birds and botanical details. Made in USA, 1950s. *Signed on the lower right Dimensions: 94"H x...

Original 4-panel screen attributed to Edmond Spence in Mahogany and handwoven seaweed twisted rope. Edmond Spence, ( American 1911-1986) began his career in his family furniture busi...

1970s Chinese lacquered folding screen with mother of pearl inlay Asian motifs.  

This midcentury, ebonized radiator cover by the celebrated French designer Robert Guillerme, was created as part of a line of design he produced for the company Votre Maison. Feature...

Danish Teak Single Column Wall Unit / Room Divider by Hans Wegner Use alone or add to your wall system with this single column in teak designed by Hans...

Hans Wegner Danish Teak Single Column Wall Unit / Room Divider with Display Case Additional information: Material: Teak Featured at DC Use alone o...

Half-size FSW-6 screen in ash plywood and canvas. Designed by Charles and Ray Eames and manufactured by Herman Miller, Zeeland, MI, circa 1948. Unmarked.

This striking and modernist three-panel screen finished in deep brown lacquer has raised brass patterning on both sides and is set on stylish brass feet. Designed and manufactured b...