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An Xviii Century Cordoban Hand Painted & Gilt Embossed Leather Screen
Ebury Trading
for sale €5,616     $6,096
£4,800
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An Xviii Century Cordoban Hand Painted & Gilt Embossed Leather Screen

18th century
For Sale by Ebury Trading
Description

A fine XVIII Century Spanish Cordoban four-fold leather screen. Entirely hand painted with foliage, birds and fruits and gilt embossed. In remarkable condition for it's age, it was remounted on to a new frame c.1900.

Provenance: Haughton Castle, Northumberland.

c.1760-80

Physical Dimensions
Height
184cm (72.44")
Width
248cm (97.64")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Declaration

Ebury Trading has dated this Gilt Embossed Leather Screen to the 18th Century.

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SA1191193
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MP0572
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Description
A fine XVIII Century Spanish Cordoban four-fold leather screen. Entirely hand painted with foliage, birds and fruits and gilt embossed. In remarkable condition for it's age, it was remounted on to a new frame c.1900.

Provenance: Haughton Castle, Northumberland.

c.1760-80

Height
184cm (72.44")
Width
248cm (97.64")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

Ebury Trading has dated this Gilt Embossed Leather Screen to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1191193
Dealers Internal Ref
MP0572
Ebury Trading
Ebury Trading
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2018

Antiques, lighting & the interior

Dealer Profile

You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Ebury Trading Profile Page

Trade Associations

Ebury Trading is a registered member of LAPADA  CINOA

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An eighteenth-century four-panel folding screen featuring embossed and hand-painted gilt leather decorated with botanical scrollwork, birds, and fruit, bordered with brass studs.
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Archive I An eighteenth-century four-panel folding screen featuring embossed and hand-painted gilt leather decorated with botanical scrollwork, birds, and fruit, bordered with brass studs.

An Xviii Century Cordoban Hand Painted & Gilt Embossed Leather Screen

Archive II An eighteenth-century four-panel folding screen featuring embossed and hand-painted gilt leather decorated with botanical scrollwork, birds, and fruit, bordered with brass studs. View II
Archive III An eighteenth-century four-panel folding screen featuring embossed and hand-painted gilt leather decorated with botanical scrollwork, birds, and fruit, bordered with brass studs. View III
Archive IV An eighteenth-century four-panel folding screen featuring embossed and hand-painted gilt leather decorated with botanical scrollwork, birds, and fruit, bordered with brass studs. View IV
Archive V An eighteenth-century four-panel folding screen featuring embossed and hand-painted gilt leather decorated with botanical scrollwork, birds, and fruit, bordered with brass studs. View V
Archive VI An eighteenth-century four-panel folding screen featuring embossed and hand-painted gilt leather decorated with botanical scrollwork, birds, and fruit, bordered with brass studs. View VI
Archive VII An eighteenth-century four-panel folding screen featuring embossed and hand-painted gilt leather decorated with botanical scrollwork, birds, and fruit, bordered with brass studs. View VII
Archive VIII An eighteenth-century four-panel folding screen featuring embossed and hand-painted gilt leather decorated with botanical scrollwork, birds, and fruit, bordered with brass studs. View VIII
Archive IX An eighteenth-century four-panel folding screen featuring embossed and hand-painted gilt leather decorated with botanical scrollwork, birds, and fruit, bordered with brass studs. View IX
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Ebury Trading

Ebury Trading
Telephone 0207 881 0881
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Kent
CT17
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
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Ebury Trading
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An eighteenth-century four-panel folding screen featuring embossed and hand-painted gilt leather decorated with botanical scrollwork, birds, and fruit, bordered with brass studs.
AN XVIII CENTURY CORDOBAN HAND PAINTED & GILT EMBOSSED LEATHER SCREEN
Ref: SA1191193
An eighteenth-century four-panel folding screen featuring embossed and hand-painted gilt leather decorated with botanical scrollwork, birds, and fruit, bordered with brass studs.
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Cordoban leather, also known as Guadamecil, originated in Spain and refers to gilded, embossed, and hand-painted leather panels created using traditional artisan techniques. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, these panels were stitched together to form wall coverings and folding draught screens across European interiors.

These screens consist of heavy hide leather stretched over wooden frames, secured with brass upholstery studs along the edges. The surface was lined with silver or gold leaf, embossed using metal stamps or wooden blocks, and subsequently painted with oil pigments depicting baroque floral and botanical motifs.

Authentic period examples display age-related craquelure, subtle oxidisation of metallic foils, and hand-tooled irregularities in the embossing. The reverse often shows patinated canvas or exposed hide backing, accompanied by original brass studding along the panel borders.

A decorated gilt leather screen works effectively placed flat against a neutral wall as architectural art or angled in an empty corner to add height and texture. Positioned behind a sofa or sideboard, it brings warmth, rich tones, and historical depth to contemporary schemes.

Keep the screen away from direct sunlight, central heating sources, and damp environments to prevent the leather from drying out or cracking. Dust gently with a soft, dry microfibre cloth or horsehair brush, avoiding water, chemical cleaners, or modern leather polishes that could damage original pigments and gilding.
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