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Early 20th Century Chinese Folding Screen
Martlesham Antiques
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£1,650

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Early 20th Century Chinese Folding Screen

1900 - 1920
Description

A highly decorative early 20th Century Chinese folding screen / divider consisting of seven panels, with each panel incorporating five individual panels, depicting various countryside scenes, wildlife, foliage and caved figures. Circa 1910.

78" x 1" x 58" high

198cms x 3cms x 148cms high

Physical Dimensions
Height
148cm (58.27")
Width
198cm (77.95")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Declaration

Martlesham Antiques has dated this Chinese Lacquer Folding Screen to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1202319
Dealers Internal Reference
3755
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Martlesham Antiques is a family run business and has been trading since 1984. Located in Suffolk just outside Woodbridge, Martlesham Antiques is run from a spacious thatched cottage housing nine large showrooms with a vast adjacent car park.

Specialising in 18th and 19th Century furniture, together with creating custom hand-made furniture which is supplied to various interior designers, trade and the retail market. Every piece on the showroom floor is in excellent condition and ready to go straight into the buyers home or premises.

All of Martlesham Antiques furniture is hand polished by their own French polishers and restorers to a very high standard. We are also a member of LAPADA, the association of art and antiques.

Description
A highly decorative early 20th Century Chinese folding screen / divider consisting of seven panels, with each panel incorporating five individual panels, depicting various countryside scenes, wildlife, foliage and caved figures. Circa 1910.

78" x 1" x 58" high

198cms x 3cms x 148cms high

Height
148cm (58.27")
Width
198cm (77.95")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

Martlesham Antiques has dated this Chinese Lacquer Folding Screen to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1202319
Dealers Internal Ref
3755
Martlesham Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2008
Dealer Profile

You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Martlesham Antiques Profile Page

Trade Associations

Martlesham Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA 

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An early 20th-century seven-panel Chinese folding screen featuring crimson and black lacquered sections decorated with hand-painted figures and gilded floral borders.
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Chinese folding screens, known as pingfeng, originated during the Eastern Zhou period and served as decorative partitions in traditional homes. By the Republic era in the early 20th century, multi-panel screens frequently incorporated red and black lacquerwork, gilded highlights, and figurative panels illustrating narrative scenes or nature.

These screens are constructed using wooden frames filled with thin timber panels finished with layers of natural resin lacquer. The surfaces feature hand-painted mineral pigments, gold leaf detailing, carved relief panels, and iron or brass hinges connecting each section.

Authentic pieces display evidence of genuine age, including natural craquelure across the lacquer finish, subtle wear along the lower edges, and traditional mortise-and-tenon frame joinery. The reverse and edges often show hand-planed timber marks rather than machine-cut modern finishes.

A multi-panel folding screen functions as a backdrop behind a sofa, a headboard alternative in a bedroom, or an architectural divider to delineate zones within an open-plan room. Positioning the screen near soft ambient lighting highlights the contrasting lacquered panels and gilded accents.

Preserve lacquerware by maintaining stable indoor humidity and positioning the screen away from direct sunlight or heat sources to prevent wood movement and lacquer flaking. Dust gently using a dry microfibre cloth, avoiding water, chemical solvents, or commercial furniture wax.
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