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Regency Faux Bamboo Fire Screen
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Regency Faux Bamboo Fire Screen

19th century
Description

This Regency faux bamboo fire screen dates to circa 1820 and retains its elegant chinoiserie influenced design, with lightly gilt tones intended to imitate dried bamboo and a delicate silk embroidered panel.

The finely shaped frame displays a sharp and lightly executed faux bamboo design, with the gilded surface showing genuine wear and tear consistent with its period. The screen remains free from breaks and is fitted with a replaced silk damask panel, while the wooden panel to the reverse remains unlined.

The design reflects the influence of the chinoiserie taste popular during the Regency period, particularly the flamboyant decorative preferences of King George IV and his famous Royal Pavilion at Brighton. The lightly gilt finish was intended to replicate the appearance of dried bamboo, a style often used for furniture and decorative objects inspired by Eastern design.

Traditionally, fire screens of this type would have featured hand painted scenes, fine imported Chinese wallpaper, lacquer panels or embroidered textiles within the central panel. This example retains a delicate silk embroidery, adding to the decorative appeal of the piece.

Physical Dimensions
Height
101cm (39.76")
Width
62cm (24.41")
Depth
33cm (12.99")
Declaration

Freshfords Fine Antiques has dated this Regency Faux Bamboo Fire Screen to the Regency era.

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SA1230538
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845/MX2Q
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Freshfords Specialists in English Fine Furniture Est. 1987

Description
This Regency faux bamboo fire screen dates to circa 1820 and retains its elegant chinoiserie influenced design, with lightly gilt tones intended to imitate dried bamboo and a delicate silk embroidered panel.
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The finely shaped frame displays a sharp and lightly executed faux bamboo design, with the gilded surface showing genuine wear and tear consistent with its period.
Freshfords Fine Antiques

The screen remains free from breaks and is fitted with a replaced silk damask panel, while the wooden panel to the reverse remains unlined.

fig 1. A Regency faux bamboo brass fire screen with an upholstered purple panel displaying gold acanthus leaf scrollwork.
fig 1. Regency Faux Bamboo Fire Screen

The design reflects the influence of the chinoiserie taste popular during the Regency period, particularly the flamboyant decorative preferences of King George IV and his famous Royal Pavilion at Brighton. The lightly gilt finish was intended to replicate the appearance of dried bamboo, a style often used for furniture and decorative objects inspired by Eastern design.

fig 2. A Regency faux bamboo brass fire screen with an upholstered purple panel displaying gold acanthus leaf scrollwork.
fig 2. Regency Faux Bamboo Fire Screen

Traditionally, fire screens of this type would have featured hand painted scenes, fine imported Chinese wallpaper, lacquer panels or embroidered textiles within the central panel. This example retains a delicate silk embroidery, adding to the decorative appeal of the piece.

Height
101cm (39.76")
Width
62cm (24.41")
Depth
33cm (12.99")
Date of Manufacture

Freshfords Fine Antiques has dated this Regency Faux Bamboo Fire Screen to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1230538
Dealers Internal Ref
845/MX2Q
Freshfords Fine Antiques
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Archive I A Regency faux bamboo brass fire screen with an upholstered purple panel displaying gold acanthus leaf scrollwork.

Regency Faux Bamboo Fire Screen

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A Regency faux bamboo brass fire screen with an upholstered purple panel displaying gold acanthus leaf scrollwork.
Regency Faux Bamboo Fire Screen
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A Regency faux bamboo brass fire screen with an upholstered purple panel displaying gold acanthus leaf scrollwork.
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During the early 19th-century Regency period, Chinoiserie and Oriental motifs gained widespread popularity in Europe, leading craftsmen to construct standing fire screens featuring frames designed to imitate bamboo joints and turned wood.

Fire screens from this period were typically constructed using carved beech, pine, or cast brass finished with paint, lacquer, or gilding, enclosing a woven textile, needlepoint, or painted silk panel.

Authentic Regency pieces display hand-cut jointing, period-appropriate hand-stitched upholstery, subtle irregularities in metal casting or hand-carving, and light, natural surface wear along lower stretchers and feet.

Place the screen directly in front of an empty fireplace opening during warmer months, or style it as a freestanding room accent alongside an armchair or reading corner.

Clean the frame with a dry microfibre cloth, vacuum the textile panel gently using a soft brush attachment, and keep the screen positioned away from active open flames or direct moisture.
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