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Stunning Chinese 6 Fold Room Divider
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Stunning Chinese 6 Fold Room Divider

1900 - 1920
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A stunning early 20th.Century large Chinese 6 fold room divider. Each fold having finely deep carved tall panels with typical Chinese social scenes including a carriage, pagodas, willow trees. opium beds, chairs, plants, vases and Chinese characters in conversation etcetera. The smaller lower panels decorated with carved wooden bronze style censers, jardinieres, vases and plants. Each fold within shallow carved and part ebonised frame with lotus carved and pierced tops and bases. The screen opens via brass hinges of which several have been replaced in the original positions due to the screens being hung separately on a wall. This spectacular screen is in very good condition with 2 minor old repaired splits associated with age and use. Dimensions:- Height…78’’/ 198cm. Each Fold…17.5’’/ 44.5cm. Maximum Width…105’’/ 267cm. Depth…1.5’’/ 3.5cm. Delivery to most of U.K. mainland £65.

Date of Manufacture

John Howkins Antiques has dated this Carved Chinese Folding Screen to the 1920s.

Independent Date Guide ID 07398910
Dealer's Item Date1920s
Sellingantiques Date1920s
Sellingantiques agingItem 85-120 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1920s:
Deeply undercut multi-layered relief carving: traditional hand-worked Chinese narrative scenes.
Long vertical drying splits along panel grains: natural shrinkage in solid timber over decades.
Pierced scrolling openwork crests and aprons: hand-finished decorative framing.
Ebonised background borders: two-tone contrast framing typical of early 20th-century decorative screens.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
198cm (77.95")
Width
267cm (105.12")
Depth
3.5cm (1.38")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA914130
Dealers Internal Reference
24011
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A stunning early 20th.Century large Chinese 6 fold room divider.
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Each fold having finely deep carved tall panels with typical Chinese social scenes including a carriage, pagodas, willow trees.
John Howkins Antiques

opium beds, chairs, plants, vases and Chinese characters in conversation etcetera. The smaller lower panels decorated with carved wooden bronze style censers, jardinieres, vases and plants. Each fold within shallow carved and part ebonised frame with lotus carved and pierced tops and bases. The screen opens via brass hinges of which several have been replaced in the original positions due to the screens being hung separately on a wall. This spectacular screen is in very good condition with 2 minor old repaired splits associated with age and use. Dimensions:- Height…78’’/ 198cm. Each Fold…17.5’’/ 44.5cm. Maximum Width…105’’/ 267cm. Depth…1.5’’/ 3.5cm. Delivery to most of U.K. mainland £65.

Date of Manufacture

John Howkins Antiques has dated this Carved Chinese Folding Screen to the 1920s.

Independent Date Report ID 07398910
Dealer's Item Date1920s
Sellingantiques dating1920s
Sellingantiques agingItem 85-120 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1920s:
Deeply undercut multi-layered relief carving: traditional hand-worked Chinese narrative scenes.
Long vertical drying splits along panel grains: natural shrinkage in solid timber over decades.
Pierced scrolling openwork crests and aprons: hand-finished decorative framing.
Ebonised background borders: two-tone contrast framing typical of early 20th-century decorative screens.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
198cm (77.95")
Width
267cm (105.12")
Depth
3.5cm (1.38")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA914130
Dealers Internal Ref
24011
John Howkins Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2010
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A six-panel wooden folding screen featuring high-relief carved scenes of figures, buildings, and plants framed by dark fretwork borders.
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Archive I A six-panel wooden folding screen featuring high-relief carved scenes of figures, buildings, and plants framed by dark fretwork borders.

Stunning Chinese 6 Fold Room Divider

Archive II A six-panel wooden folding screen featuring high-relief carved scenes of figures, buildings, and plants framed by dark fretwork borders. View II
Archive III A six-panel wooden folding screen featuring high-relief carved scenes of figures, buildings, and plants framed by dark fretwork borders. View III
Archive IV A six-panel wooden folding screen featuring high-relief carved scenes of figures, buildings, and plants framed by dark fretwork borders. View IV
Archive V A six-panel wooden folding screen featuring high-relief carved scenes of figures, buildings, and plants framed by dark fretwork borders. View V
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Archive VII A six-panel wooden folding screen featuring high-relief carved scenes of figures, buildings, and plants framed by dark fretwork borders. View VII
Archive VIII A six-panel wooden folding screen featuring high-relief carved scenes of figures, buildings, and plants framed by dark fretwork borders. View VIII
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John Howkins Antiques
Telephone 01508 498335 or 07770 311 611
Location
The Grange
Hempnall Green
Norfolk
NR15 2NR
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/jhowkins
Verified Since Sep 2010
Items For Sale 479
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A six-panel wooden folding screen featuring high-relief carved scenes of figures, buildings, and plants framed by dark fretwork borders.
Stunning Chinese 6 Fold Room Divider
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A six-panel wooden folding screen featuring high-relief carved scenes of figures, buildings, and plants framed by dark fretwork borders.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectFolding Screens
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleChinese Traditional
  • MaterialHardwood, Brass
  • ColourWarm Amber Brown
  • MotifsHigh-relief figurative carving, openwork cresting, geometric fretwork, architectural panels
  • SizeH 198 cm (78 in) x W 267 cm (105 in) x D 3.5 cm (1 in)

This Chinese folding screen from 1920 belongs to the Chinese Traditional style and is made from hardwood with brass hinges. The warm amber brown timber displays deep high-relief figurative carvings of social scenes, pagodas, carriages, and figures in conversation on the tall upper panels, accompanied by carved bronze-style censers and jardinieres on the lower panels. The framework incorporates shallow carvings, part ebonised sections, lotus carved pierced tops and bases, and geometric fretwork borders. Brass hinges join the six folds together, showing replacements alongside two minor old repaired splits. The piece measures 198 cm high, 267 cm wide, and 3.5 cm deep. In a modern interior, this large divider functions as a room separator to divide open-plan living spaces, or stands flat against a wall as a decorative architectural backdrop behind a sofa or bed. The substantial height and detailed woodwork bring texture and visual warmth to a study, bedroom, or living room, creating a defined focal point in traditional and eclectic interior schemes alike.

FAQs

Folding screens originated in ancient China as functional draft shields before evolving into decorative art pieces featuring complex narrative scenes and intricate joinery.

Traditional Chinese screens utilise dense hardwoods such as camphorwood, rosewood, or elm, constructed with frame-and-panel joinery and linked with metal hinges.

Hand-carved screens display slight variations in relief depth, visible chisel tool marks in the recessed areas, and traditional joinery rather than glued or moulded components.

Position the screen partially folded as a structural backdrop in an open-plan room, or mount it flat against a wall as a large-scale textured headboard or focal point.

Dust the deep relief areas regularly using a dry, soft-bristled brush, and apply a thin layer of natural beeswax annually to preserve the timber finish.
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