pole screens
Pole screen. A firescreen, consisting usually of a square or shield-shaped piece of tapestry or embroidery, attached to an adjustable brass or wooden stem. They were designed to protect the face from the fire. The banner pole may either be on a tripod base standing on the floor or, in the smaller versions, made to stand on a table.
14 item(s) found:
Victorian pole screen tapestry insert. Pierced scroll surround on rosewood tri-footed base. No finial to top. Height 139 cm
A Victorian pole screen in mahogany and brass, the triform base supports three anthenion carvings and the brass pole on which hangs the mahogany framed screen with an impressive needlework tapestry, circa 1820. Height 167 cm
A Victorian mahogany framed pole screen, the screen embroidered with bird and flowers
An Australian cedar pole screen, circa 1840, the rectangular needle point screen within a cedar frame, raised on a pole above a bulbous turned stand with a triform platform base, raised on bun feet. Height 134 cm
A pair of 19th century painted pole Screens, each pole set with an adjustable shield shape panel painted with a vase of flowers and wheat sheaves, raised on a turned base and three scrolling out swept legs with further painted decoration. Height 145 cm .
A George III rosewood pole screen, the tapestry screen within a foliate pierced carved and Barley twist surround, tripod base, 159 x 51 cm
An early Victorian rosewood and mahogany pole screen with original tapestry above a Barley twisted pole on three footed base
A mahogany pole screen, English, 19th century the shaped baluster pedestal on triform base on carved ball feet. Height 127 cm
William IV rosewood pole screen with wool-work floral decoration
A Georgian mahogany pole screen with floral needlework to the oval screen
A Brazilian rosewood and cedar pole screen Australian 160 x 46 cm
Early Victorian pole screen with a needlework panel, embroidered with a Coat of Arms
Walnut Victorian pole screen with an oval top, finely carved decorations, a petit-point embroidered tapestry, a floriate holder, a carved and turned baluster, a tripod base, three heavily carved and shaped legs and scroll supports