Antique pole screens and banner screens screens

A type of firescreen, consisting usually of a square, rectangular, oval or shield-shaped piece of tapestry or embroidery, attached to an adjustable brass or wooden stem on a tripod base. They were designed to protect the face from the fire. There were also smaller versions made, designed to stand on a table. Another type of polescreen, usually known as a banner screen does not have a frame, but a tapestry hanging from a horizontal pole attached to the upright.

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Regency rosewood and parcel-gilt pole screen, c. 1830, shaped…

Regency rosewood and parcel-gilt pole screen, c. 1830, shaped rectangular screen carved with scrolls and acanthus leaves with later mirror plate, adjustable on pole, surmounted by an urn finial, a circular base raised on four scrolled feet, height 183 cm,…

Gillows of Lancaster, William IV rosewood pole screen, c. 1835,…

William IV Rosewood Pole Screen by Gillows of Lancaster

Gillows of Lancaster, William IV rosewood pole screen, c. 1835, with a gilt-brass upright pole, over a turned tripod base carved with acanthus leaves, on cabriole legs, with later embroidered panel, height 128 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

George III mahogany pole screen, c. 1775, in the manner of…

George III Mahogany Pole Screen with Floral Needlework Panel

George III mahogany pole screen, c. 1775, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, with a rectangular needlework panel depicting a floral urn with parrot eating cherries, and inscribed 'Canty' (lively in Scottish), on a turned column and tripod base, height…