Folding screen - Wood, Textile - Milflores Medieval





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Antique French folding screen with a milflores Renaissance-style tapestry, wood and textile, 150 cm wide, 130 cm high, 5 cm deep, dating to 1850–1900, in good used condition with signs of age.
Description from the seller
It is a folding screen with tapestry-style “milflowers” decoration, a piece from the late 19th or early 20th century that revives the narrative and vegetal aesthetics of the great European hangings inspired by the Middle Ages. The structure of the screen serves as a support for an exuberant textile, where the scene unfolds like a small autonomous world: figures dressed in historical costumes, musicians, walkers, couples talking, all wrapped in a lush landscape that blends gardens, trees and evoked architecture.
The milflower motif, characterized by the profusion of plants, leaves, flowers and small botanical details that fill every inch of the background, provides that sense of a living tapestry, almost forest-like, where nature becomes continuous ornament. This style, heir to the great medieval workshops and reinterpreted by 19th-century historicism, gives the screen a warm and enveloping presence.
The color palette, rich but softened by the passage of time, combines earth tones, deep greens, subdued reds and discreet blues, creating a serene and narrative atmosphere. The textile, carefully worked, shows the hand of the artisan in every figure, in every fold of the garments, in every botanical element that contributes to the decorative density of the whole.
Overall, it is a piece that unites textile craftsmanship, medieval imagery and historicist sensibility, perfect for adding character, warmth and a touch of ancient fantasy to any space.
Tracked shipping and careful packaging.
Seller's Story
It is a folding screen with tapestry-style “milflowers” decoration, a piece from the late 19th or early 20th century that revives the narrative and vegetal aesthetics of the great European hangings inspired by the Middle Ages. The structure of the screen serves as a support for an exuberant textile, where the scene unfolds like a small autonomous world: figures dressed in historical costumes, musicians, walkers, couples talking, all wrapped in a lush landscape that blends gardens, trees and evoked architecture.
The milflower motif, characterized by the profusion of plants, leaves, flowers and small botanical details that fill every inch of the background, provides that sense of a living tapestry, almost forest-like, where nature becomes continuous ornament. This style, heir to the great medieval workshops and reinterpreted by 19th-century historicism, gives the screen a warm and enveloping presence.
The color palette, rich but softened by the passage of time, combines earth tones, deep greens, subdued reds and discreet blues, creating a serene and narrative atmosphere. The textile, carefully worked, shows the hand of the artisan in every figure, in every fold of the garments, in every botanical element that contributes to the decorative density of the whole.
Overall, it is a piece that unites textile craftsmanship, medieval imagery and historicist sensibility, perfect for adding character, warmth and a touch of ancient fantasy to any space.
Tracked shipping and careful packaging.

