Folding screen - Wood, Textile - Milflores Medieval






Holds a bachelor's degree in history of art and architecture, with 12 years of experience in decorative arts.
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Description from the seller
It is a screen with millefleurs-style medieval tapestry decoration, a piece from the late 19th century or early 20th century that revives the narrative and vegetal aesthetics of the great European hangings inspired by the Middle Ages. The screen’s structure serves as a support for an exuberant textile, where the scene unfolds as a small autonomous world: figures dressed in historical costumes, musicians, pedestrians, couples conversing, all wrapped in a lush landscape that blends gardens, trees, and evoked architecture.
The millefleurs motif, characterized by an abundance 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 a 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 yet softened by the passage of time, combines earth tones, deep greens, subdued reds, and discreet blues, creating a serene and narrative atmosphere. The textile, crafted with care, shows the artisan’s hand in every figure, in every fold of the garments, in every vegetal element that contributes to the decorative density of the whole.
Overall, it is a piece that unites textile craftsmanship, medieval imagination, and historicist sensibility, perfect for adding character, warmth, and a touch of ancient fantasy to any space.
Certified shipping and good packaging.
Seller's Story
It is a screen with millefleurs-style medieval tapestry decoration, a piece from the late 19th century or early 20th century that revives the narrative and vegetal aesthetics of the great European hangings inspired by the Middle Ages. The screen’s structure serves as a support for an exuberant textile, where the scene unfolds as a small autonomous world: figures dressed in historical costumes, musicians, pedestrians, couples conversing, all wrapped in a lush landscape that blends gardens, trees, and evoked architecture.
The millefleurs motif, characterized by an abundance 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 a 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 yet softened by the passage of time, combines earth tones, deep greens, subdued reds, and discreet blues, creating a serene and narrative atmosphere. The textile, crafted with care, shows the artisan’s hand in every figure, in every fold of the garments, in every vegetal element that contributes to the decorative density of the whole.
Overall, it is a piece that unites textile craftsmanship, medieval imagination, and historicist sensibility, perfect for adding character, warmth, and a touch of ancient fantasy to any space.
Certified shipping and good packaging.
