Ferguson Art Glass

Surely you’ll find the exact piece of ferguson art glass you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. In our selection of items, you can find contemporary examples as well as a Impressionist version. You’re likely to find the perfect item from our selection of ferguson art glass among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a choice in our collection of ferguson art glass to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of black, gray, red and more. Finding an appealing object in our assortment of ferguson art glass — no matter the origin — is easy, but Richard Heeps, Charles Alston, Harry L. Hoffman, James Paterson and Robert Longo each produced popular versions that are worth a look. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paper, c print and photographic paper.

A piece of ferguson art glass can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,739, while the lowest priced sells for $235 and the highest can go for as much as $15,000.

Whether they are implemented as decorative accents or makeshift partitions to ensure privacy, antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers easily introduce sophistication and depth to any space in your home.

The earliest examples of folding screens are said to have originated in China and go back at least as far as the Han dynasty. Screens of the era were heavy structures made of wood and had hinges of cloth or leather. They were adorned with elaborate landscape paintings that were typically created on silk or paper canvases and applied directly to the screen’s panels afterward. Just as they had been in the 20th century and today, the folding screens then were recognized for both their practical and purely decorative properties.

Japanese room-divider screens were also decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile. They took on considerable event-based importance when the structures gained popularity in the East Asian country, as the folding screens were used in performing arts such as concerts, tea ceremonies and more. Later, artists elsewhere warmed to folding screens and sought to create their own.

In European countries such as France, where they were known as paravent, folding screens began to materialize in apartments in Paris, gaining favor with the likes of pioneering couturier Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, who is said to have accrued more than 30 and used them as a precursor to what we now know as wallpaper.

On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers, which, given their history, may do a better job of bringing people and cultures together in your home than sectioning off a space. Search by material to find options in metal, fabric or wood, or browse by style for mid-century modern designs and examples from the Art Deco era.