Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller

A Vintage Set of 4 Tall Filipino Capiz Window/Door Panels

About the Item

A Vintage Set of 4 Tall Filipino Capiz Window/Door Panels, reclaimed from a Spanish-Filipino Colonial House. A traditional design resistant to storms using the indigenous and abundant materials of the Northern Philippines. The frame constructed of the heavy hardwood Meranti (Philippine Mahogany genus Shorea), in three  divided sections each containing a grid of 88,  2 inch square panes of inset Capiz shell (Placuna Placenta). Each window pane with one luminous translucent Capiz shell each. The panels are currently hinged together serving as a screen / room divider having a total count of 1056 Capiz shell window panes. 20th century. Excellent Condition. As a screen the total length is 97 inches long. Each panel measures 94-1/4 inches high x 24 inches wide x 1-5/16 inches thick.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 94.25 in (239.4 cm)Width: 97 in (246.38 cm)Depth: 1.32 in (3.36 cm)
  • Style:
    Spanish Colonial (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Hardwood,Shell,Hand-Crafted,Joinery,Woodwork
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    20th century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Point Richmond, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: TM-UH700071stDibs: LU1778236698912
More From This SellerView All
  • Antique Chinese pair of Reverse Glass Paintings
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    Antique Chinese Pair of Reverse Glass Paintings, each depicting a young lady seated at a table, one with flute in hand, the other with a fan, each seated on a chair with a red cover ...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Glass

  • Japanese ink on paper painting of Plum Blossoms, Tani Buncho
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    Japanese ink on paper painting of Plum Blossoms and Poem, scroll mounting, signature & single seal: Tani Buncho (1763 - 1840). A famous and prol...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Paper

  • Antique Japanese Medicine "Kanban" 'Shop Sign', Late Meiji Period
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    Antique Japanese Medicine "Kanban" (Shop Sign) with mirror, Meiji Period. The Medicine being advertised is a soothing cream used to relieve itchin...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Wood, Lacquer

  • Antique Thai Buddhist Banner Painting
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    Antique Thai Buddhist Banner Painting, multi-coloured tempera and gold leaf on cloth, depicting Buddha Descending From Tavatimsa Heaven. An illustration o...
    Category

    Antique 1850s Thai Other Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Textile, Plexiglass

  • Japanese Noh/Kabuki Shakkyo painting, Torii Kiyotada
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    Japanese colors, gofun and metallics on silk painting of Noh/Kabuki Dancers, depicting two figures of actors dancing in the play Shakkyo portraying a pair of shishi (lions), one on a...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Silk

  • Antique Thai Buddhist painting on cloth, Phra Malai
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    Thai Buddhist painting on cloth of a red cloaked monk on a raised pedestal underneath a tree giving a sermon to five crowned, kneeling and praying divinities, possibly a scene from the story of Phra...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Thai Other Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Cotton, Paint

You May Also Like
  • Set of Four Japanese Fusuma Painted Door Panels
    Located in Rio Vista, CA
    Rare set of four Japanese Showa period door panels known as Fusuma in Japanese architecture. Similar to a Shoji room divider but made of an opaque materia...
    Category

    20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Brass

  • Set of Six 19th Century Original Lacquered Finish Elmwood Door Panels
    Located in Yonkers, NY
    A set of six Chinese lacquered elmwood interior doors from the 19th century with original finish, perfect to be made into a screen. This set of six interior doors comes from China, w...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Elm, Lacquer

  • Chinese Lattice Window Panel, circa 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    This early 20th century lattice window panel likely originated in a northern Chinese home with neutral and balanced interiors. The geometric lattice pattern is linear and open, and was designed to allow light and air into a room while maintaining privacy. Assembled by carefully joining long strips of carved wood, this lattice window has an even, squared pattern that reveals a large diamond formation. Crafted of pine wood, we love this vintage lattice...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Wall-mounted Sculptures

    Materials

    Pine

  • Chinese Qing Style Relief Carved Window Panel
    Located in Rio Vista, CA
    Exquisite Chinese Qing style window panel featuring an intricately carved relief depicting scholars amid pagodas. The carved elm has a beautiful aged patina and fading on the natural...
    Category

    20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Elm

  • Tall Vintage Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painted Hardwood Framed Hanging Panel
    Located in Austin, TX
    A very large vintage Chinese export reverse glass painted figural hanging wall panel in a carved hardwood frame, early to mid-20th century...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Glass, Hardwood

  • 19th Century Carved Chinese Windows, Set of 4
    Located in Atlanta, GA
    This set of four, Chinese carved window screens is from an 19th century house from the Shanxi province of China. Carved from Chinese Northern Elm...
    Category

    Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Elm

Recently Viewed

View All