Antique Screen Dividers
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screen Dividers
Elm
19th Century Belgian Victorian Antique Screen Dividers
Hardwood, Walnut
Early 1900s Thai Antique Screen Dividers
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Antique Screen Dividers
Parchment Paper
18th Century Italian Antique Screen Dividers
Wood, Leather
Early 19th Century English Victorian Antique Screen Dividers
Tapestry, Rosewood
Mid-19th Century English George III Antique Screen Dividers
Mahogany
19th Century Antique Screen Dividers
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Screen Dividers
Canvas, Wood
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Antique Screen Dividers
Wood, Paper
Early 1900s French Antique Screen Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Screen Dividers
Brass
1870s Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Antique Screen Dividers
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screen Dividers
Hardwood
19th Century European Victorian Antique Screen Dividers
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Antique Screen Dividers
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Mahogany
1910s Antique Screen Dividers
Leather
1920s Asian Antique Screen Dividers
Wood
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Screen Dividers
Glass, Wood, Fabric
19th Century Antique Screen Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century English Antique Screen Dividers
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screen Dividers
Gesso, Fabric, Giltwood
19th Century English Antique Screen Dividers
Mahogany
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Screen Dividers
19th Century European Louis XV Antique Screen Dividers
Wool, Satin, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Screen Dividers
Wood
19th Century Antique Screen Dividers
Fabric, Wood
1890s Belgian Romantic Antique Screen Dividers
Iron
Early 1900s German Late Victorian Antique Screen Dividers
Fabric, Pine
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Screen Dividers
Silk, Glass
Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Screen Dividers
Bentwood
19th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Screen Dividers
Leather, Wood
19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Screen Dividers
Lacquer
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Screen Dividers
Paper, Wood
Early 20th Century Antique Screen Dividers
Iron
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Screen Dividers
Metal
1810s French Antique Screen Dividers
Silk, Mahogany
1850s Japanese Antique Screen Dividers
Paper
Early 20th Century Antique Screen Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
1920s Japanese Antique Screen Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
Early 1900s Primitive Antique Screen Dividers
Wood, Palmwood, Reclaimed Wood
1920s Italian Antique Screen Dividers
Wood
1870s English Antique Screen Dividers
Walnut
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Screen Dividers
Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Screen Dividers
Upholstery, Glass, Wood, Paint, Damask, Paper, Fabric
1870s Louis XIV Antique Screen Dividers
Brass
19th Century Unknown Antique Screen Dividers
Wood, Paint
1760s English Antique Screen Dividers
Wool, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Portuguese Other Antique Screen Dividers
Wood
Early 1900s English Antique Screen Dividers
Glass, Mahogany
1760s English Antique Screen Dividers
Wool, Mahogany
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Screen Dividers
Wool, Tapestry, Wood
19th Century Rustic Antique Screen Dividers
Animal Skin, Walnut
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Screen Dividers
Soapstone
19th Century Indian Antique Screen Dividers
Wood
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Screen Dividers
Canvas, Wood
1920s American Art Deco Antique Screen Dividers
Paper
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screen Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century Gothic Antique Screen Dividers
Oak
18th Century French Antique Screen Dividers
Wood
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Antique Screen Dividers For Sale on 1stDibs
Finding the Right screens-room-dividers for You
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.
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