Leather Divider Screen
Vintage 1970s Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Suede
Early 2000s Italian Romantic Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Soapstone
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Soapstone
Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Stone
Mid-20th Century North American Brutalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Silk, Wood, Leather, Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Thread, Natural Fiber, G...
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Early 2000s American Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Canvas, Paint
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Rosewood
Antique 19th Century Unknown Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood, Paint
2010s Lebanese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Stainless Steel, Steel
Vintage 1910s Danish Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century French Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 2000s Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Hide, Beech
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1940s American Industrial Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
20th Century European Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Bronze
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
20th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Hardwood
1990s Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Patent Leather
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Antique 18th Century English Paintings
Leather
20th Century American Organic Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Brass
Antique 17th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Contemporary Art
Leather
Vintage 1930s Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Leather, Reed
Vintage 1930s Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Leather, Reed
Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Paintings
Leather, Wood, Paint
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Leather, Ash, Lacquer
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Ash
2010s Belgian Modern Dining Room Tables
Marble, Metal
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Jacaranda
2010s American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Macassar
Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique 1870s English Tudor Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Upholstery
Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Paintings
Canvas
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wicker
Early 20th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
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Leather Divider Screen 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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