Mid Century Modern Screens By Richard Harvey
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Resin, Plastic, Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Divi...
Resin, Wood
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Brass
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Steel, Brass, Silver Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Bottles
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bookcases
Metal, Stainless Steel, Brass
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood
Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bookcases
Cherry, Maple, Padouk, Walnut, Wenge, Ash
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany, Lacquer
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Fabric, Walnut
Vintage 1980s American Modern Credenzas
Wood, Lacquer, Parchment Paper
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Fiberglass
2010s Portuguese Daybeds
Oak, Walnut, Leather
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Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Brass
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plastic, Walnut
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plastic, Walnut
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plastic, Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Space Age Architectural Elements
Resin
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Architectural Elements
Resin
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.