Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Pine
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Rattan
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Wood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Gold Leaf
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Steel
1930s Chinese Chinoiserie Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Wood
1940s French American Colonial Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Beech, Paint, Paper
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Aluminum, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Travertine
2010s North American Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Aluminum, Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Paper
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Silk
2010s Italian Brutalist Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Concrete
2010s British Minimalist Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Wood
1890s French Chinoiserie Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Maple, Pine
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Textile
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Mahogany
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Sheepskin, Beech
Recent Sales
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Mahogany
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Fabric, Wood, Lacquer
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Wood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Metal
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Brass
1970s French Art Deco Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Bamboo, Rattan
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Pine
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Oak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Fabric, Chestnut
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Gold Leaf
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Pine
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Mirror, Oak
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Stucco, Wood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage
Pine, Wood
Mid Century Paravent Room Divider Vintage 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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