Retro Screen Divider
Late 20th Century Dutch Minimalist Retro Screen Divider
Wood
Late 20th Century European Retro Screen Divider
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Retro Screen Divider
Wood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Retro Screen Divider
Wood
1960s European Belle Époque Retro Screen Divider
Hardwood
1950s Unknown Anglo-Indian Retro Screen Divider
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Retro Screen Divider
Silk, Hardwood, Paper
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Brass
1950s Italian Art Nouveau Retro Screen Divider
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Regency Retro Screen Divider
Foil
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Brass
1950s French Chinoiserie Retro Screen Divider
Art Glass, Mirror, Wood
1960s African Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Retro Screen Divider
Murano Glass, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Ash
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Retro Screen Divider
Fabric, Wood
1950s French Retro Screen Divider
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Retro Screen Divider
Wood, Paper
1960s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Retro Screen Divider
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Retro Screen Divider
Metal, Brass
1980s Asian Chinoiserie Retro Screen Divider
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Retro Screen Divider
Metal
1980s Italian Neoclassical Retro Screen Divider
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Fabric, Silk, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Retro Screen Divider
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Late 20th Century Finnish Modern Retro Screen Divider
Wood, Birch
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Screen Divider
Pine
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Screen Divider
Pine
1970s Thai Bohemian Retro Screen Divider
Bamboo
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Cherry
1970s Retro Screen Divider
Leather, Suede
Late 20th Century American Bohemian Retro Screen Divider
Wicker, Rattan
1970s Art Deco Retro Screen Divider
Brass
1950s American Retro Screen Divider
Rattan
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Walnut
1960s French Louis XIII Retro Screen Divider
Glass
1970s Hollywood Regency Retro Screen Divider
Brass
1970s Malagasy Retro Screen Divider
Teak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Beech
1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Retro Screen Divider
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Retro Screen Divider
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Bamboo
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Oak
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Retro Screen Divider
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Canvas, Wood
1960s Retro Screen Divider
Steel
1980s Organic Modern Retro Screen Divider
Rattan, Reed
1990s American Post-Modern Retro Screen Divider
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Gold Leaf
1990s Unknown Retro Screen Divider
Wood
1970s Retro Screen Divider
Hardwood, Paint
1970s American Bohemian Retro Screen Divider
Wood, Paper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Birch
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Screen Divider
Wood
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Retro Screen Divider 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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