Screen Room Divider Vintage
1940s Indian Bohemian Screen Room Divider Vintage
Rattan
1970s Screen Room Divider Vintage
Leather, Suede
1980s Italian Neoclassical Screen Room Divider Vintage
Wood
1960s French Louis XIII Screen Room Divider Vintage
Glass
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Bamboo
1970s Malagasy Screen Room Divider Vintage
Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Cherry
1970s Hollywood Regency Screen Room Divider Vintage
Brass
20th Century Southeast Asian Hollywood Regency Screen Room Divider Vintage
Teak
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Screen Room Divider Vintage
Wood
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Bamboo
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Steel, Aluminum
1930s American Greco Roman Screen Room Divider Vintage
Wrought Iron
1950s French Screen Room Divider Vintage
Wood
Late 20th Century European Bohemian Screen Room Divider Vintage
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Screen Room Divider Vintage
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Marble
1940s American Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Screen Room Divider Vintage
Oak, Glass
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Japanese Screen Room Divider Vintage
Wood, Paint, Paper
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Brass
Mid-20th Century Classical Greek Screen Room Divider Vintage
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Wicker, Rattan
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Unknown Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Beech
1970s French Screen Room Divider Vintage
Teak
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screen Room Divider Vintage
Soapstone
1940s American Chinoiserie Screen Room Divider Vintage
Silver Leaf
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screen Room Divider Vintage
Brass
20th Century French French Provincial Screen Room Divider Vintage
Fabric, Burlap, Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Pine
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Screen Room Divider Vintage
Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century American Bohemian Screen Room Divider Vintage
Wicker, Rattan
1930s Screen Room Divider Vintage
Wood
1970s Art Deco Screen Room Divider Vintage
Brass
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Pine
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Canvas, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Screen Room Divider Vintage
Wood, Paper
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Oak
1980s Organic Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Rattan, Reed
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
1940s French Screen Room Divider Vintage
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Metal
1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Screen Room Divider Vintage
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screen Room Divider Vintage
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screen Room Divider Vintage
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Rattan, Mirror
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Rosewood, Plywood
1930s Chinese Chinoiserie Screen Room Divider Vintage
Wood
1980s Asian Chinoiserie Screen Room Divider Vintage
Hardwood
1940s Chinese Chinese Export Screen Room Divider Vintage
Stone
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Rattan
1970s Mexican Organic Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Rattan, Hardwood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Metal, Brass
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Screen Room Divider Vintage
Pine
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Screen 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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