Upholstered Room Divider Screen
Antique 18th Century British Georgian Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
Antique Early 1900s English Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Glass, Beech, Giltwood
2010s English Paintings and Screens
Cotton, Linen, Walnut
20th Century French French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Burlap, Wood
20th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Hardwood
Antique 1880s French Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Late 20th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
2010s English Paintings and Screens
Cotton, Linen, Walnut, Oak
Antique 19th Century French Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Textile
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1960s African Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Ash
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Leather, Ash, Lacquer
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Travertine
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
2010s South African Minimalist Pedestals
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile, Wood
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Silk
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Aluminum
2010s South African Minimalist Pedestals
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Center Tables
Wood, Birdseye Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Bohemian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
Velvet, Wood, Ebony
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Vintage 1980s Italian Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Recent Sales
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Cut Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Upholstery
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Cut Steel
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Cut Steel
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Cut Steel
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cut Steel, Brass
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Cut Steel
Antique 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
Antique 19th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Velvet
Antique 1890s English Sheraton Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Upholstery, Glass, Satinwood
2010s Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Antique Late 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Textile
Antique Early 1900s Scottish Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Screens and Room Dividers
Gesso, Upholstery, Mirror, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Glass, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery
Antique 19th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Vintage 1920s American Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Trimming, Wood, Paper
Antique Late 19th Century English Adam Style Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
Antique 19th Century French Gothic Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Silk, Wood, Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Panelling
Linen, Wood
Early 20th Century French Trunks and Luggage
20th Century American Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Upholstery, Fabric, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Antique Early 1900s Scottish Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Pine
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome, Steel
Vintage 1960s French Screens and Room Dividers
Cotton, Upholstery, Velvet
Vintage 1950s French Other Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century European Louis XV Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century European Other Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Danish Screens and Room Dividers
Vintage 1940s Brazilian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Upholstery
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Cut Steel
Antique 19th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstered Room 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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