Upholstered Screen Panel
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Paintings and Screens
Bamboo
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Hardwood
Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Mirror, Giltwood
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood, Upholstery
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Satin, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Damask
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper
Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Damask
Antique 19th Century French Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Screens and Room Dividers
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Linen
1990s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
2010s English Paintings and Screens
Cotton, Linen, Walnut
Antique 18th Century British Georgian Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
Antique 19th Century Other Paintings and Screens
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century German Belle Époque Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
2010s English Paintings and Screens
Cotton, Linen, Walnut, Oak
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique 1880s French Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Textile
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Gesso, Fabric, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Textile
Antique 19th Century Rustic Screens and Room Dividers
Animal Skin, Walnut
Late 20th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Antique Early 1900s English Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Glass, Beech, Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Beech
Antique 1850s European Napoleon III Screens and Room Dividers
Faux Bamboo
Antique Mid-19th Century English Sheraton Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Pine
20th Century French French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Burlap, Wood
Antique 1850s French Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Bamboo
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern 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
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1960s African Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
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Upholstered Screen Panel 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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