Vintage Bedroom Screens
20th Century English Vintage Bedroom Screens
Wool
1970s American Vintage Bedroom Screens
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Mid-20th Century Space Age Vintage Bedroom Screens
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Vintage Bedroom Screens
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Bedroom Screens
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Vintage Bedroom Screens
Wood
1950s Finnish Organic Modern Vintage Bedroom Screens
Brass
20th Century Chinese Export Vintage Bedroom Screens
Wood
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Vintage Bedroom Screens
Wood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bedroom Screens
Metal
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bedroom Screens
Brass
Late 20th Century American Vintage Bedroom Screens
Sheet Metal
1960s Japanese Vintage Bedroom Screens
Paint
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Vintage Bedroom Screens
Wood, Lacquer
1940s Vintage Bedroom Screens
Brass
20th Century Vintage Bedroom Screens
Lucite
1950s French Vintage Bedroom Screens
Wood
1980s Vintage Bedroom Screens
Leather
20th Century Vintage Bedroom Screens
Acrylic, Lucite
1960s Asian Vintage Bedroom Screens
Wood, Paper
1970s North American Post-Modern Vintage Bedroom Screens
Iron
1940s French Regency Revival Vintage Bedroom Screens
Fabric, Mirror, Wood
1980s Unknown Vintage Bedroom Screens
Wood
1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Bedroom Screens
Fabric, Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century French Vintage Bedroom Screens
Rattan
Late 20th Century Chinese Vintage Bedroom Screens
Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bedroom Screens
Brass
1990s Swedish Modern Vintage Bedroom Screens
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bedroom Screens
Beech
1970s Thai Bohemian Vintage Bedroom Screens
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century Industrial Vintage Bedroom Screens
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Bedroom Screens
Terracotta, Rosewood
1940s Art Deco Vintage Bedroom Screens
Brass
Mid-20th Century Vintage Bedroom Screens
Iron
20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Vintage Bedroom Screens
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bedroom Screens
Wood
1960s Vintage Bedroom Screens
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bedroom Screens
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bedroom Screens
Beech
20th Century Unknown Vintage Bedroom Screens
Wood, Paper
20th Century Vintage Bedroom Screens
Bamboo
1960s European Organic Modern Vintage Bedroom Screens
Wood
1970s European Organic Modern Vintage Bedroom Screens
Steel, Cut Steel
1960s American Vintage Bedroom Screens
Steel
20th Century Asian Vintage Bedroom Screens
Bamboo
1950s Uzbek Vintage Bedroom Screens
Cotton, Silk, Wood
1970s European Organic Modern Vintage Bedroom Screens
Cut Steel
1970s French Vintage Bedroom Screens
Glass
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Bedroom Screens
Wood
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bedroom Screens
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Bedroom Screens
Wood
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Vintage Bedroom Screens
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
1980s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Bedroom Screens
Wood
1990s American Vintage Bedroom Screens
Canvas, Paint
1960s French Vintage Bedroom Screens
Bronze
20th Century Vintage Bedroom Screens
Silk
20th Century Dominican Modern Vintage Bedroom Screens
Hemp, Wood
1950s Organic Modern Vintage Bedroom Screens
Reclaimed Wood, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bedroom Screens
Iron
20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Bedroom Screens
Brass
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Vintage Bedroom Screens 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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