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Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

Neoclassic Four Fold Room Divider Screen by Maitland Smith c 1970/1980s
By Maitland Smith
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural Neoclassic, Hollywood Regency, dressing screen, room divider having four panels
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Wood, Paper

Three Panel Wood and Corregated Glass Room Divider Dressing Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive three panel folding room divider or dressing screen featuring a rich wood frame with
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20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Metal

Midcentury Organic Modern Bamboo Rattan Dressing Screen or Room Divider
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage 1970s classic room divider in rattan. It features a tri-fold design in bamboo. The
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Rattan

Mid Century French Baumann Paravent Paris Pine Folding Screen Room Divider
By Baumann France
Located in Burton, TX
Found in France, this French Art Deco freestanding tambour room divider / folding screen in
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Pine

Rustic French Burlap Grain Sacks and Wood Folding Screen / Room Divider
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching three-panel folding screen / room divider in white patinated wood upholstered with
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20th Century French French Provincial Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Fabric, Burlap, Wood

20th Century Four Panel Hand Painted Screen
Located in Miami, FL
dressing room screen, or perhaps used to add interest and visually fill a corner space within a larger room.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Wood

Vintage 20th Century Four Panel Hand Painted Screen
20th Century Four Panel Hand Painted Screen
H 83.47 in W 72.45 in D 1.19 in
Wood and Mirrored Folding Screen, Mid-20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A free-standing mirrored three-panel folding screen room divider from the mid-20th century, Britain
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20th Century English Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Mirror, Wood

Rustic Red & Natural Distressed Manchester Picket Fence 3-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Topeka, KS
room, used as a convenient and interesting room divider, as a privacy screen in your dressing area, or
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20th Century American Rustic Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Metal

Four Panel Folding Screen Modern Asian Chinoiserie Tall Green Hand Carved
Located in Topeka, KS
room divider, or as a privacy screen in your dressing area. We ADORE this unique four panel folding
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Brass, Metal

Hand-Painted Art Deco Inspired Four-Panel Screen with Three Elegant Ladies
Located in Yonkers, NY
attention. This versatile screen can be used to create distinct zones in a larger room, providing both a
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Wood

McGuire Organic Modern Rattan Folding Three-Panel Screen
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome bamboo rattan folding three-panel dressing screen or room divider featuring a mirrored
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20th Century American Organic Modern Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Brass

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Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
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Articulated Sconce Mid-Century Modern Stilnovo Style Solid Brass Black and White
By Stilnovo, Arredoluce, Gino Sarfatti
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Brass, Metal, Aluminum

JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting, Mathieu Matégot, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel

Tarnished Bronze Handmade Swedish Sculptural Pendant at 39”/ 95cm diameter
By Ovature Studios
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylized form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance and essence. Measures: 35”/ 90cm diameter"ø. Eac...
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2010s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette Fabric Department Pendant, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A simple but sensational fixture, designed by Josef Hoffmann, for the fabric department of the Wiener Werkstaette on Kaerntnerstrasse in Vienna. Style and color of the fabric custom-...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Silk

'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Gio Ponti F.A. 33 Medium Mirror in Black Brass
By Gio Ponti, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti F.A. 33 medium mirror in black brass. The F.A. 33 Mirror was originally designed by Gio Ponti in 1933 for Fontana Arte, the period’s most prominent lamp, glass, and mirror ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Brass

Gio Ponti F.A. 33 Medium Mirror in Black Brass
Gio Ponti F.A. 33 Medium Mirror in Black Brass
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Art Nouveau Curved Stained Glass & Bronze Panel/ Window, Attributed to Tiffany
By Charles L. Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Nouveau window/ panel was realized in the United States in 1907, attributed to Tiffany & Co. The piece features a mosaic of interlocking demilune arch forms in hues...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Bronze

Saarinen Style Tulip Table With Carrera Marble Top
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Southampton, NY
Saarinen Style Tulip Table With Carrera Marble Top (with chip). The classic Saarinen Tulip Table in white steel base, unmarked so suggested in the style of. Beautiful carrera marble...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Carrara Marble, Steel

Sculptural Bespoke Plaster Fixture in the Jean Michel Frank Manner
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural Bespoke Plaster Fixture in the Jean Michel Frank manner. Please note that this fixture takes (1) Edison bulb at 40 or 60 watts in the center and (8) e-12 candelabra bulbs ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Classic Acorn Prismatic Sconces
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
This acorn shaped shade is a favorite. The style was mainly used as lighting for dentists. The shape is very pleasing and makes a perfect simple sconce. The thick prismatic glass giv...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Glass

Classic Acorn Prismatic Sconces
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H 11 in W 6 in D 9 in
Tulip Style Dining Table White Laminate 57" racetrack oval top
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Chicago, IL
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Handpainted 3-Panel Room Divider
Located in Atlanta, GA
Three-panel bronze mounted and inlaid Louis XVI-style center of the room dressing screen or room
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20th Century Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Bronze

Vintage Handpainted 3-Panel Room Divider
Handpainted 3-Panel Room Divider
H 71 in W 57.5 in D 1 in
Four Panel Hand Painted French Cherub Putti Musical Dressing Screen Room Divider
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Four vintage panel hand painted French cherub putti musical dressing room divider. Item features 4
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Mid-20th Century French Provincial Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Wood

Paint Decorated 6 Panel Chinese Dressing Screen Room Divider Manner James Mont
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful paint decorated James Mont or Chinese style screen. The screen is bright and
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20th Century Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Fabric, Wood

French Hand Painted Dressing Screen or Room Divider
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French or Italian Hand painted in oil on canvas dressing or room divider screen mounted on wood and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

3 Fold Art Deco Dressing Screen, Bird’s-Eye Maple Room Divider
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
3 fold Art Deco dressing screen, bird’s-eye maple room divider This is a very stylish Art Deco
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20th Century Art Deco Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Maple

Rare Italian Gilt Florentine Folding Screen or Room Divider
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A very special Italian Florentine room divider or dressing screen. Gilded laurel motifs on a cream
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20th Century Italian Greco Roman Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Giltwood

Louis XVI Style Three-Panel Triptych Folding Screen or Room Divider
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Remarkable French three-panel triptych folding mirror screen or room divider made in the Louis XVI
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20th Century French Louis XVI Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Brass

1940s Art Deco Vintage Jomain Baumann Pine Lamels Floor Screen Room Divider
By Jomaine Baumann
Located in London, GB
, configuration or length you desire. Perfect for a dressing room, room divider or a beautiful decorative piece in
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Brass

Heavy Vintage Privacy Screen, Chinese, Carved, 4 Fold, Room Divider, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a heavy vintage privacy screen. A Chinese, carved mahogany 4-fold room divider or wall
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1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Wood

French Art Deco tambour screen room divider in Pine 1930’s attributed Baumman
By Baumann France
Located in London, GB
A beautifully restored and conditioned French Art Deco freestanding room divider / folding screen
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Pine

3 Panel Mother of pearl framed mirrored folding screen/divider
Located in New York, NY
leaf wood frame. May be used as a room divider, a vanity surround or dressing mirror.
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1960s American Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Large solid pine room divider by S.N.S.A. , France 1930s.
By Jomaine Baumann
Located in The Hague, NL
flexible structure allows it to stand freely and shape curves, perfect for a dressing room or as a room
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Pine

French Art Deco Room Divider in Stained Patinated Pine, Made by S.N.S.A, 1950s
By S.N.S.A., Alvar Aalto
Located in Odense, DK
French Art Deco freestanding room divider / folding screen in stained pine made by S.N.S.A in
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Pine

French Midcentury Wood Folding Screen
Located in Burton, TX
Found in France, this French Art Deco freestanding room divider / folding screen in patinated pine
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Mid-20th Century French Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Metal

French Midcentury Wood Folding Screen
French Midcentury Wood Folding Screen
H 59 in W 79 in D 0.75 in
Faux Tortoise Shell Mirrored Screen - circa 1960's
Located in Atlanta, GA
versatile size and would be a great screen, room divider or dressing room mirror.
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1960s American Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Mirror

Alvar Aalto 20th Century Tambour Pine Screen By Artek
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
screen or room divider and easy to store when not in use.
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Late 20th Century Finnish Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

French Accordion Style Folding Screen, Textured Leather & Mirrored Glass
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French leather and mirrored glass folding accent screen or room divider. This vintage accordion
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20th Century French Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Wood, Leather, Mirror

Vintage Dressing Mirror, Continental, Gilt, 3 Panel Room Divider, Privacy Screen
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage dressing mirror. A Continental, gilt resin 3-panel divider or privacy screen
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Late 20th Century Unknown Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Mirror

1940s Divider Screen in Stained Pine by Baumann Paris
By Baumann France
Located in London, GB
Early room divider or tambour screen by Jomain Baumann "Baumann Melun-Paris" stained pine from the
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Pine

Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Three Panel Dressing Mirror Screen
Located in Peabody, MA
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1950s Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Wood, Mirror

Stunning 1960s Cloud Form Mirrored Screen in the Style of Guy de Rougemont
By Guy de Rougemont
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Steel, Chrome

large quality Chinoiserie black lacquer and gilded dressing screen room divider
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Large Chinoiserie black lacquer dressing screen room divider late 20th Century. Attractive design
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Late 20th Century Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Wood

Decorative Three Panel Folding Room Divider, Dressing Screen
Located in New York, NY
Upholstered front and back decorative folding dressing screen, room divider. Each panel has a
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

Double Sided Hollywood Regency Room Divider - Screen
Located in San Francisco, CA
This interesting and versatile room divider or dressing screen is crafted in the 1940s Hollywood
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Wood

Florentine Gold Folding Screen, Italian Gilt Boudoir Screen, Room Divider
Located in East Hampton, NY
Florentine gold folding screen, Italian gilt boudoir screen, 3 panel room divider, boudoir screen
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Wood, Giltwood

1950s Screen Room Divider manufacturer by SNSA France
By SNSA, Jomaine Baumann
Located in London, GB
structure allows it to stand freely and shape curves, perfect for a dressing room or as a room divider, can
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Pine

French Modern Folding or Dressing Screen Divider, Roll Up Pine
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice Mid-Century screen or room divider. Made in France, predecessor to the classic Eames plywood
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1940s French Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

Mid Century 4 Panel Chinoiserie Folding Screen Room Divider Bird Pond Landscape
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century chinoiserie room divider or dressing screen. Features an intricately detailed
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Hardwood, Paint

Italian Hand-Painted Folding Screen Divider
Located in Atlanta, GA
-painted canvas, would be a beautiful room divider, dressing screen, or perhaps used to add visual interest
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20th Century Italian Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Fabric, Wood

English Hand-Painted Fox Hunt Wooden Dressing Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautiful English Victorian hand-painted wooden dressing screen or room divider. Features a painted
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20th Century English Victorian Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Wood, Paint

19th Century Lacquered Painted and Gilt Four-Panel Screen or Room Divider
Located in Miami, FL
A beautifully detailed 19th century four panel, hand-carved and hand-painted dressing screen or
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20th Century Chinese Qing Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Brass

French Art Deco Room Divider in Patinated Pine Attributed Jomaine Baumann, 1940s
By Jomaine Baumann, Alvar Aalto
Located in Odense, DK
French Art Deco freestanding room divider / folding screen in patinated pine attributed to Jomaine
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Pine

Etched Glass and Eglomise Three Panel Skyscraper Style Art Deco Divider
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb skyscraper style French Art deco dressing screen. The screen is deeply etched in
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Brass

Italian Gold Florentine Hand Painted Court Jester Four Paneled Screen
Located in Miami, FL
Italian florentine room divider or dressing screen. Gilded laurel motifs on a cream background. Slight
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20th Century Italian Medieval Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Gold Leaf

Mid-Century Modern French Wood Folding Screen in the Style of Baumann
By Jomaine Baumann
Located in Burton, TX
French Art Deco freestanding room divider / folding screen in patinated pine attributed to Jomain
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Metal

20TH Century Chinese 4 Panel Folding Screen Trademark Shanghai Lacquer Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
ladies. This incredible 4 panel folding screen would make a beautiful room divider, a wonderful shield
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Brass

Four-Panel Gilded Wood Scalloped Top Screen with Deer, Trees and Flowers
Located in Yonkers, NY
attention. The gilded background adds a touch of opulence and warmth to any room. Screens like this one
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20th Century Chinese Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Wood

Mid Century Danish Room Divider / Folding Screen in Patinated Pine, 1970s
By Baumann France
Located in Odense, DK
Mid century Danish room divider / folding screen in patinated pine, 1970s The screen can be
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Pine

Room Divider Screen by Baumann Fils & Cie Stores Paris Melun France 1950s
By Baumann France
Located in London, GB
Early room divider or screen by Jomain Baumann "Baumann Fils & Cies" Stores Melun-Paris stained
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Pine

French Modern Room Divider in Patinated Oak, 1950s
By Jomaine Baumann
Located in Odense, DK
French modern freestanding room divider / folding screen in patinated oak, 1950s. The screen can
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Oak

1940s Divider Screen in Stained Pine by Baumann Melun-Paris
By Baumann France
Located in London, GB
Early room divider or tambour screen by Jomain Baumann "Baumann Melun-Paris" stained pine from the
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Pine

French Art Deco Room Divider in Patinated Pine Attributed Jomaine Baumann, 1940s
By Jomaine Baumann
Located in Odense, DK
French Art Deco freestanding room divider / folding screen in patinated pine attributed to Jomaine
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Pine

French Art Deco Room Divider in Patinated Pine by Firm Baumann, Paris, 1940s
By Baumann France
Located in Odense, DK
French Art Deco freestanding room divider / folding screen in patinated pine by Firm Baumann, Paris
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Pine

Danish screen or room divider
Located in Canaan, CT
a great Danish room divider or dressing screen with a lovely flower motiff. it is a larger
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20th Century Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Wood

Six-Panel Lacquer Screen in Orange and Black, Modern
Located in New York, NY
divider for a Manhattan apartment or dressing screen for a bedroom. Light reflecting off of the black
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20th Century Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider

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Lacquer

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Vintage Dressing Screen Room Divider For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the vintage dressing screen room divider you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A vintage dressing screen room divider — often made from wood, glass and metal — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the vintage dressing screen room divider you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A vintage dressing screen room divider is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles are sought with frequency. McGuire Furniture Company and S.N.S.A. each produced at least one beautiful vintage dressing screen room divider that is worth considering.

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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