Screens and Room Dividers
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
19th Century Italian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary British Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut, Spruce
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Plastic
Mid-20th Century Other Screens and Room Dividers
Jade
20th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century English Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Metal
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Softwood
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Bog Wood
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary North American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
2010s Mexican Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Wood, Hardwood
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Mirror
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Ash
19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century North American Brutalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Silk, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Linen
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Brocade, Silk, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Elm
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Canvas, Paint
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
1820s French Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Steel
Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
2010s Indian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Bone, Wicker, Wood
2010s Indian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1660s Hong Kong Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
20th Century Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Giltwood
1960s Indonesian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
2010s Danish Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Antique and Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
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.