Screens and Room Dividers
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Walnut, Hardwood, Wood, Rattan
1970s Malagasy Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Hide, Beech
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Silver, Other
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Directoire Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s Unknown Rustic Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Aesthetic Movement Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Beech
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1960s Swiss Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Concrete
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
1970s Chinese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
18th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Early 2000s Italian Romantic Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wire
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Linen, Wood, Mahogany
1970s European Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel, Cut Steel
20th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Wool
1980s Chinese Tribal Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s European Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cut Steel
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fiberglass
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Silk
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Gold Leaf
1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
1990s American Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Paint
1970s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Suede
1950s American Other Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Stainless Steel
2010s Indian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Bone, Resin, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Palisander
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.