20th Century Room Divider Screen
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Ash
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood, Rope
Vintage 1920s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Dutch Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Antique 1890s Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Late 20th Century Finnish Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Birch
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 20th Century American Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan
20th Century American Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Metal, Brass
20th Century Indian Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Giltwood
20th Century American Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room...
Stoneware, Ceramic
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
Mid-20th Century North American Brutalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Birch
Mid-20th Century Classical Greek Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Early 20th Century Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Japanese Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint, Paper
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 20th Century European Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Walnut, Hardwood, Wood, Rattan
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Silver
20th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Medieval Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Paint
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20th Century Room Divider Screen 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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