4 Panel Folding Screen Room Divider
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
1990s Philippine Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Hardwood
Vintage 1950s Brutalist Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
Vintage 1940s American Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Silver Leaf
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Late 20th Century Medieval Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Paint
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Mid-20th Century Japanese Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
Mid-20th Century Other Screens and Room Dividers
Jade
Antique 1860s Italian Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Paint
Mid-20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1970s Unknown Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Silk, Hardwood, Paper
Early 20th Century English Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Vintage 1980s Italian Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century British Georgian Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
Antique Early 1900s Gothic Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chestnut
Vintage 1930s Mexican Rancho Monterey Screens and Room Dividers
Foil, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Paintings and Screens
Silk
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Paint, Wood
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Ebony, Plastic, Teak
Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Hide, Beech
2010s German Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fiberglass
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Brass, Silver Leaf
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Metal, Gold Leaf
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Silk, Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Bone, Hardwood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Hardwood
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Architectural Elements
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1960s Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Lacquer
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Vintage 1970s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Asian Colonial Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Mid-20th Century Asian Colonial Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Mid-20th Century Indian Spanish Colonial Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
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4 Panel Folding Screen Room Divider 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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