Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Metal
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Wood
Early 1900s Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Wood
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Silk
19th Century French Baroque Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Giltwood
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Mahogany
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Wood, Glass
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Late 19th Century English Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Wood
2010s Neo-Expressionist Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Mirror
2010s American Modern Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Walnut
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Leather, Maple
Early 20th Century French Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Wood, Glass
Late 20th Century Unknown Bohemian Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Fabric, Rattan
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Gesso, Upholstery, Mirror, Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Gold Leaf, Brass
1940s Chinese Hollywood Regency Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Wood
1930s Japanese Showa Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Silk, Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Brass
1950s Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Silk, Bamboo
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Paint, Wood
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Late 19th Century English Adam Style Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
19th Century Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Fabric, Wood
1920s Art Deco Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Leather
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Wood, Mirror
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Steel
Late 19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Enamel, Silver
1910s Chinoiserie Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Wood
19th Century Victorian Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Brass
19th Century English Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Fabric, Wood
1910s American Art Nouveau Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Pine
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Linen, Wood
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Pine
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Pine
Early 20th Century Indian Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Early 20th Century European Louis XV Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Hardwood
19th Century French Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Giltwood, Glass
19th Century Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Leather
Early 1900s Indian Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Early 20th Century Belgian Country Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Early 20th Century French Antique Dressing Screen Room Divider
Steel, Wrought Iron
Antique Dressing 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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