$9,043Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Handmade Gilt Wood Five Panel Silk Folding Dressing Screen
Located in Sofia, BG
Remarkable five panel folding dressing screen made of giltwood hand carved frame covered with fine beige silk hand embroidered with colorful flowers.
Silk, Giltwood
French Continental Three-Panel Needlework Dressing Screen
Located in New York, NY
A needlework pattern of phoenixes, clouds, flowers and figures covers this antique French dressing screen. Metal upholstery tacks decorate its scalloped edges, and rust-colored velve...
Unavailable
H 48 in W 35 in D 19 in
French Empire Dressing, Vanity Mirror / Fireplace Screen, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Of important and rare size, this maybe used for either situation. Original restored mahogany with finely detailed ormolu mounts and gilt paws. Originally $ 7,250.00 CHECK OUT O...
Ormolu
Unavailable
H 80.71 in W 92.52 in D 22.45 in
French Art Nouveau Cheval Mirror 5-Panel Screen / Vanity Dressing Table, 1901
By Maison Krieger
Located in L'Etang, FR
Wonderful polyptych (5 panels) cheval mirror / vanity dressing table. In mahogany and inlaid from different woods. Handles, hinges and drawer pulls in copper. 5 panels: 3 wit...
Copper
French Dressing Screen, Late 18th C
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French Dressing Screen, Late 18th C Each panel is 18" wide.
French Ladies Dressing Screen Louis XV Style
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Early 20th century French dressing screen in the Louis-XV style. Beautiful, flowing, curvilinear lines and hand painted panel.
19th Century French Rococo Style Dressing Screen
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century French dressing screen. The screen is ornately shaped and carved at the top, above three glass panels with further carving below.
Oak
Antique French Hand Painted Three Panel Dressing Screen
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louie XV style three panel folding dressing screen having decorative painted canvas panels depicting winged cherubs playing in green, red and ochre floral landscape sc...
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Paint
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H 61.82 in W 59.45 in D 1.19 in
Antique French Giltwood Dressing Screen with Pastel Portrait 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A fine beautiful antique French Louis Revival giltwood dressing screen, circa 1870 in date.
Glass, Giltwood
19th Century French Giltwood and Embroidered Silk Rococo Dressing Screen
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
This is a superb four fold screen it is fully restored and upholstered with machine embroidered silk, dating from circa 1870. One side of the screen has both the large and the small...
Silk, Giltwood
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H 62.41 in W 56.3 in D 5.91 in
Antique 3 Panel Dressing Screen, French, Giltwood, Room Divider, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique three panel dressing screen. A French, giltwood and glass room divider, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Giltwood
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H 66.15 in W 43.31 in D 1.58 in
Antique French Giltwood Dressing Screen with Oil Painting Portrait, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A fine beautiful antique French Louis Revival giltwood three panel dressing screen with portrait, circa 1850 in date.
Giltwood
French rococo Louis XV Aubusson dressing screen or room divider
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
French Aubusson dressing screen or room divider, carved wood construction (not plaster) with very fine floral and shell motif, a few small losses but intact and sturdy.
Textile, Wood
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H 56.75 in W 26.75 in D 1.5 in
Gorgeous Carved Giltwood French Three Panel Aubusson Louis XV Dressing Screen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Carved giltwood with some minor damage that we will professionally repair and you'll never see it. Aubusson. 56 3/4" h x 26 3/4" w x 1 1/2" d. (each panel). Condition Gilt loss. Spli...
Upholstery, Walnut
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H 68.5 in W 54 in D 1.5 in
French Victorian Hand Painted Floral Oil on Canvas Dressing Screen, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Victorian dressing screen offers three shaped and footed oil on canvas panels having hand painted floral garden scene, circa 1890.
Canvas
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H 78.75 in W 82.68 in D 1.58 in
Large French Four-Fold Mirrored Dressing Screen Or Room Divider Circa 1920
Located in London, GB
A Large French Four-Fold Mirrored Dressing/Privacy Screen or Room Divider A beautifully carved four-fold screen of generous proportions in the Rococo style, crafted from limed oak ...
Brass
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H 68 in W 53.5 in D 1 in
French Art Nouveau Red Oil on Canvas Hand Painted 3-Panel Dressing Screen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Art Nouveau red oil on canvas hand painted 3-panel dressing screen.
Canvas, Wood, Paint
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H 58 in W 43.5 in D 1.5 in
19th C. French Louis XV Style Hand Painted Petite Dressing Screen Room Divider
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Petite Hand Painted and Hand Carved 3 Section Dressing Screen in the Louis XV taste featuring very well done hand painted scenes on the shell carved crest as well as car...
Fabric, Wood, Paint
19th Century Carved Giltwood and Upholstered Three-Panel Dressing Screen
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
19th century carved giltwood and upholstered three-panel dressing screen. Original finish, with distressed areas on the gilt. Three-part fold forward or back, upholstered in a strip...
Giltwood
19th Century Louis XVI Style Fire / Dressing Screen or Room Divider
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Louis XVI style fire / dressing screen or room divider. This finely carved giltwood room divider or dressing screen has three panels. The center, larger, panel having a ...
Fabric, Wood
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H 75 in W 70 in D 1.5 in
French 1890s Three-Part Carved and Mirrored Dressing Screen with Sun Mascaron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French three-part mirrored and carved folding dressing screen from the late 19th century, with sun-themed mascaron motif.
Mirror, Wood
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H 71.5 in W 57 in D 8 in
Antique French Louis XV Green Gold 3 Panel Folding Dressing Vanity Screen Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Green Gold 3 Panel Folding Dressing Vanity Screen Mirror.
Mirror, Wood
Louis XV Style 19th Century French Giltwood Screen
Located in Hastings, GB
This 19th century antique Louis XV style French dressing screen The screen is 3 hinged panels This is a short height screen, maybe originally for a child Original ornately...
Giltwood
19th Century French Mahogany Upholstered Dressing Screen
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th century French mahogany upholstered dressing screen This is a lovely three fold screen, the screen is an unusual design with graduated glass panels rising in height and shape...
French Art Nouveau Style Walnut Dressing Screen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Art Nouveau/Rococo style folding three panel dressing screen. Carved walnut frame with c scrolls and acanthus leaves, beveled glass and velvet lined lower panels.
Glass, Velvet, Walnut
Antique French Giltwood Three Fold Dressing Screen, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique French Louis Revival giltwood three-fold dressing screen, circa 1870 in date.
Damask, Giltwood
French Louis XV Style Four Panel Folding Dressing Screen
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A charmingly whimsical four panel painted folding screen in the Louis XV style. The screen is beautifully carved in the serpentine Louis XV style. Each panel is delicately hand paint...
Linen, Wood
French Neoclassical Trompe L'oeile Four Panel Dressing Screen
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An impressing four panel painted folding screen with trompe l'oeile elevations painted in grisaille. Each panel is delicately hand painted in neutral gray, taupe, greige and off-whit...
Metal
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H 70.75 in W 70.25 in D 1.25 in
Antique French Empire Giltwood & Beveled Glass 3-Panel Dressing Screen 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Empire dressing screen offers giltwood frame having shaped upper windows with victory wreath crest over shaped beveled windows surmounting cloth covered panels; bea...
Fabric, Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Child's French Dressing Screen
Located in Sarasota, FL
Wonderful Child's French Three panel Dressing Screen polychromed in pale celedon with gold trim inset silk, mirrors to the front...with inset silk panels, bow at top of each panel, h...
Wood, Silk
French Dressing/Paravert SCREEN
Located in Sarasota, FL
French Three panel SCREEN Paravert inset with matching tapestry and bread to one side and delightful embroidary of flowers to the other. Gold leaf hand carved frame. The three panel...
Gold Leaf
French 3 Fold Walnut and Parcel Gilt Dressing Screen
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A charming and decorative French 3 fold dressing screen. Well constructed with a solid walnut frame embellished with parcel gilt decorations throughout in a neoclassical style.
Walnut
19th Century French Dressing Room Divider
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very fine late 19th century French Louis XV style three panel giltwood dressing room divider with original clear beveled glass.
Giltwood, Glass
French Three-Panel Giltwood Dressing Screen
Located in Stamford, CT
French giltwood Louis XVI-style dressing screen.
Silk
Art Nouveau Mahogany Framed Three-Fold Dressing or Draught Screen
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
A pretty Art Nouveau mahogany framed three-fold dressing or draught screen. Having attractive graduated mahogany scroll frame with glazed upper parts and floral silk upholstered pane...
Silk, Glass, Mahogany
$4,465 / item
H 63 in W 51.19 in D 1.19 in
Customizable Art Deco Style Mirrored Three Panels Brass Frame Screen
By Pescetta
Located in IT
Customizable Art Deco style mirrored three panels brass frame screen Screen composed by three mirrored panels and brass frames. Ideal as room divider, to decor a fitting room, a war...
Brass
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
Astronomici n.1 Decorative Plate by Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
This hand-decorated porcelain plate is adorned with exquisite zodiac designs, making this a true collector's item. Any minor discrepancies are the result of craftsmanship and attest ...
Porcelain
$5,500
H 10.5 in W 8 in D 5 in
Loetz For Boudon And Klur Ruby Papillon Glass And Gilt Metal Mounted Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz For Boudon And Klur Gilt Metal Monted Glass Vase. A highly sought after vase culminating the zenith of Loetz and the Art Nouveau design. Czech Republic Circa 1900 Rubin Ruby P...
Metal
George Smith Mohair Velvet Ottoman Sofa Banquette
By George Smith
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental bespoke mohair velvet tufted sectional banquette sofa custom designed by George Smith, London UK. The grand "ottoman sofa" was commissioned by Samantha Todhunter Design fo...
Hardwood, Mohair
Extraordinary Carved Mahogany Full Bed With Swans
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elaborately carved full bedstead with intricate swan carvings. The headboard with a gadrooned carved acanthus motif trim around the parquetry herringbone inlay. The arched headboa...
Mahogany
$4,300
H 44.625 in W 21.5 in D 15 in
19th Century Hand Painted Faience Jardiniere on Pedestal from Boulogne, France
Located in Dallas, TX
This fantastic faience jardiniere and pedestal were hand-painted in Boulogne, France (formally “Boulogne-sur-Mer”) in the late 1800’s. The vibrant set features heraldic displays set ...
Faience
$22,615
H 27.56 in Dm 118.12 in
Rare and Exceptional 'Gilda' Circle Sofa in Velvet by Michel Ducaroy, 1972
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Echt, NL
Very rare extra large 'Gilda' circle sofa in excellent condition. Designed by Michel Ducaroy in 1972. The sofa is manufactured by 'Roset' the company name of Ligne Roset prior to 1...
Metal
Signed Japanese Meiji Period Table Top Screen, circa 1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
Meiji period Japanese lacquered and hand painted folding table top screen. The bas relief (heavily textured) sculptural painting of a serene quiet nature setting in an intricately ca...
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
$15,650
H 92.13 in W 50.4 in D 25.6 in
Antique French Art Nouveau Cabinet by Henri Sauvage 1900 Oak Display Cabinet
By Henri Sauvage
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Exquisite French Art Nouveau Cabinet / Display cabinet by famous French architect / designer Henri Sauvage 1900. A very large impressive cabinet that makes such a statement! Amazi...
Brass
$2,291Sale Price|20% Off
H 54.34 in W 23.63 in D 20.48 in
19th Century French Large Hand Made and Hand Painted Ceramic Jardiniere
Located in Sofia, BG
Here we present a real piece of art! Unique hand made ceramic jardiniere in two pieces. There is a large stable base decorated with floral and geometrical elements in blue and white....
Ceramic
$33,615
H 83.47 in W 74.81 in D 88.19 in
Bed Italian Venetian Painted Trompe L’œil Baroque Fortuny Superking 6ft 180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Magnificent, 18th Century, Venetian, Trompe-L’œil, Painted, Bed, Superking 6ft, 180cm wide, With Massive 213cm, 6ft 10in Shaped Headboard & 149cm, 5ft Shaped Footboard & Fortuny Bedc...
Paint
$44,070 / set
H 118.12 in W 118.12 in D 118.12 in
Vincenzo Cadorin Venetian 1890s Bedroom Renaissance Set in Massive Carved Walnut
By Vincenzo Cadorin
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A monumental Vincenzo Cadorin circa 1890s bedroom Renaissance set in carved walnut. Top of the dresser, bedside tables and Console-Vanity in green imperial marble. Finished with wax ...
Marble
19th Century Tester Bed
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lavish American tester bed exhibits superior craftsmanship and detail. The design is embellished with elaborate carvings on the headboard and sides. The stunning wood grain enha...
Silk, Wood
$10,437Sale Price|25% Off
H 61.82 in W 99.22 in D 0.79 in
Screen room divider with mirrors on each panel in lacquered wood and gilt bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Four-leaf screen in an empire green lacquered wood frame. The main face is richly decorated in gilded bronze with Commedia dell'Arte masks, foliage, garlands, stars, a cross and a sw...
Bronze
Eero Saarinen Womb Chair and Ottoman in Zebra
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
We have an incredible collection of vintage chairs and design icons waiting for a new life. Please allow 10-12 weeks for re-upholstery and restoration of a vintage Womb Chair and Ott...
Zebra Hide
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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