Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
1920s Italian Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wood
1910s Edwardian Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Satinwood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
1890s Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wood
1920s Unknown Neoclassical Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Early 1900s English Neoclassical Revival Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Fabric, Glass, Beech, Giltwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
1880s Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Metal
Late 19th Century British Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Pine
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Elm, Paint
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Iron
Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Brass
1890s Chinese Export Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Teak
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Tapestry, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Giltwood
Late 19th Century British Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Fabric
1880s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Leather, Canvas, Paint
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wood
18th Century British Georgian Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Velvet
1860s Italian Neoclassical Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Canvas, Paint
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Softwood
19th Century English Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Brass
1880s French Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Bronze
19th Century English Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Brass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wood
Early 1900s Gothic Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Fabric, Giltwood, Mirror
Early 1900s French Organic Modern Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century English Baroque Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
19th Century Tibetan Other Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Leather, Wood, Paint
1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Lacquer
Early 19th Century French Victorian Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Brass
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wood
1920s American Art Deco Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wood, Masonite
19th Century English Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Metal
Early 1900s Primitive Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wood, Palmwood, Reclaimed Wood
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood
19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Lacquer
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Japanese Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
19th Century French Baroque Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Giltwood
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Lacquer
18th Century Italian Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Canvas, Poplar
19th Century Unknown Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Leather
1910s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century Indian Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Lacquer, Paint
1880s French Japonisme Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers
Textile, Cotton, Paper
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Antique Room Divider Screens And Room Dividers 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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