Antique restored bentwood Art Nouveau room divider from the 19th century
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This antique bentwood Art Nouveau wooden room divider in Thonet style will be a true eye-catcher in any interior.
Fabric, Bentwood
Unusual Art Nouveau Style 3 Panel Decorative Wrought Iron Screen/Divider
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Art Nouveau style 3 panel iron screen / room divider, Highly decorated, wonderful patina and color pierced iron, lattice, tree motif, Superior quality and con structiion eac...
Wrought Iron
Rare Gilded Room Divider/Screen with Gustav Klimt's "The Embrace"
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare four panel screen with Gustav Klimt's "The Embrace" prominently featured. The art is dimensional (with carvings) and painted in vibrant colors along with gilding. The back of t...
Metal
Unavailable
H 72.05 in W 78.75 in D 1.19 in
Art Nouveau Orientalist Massive Exotic Wood Room Divider Paravan Screen
Located in Brussels, Ixelles
Original Art Nouveau period French paravan, room divider.
Rosewood
Unavailable
H 94.1 in W 5.91 in D 68.51 in
Green Glass-Brass Fractal Room Divider by Analogia Project for Delvis Unlimited
By Analogia Project
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Andrea Mancuso began by exploring the idea of digital imagery and how the pictures we see on screens could be transformed into tangible objects. With the help of a glass artisan, he ...
Brass
Sold
H 91.34 in W 118.12 in D 1.97 in
Chinese Six-Panel Art Nouveau Floor Screen/ Room Divider, Shanghai, Approx. 1900
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese six-panel Art Nouveau room divider or screen. Wood with original lacquer.
Berlin Iron
Sold
H 90.56 in W 105.12 in D 1.58 in
Chinese Six-Panel Art Nouveau Floor Screen/ Room Divider, Shanghai, circa 1900
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese six-panel Art Nouveau room divider or screen. Wood with original green lacquer.
Stained Glass, Wood
Art Nouveau Style Gold-Silver Leaf Tree Relief Room Divider Screen
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Art Nouveau style gold and silver leaf, fruit tree relief room divider/screen, circa 1970s-1980s.
Wood
Sold
H 65.16 in W 50.01 in D 10.24 in
Art Nouveau Fruitwood Inlaid Botanical Panel Folding Screen Room Divider French
By Émile Gallé
Located in Norwich, England
A beautiful antique Art Nouveau period fruitwood three-fold screen room divider, inlaid with stylised botanical panels.
Boxwood, Olive, Walnut, Pine
Sold
H 68.5 in W 54.5 in L 68.5 in
French Art Nouveau Victorian Oil Canvas Hand Painted 3-Panel Screen Room Divider
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Art Nouveau Victorian oil on canvas hand painted 3-panel screen room divider.
Canvas, Paint
Sold
H 64.97 in W 55.12 in D 1.58 in
Jugendstil Screen / Room Divider, Painted Glass, Art Nouveau, Early 1900s
Located in Odense, DK
"Art Nouveau is an international ornamental art style that characterized architecture, fine art and especially decorative arts across Europe and the United States at the turn of the ...
Iron
Antique Room Divider or Folding Screen, 1920s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Rare antique 'paravent' or folding screen completely hand woven in a black patinated metal frame with unusual legs. The artwork depicts persons from an unknown period of time i.e....
Steel
Sold
H 108.27 in W 114.18 in D 1.38 in
Large Art Nouveau Double Door or Room Divider with Lead Glazing
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Large Art Nouveau double door set or room divider with leaded glass.
Glass, Softwood
Sold
H 89.77 in W 106.3 in D 0.99 in
Antique French Folding Screen / Room Divider, Gobelin Tapestry Fabric, 1850s
Located in Odense, DK
An extraordinary and rare 19th-century French folding screen, this piece is a fine example of 19th-century decorative arts, featuring luxurious Gobelin tapestry fabric in vibrant, ea...
Fabric, Tapestry
Sold
H 72.84 in W 80.32 in D 1.58 in
French Art Nouveau Paravan Room Divider Screen, Paul Poiret, Ateliers Martine
By Atelier Martine, Paul Poiret
Located in Brussels, Ixelles
Very rare Art Nouveau paravan originating from Giverny near Paris, produced in the mid-1900s. Glossy bicolored and pyrograved oak wood structure matched with amazing brass "repoussé...
Brass
$6,726 / item
H 61.03 in Dm 43.31 in
Italian Mid-Century Murano Leaf Chandelier in Handblown Venetian Glass and Brass
By Barovier
Located in Bochum, NRW
Illuminate your space with this striking vintage Murano chandelier, a true testament to Italian mid-century artistry. Expertly handcrafted in Murano, Italy, this chandelier features ...
Brass
$9,412 / item
H 19.69 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Alexander and Jones Sunday Daybed in Oak & Cream Bouclé Handcrafted to Order
Located in Cirencester, England
The Sunday Daybed is a signature made-to-order piece by Alexander and Jones, handcrafted in our Cotswolds studio, UK, from sculpted solid oak with our signature wave form frame and c...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Hardwood
Certified Maison Bagues Ship Chandelier - iron and crystal
By Maison Baguès
Located in Paris, FR
Certified Maison Baguès Chandelier - iron and crystal Finish: Gold or Silver gilding Re-edition of its old model "Le Bateau". UL listing available for an additional charge.
Crystal, Iron
Pair of French Wrought Iron Door Guards
Located in Buchanan, NY
These elegant French door guards from the early 20th century are a true work of art. Made from wrought iron, they showcase intricate neoclassical details that are both beautiful and...
Wrought Iron
Japanese Meiji Era Wireless Cloisonne Pink Crane Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with wireless cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji era, before 1912. Round shape with pronounced base. The piece is decorated with a stork or crane bir...
Copper, Enamel
French Tapestry 3 Panel Room Carved Wood Divider/Screen Glass Window
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a lovely three panel French provincial style screen with a carved crest and a shaped glass "window" in each panel and beautiful tapestries of a courting couple in a different...
Tapestry, Glass, Wood
$24,875
H 72.05 in W 63.59 in D 5.32 in
Rare & Collectable Vintage Chinese Export Hardstone Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely well made and highly collectable Chinese Export circa 1940’s Hardstone room divider folding screen. A truly stunning and exquisit...
Stone
Sculptural Three-Panel Midcentury Bamboo Screen Room Divider
Located in Den Haag, NL
Sculptural three-panel midcentury bamboo screen room divider.
Bamboo
19th Century Continental Chinoiserie Screen
Located in Solebury, PA
An early 19th-century six-panel decorated canvas screen, executed in the chinoiserie style, is exquisitely and finely painted to depict detailed scenes of daily Chinese life, trade, ...
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Louis XVI Style Three-Panel Screen
Located in New York, NY
Screens can add some depth and architectural interest to a room, and this one is exceptionally good looking. This three-panel painted and parcel-gilt screen is surrounded by a beaded...
Mirror, Giltwood
Art Deco Style Wood and Leaded Glass Folding Screen
By Poliarte
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful Art Deco style wooden folding screen / room divider made with leaded glass and with ornaments shaped as birds of paradise. Produced in Verona, Italy by Poliarte in the 1970...
Glass, Wood
$125,000
H 42.52 in W 27.56 in D 22.84 in
Purple Museum Quality Amethyst Centerpiece Mineral Masterpiece Decorative Object
Located in London, GB
A very large, one of a kind epimorph amethyst. This piece is a visual spectacle with the natural sculptural formations of amethyst in a different variety of purple tones. Also disp...
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
Art Deco Wardrobe Armoire Cabinet, Circa 1940's France
Located in North York, ON
This stunning Art Deco wardrobe armoire, made in France circa 1940s, is crafted from rich Macassar wood and finished in a polished high-gloss that highlights its luxurious grain. Bol...
Brass
$11,995
H 78.75 in W 56.5 in D 4.5 in
Pair Antique American Stained Glass Gothic Art Nouveau Doors Windows Povey Bros
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Portland, OR
A rare & important pair of antique American Art Nouveau with Gothic frames stained glass doors/windows, by Povey Brothers, Portland Oregon, circa 1900. Over 6.5' in height. Povey Bro...
Stained Glass
$6,378 / item
H 81.11 in W 70.87 in D 1.19 in
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Gold-Leaf Moro Screen with butterflies
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Moro Screen. Did you know that a group of butterflies is called a "Kaleidoscope"? The name comes ...
Wood
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.