$6,958
Baroque Folding Screen
Located in Nagykovácsi, Central Hungary
Baroque folding screen in excellent condition. Pine frame, painted canvas.
Canvas, Wood
Vintage Spanish Baroque Painted Leather Folding Screen
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Spanish Baroque style leather three panel folding screen, hand-painted in rich warm shades of red and brown with large floral urns.
Leather, Wood, Paint
17th Century Baroque Painted 6 Fold Screen Don Quixote
Located in London, by appointment only
An exceptional late 17th-century Anglo-Dutch painted screen, composed of six hinged panels, richly decorated in oil paint on canvas on board. The scene depicts a theatrical and alleg...
Canvas, Wood
Antique Italian Tooled Leather Floral Design Four Panel Folding Screen
Located in Queens, NY
Italian (19th Century) four panel folding screen with brown and beige tooled leather panels featuring detailed floral designs, with brass nailhead trim and a black canvas-faced rever...
Brass
17th Century Flemish Tapestry Fragment Three-Panel Folding Screen, Late 19th C.
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A stunning antique three-panel folding screen incorporating 17th-century Flemish tapestry fragments, expertly mounted within a velvet-upholstered room divider during the late 19th ce...
Brass
18th Century Anglo Dutch Six-Panel Folding Leather Screen
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Dutch Six Leaves Painted Leather Folding Screen, Early 18TH Century. Rare Chinoiserie parcel gilt and polychrome painted leather sixfold screen depicting painted panels of courtly...
Leather
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H 70.08 in W 78.75 in D 1.19 in
Painted canvas divider, light blue baroque motifs, 4 folding doors, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique canvas screen painted with rich baroque frame motifs, light blue and white frills, composed of 4 folding doors with book opening, handmade in Italy in the 18th century, measu...
Canvas, Poplar
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H 68.5 in W 72 in D 1 in
Original Oil on Canvas Painted 4 Panel Screen Room Divider England circa 1900-20
Located in Round Top, TX
Original oil on canvas painted panels form this impressive baroque style folding screen from the early 1900's.
Canvas, Wood, Paint
French Three-Panel Folding Leather Screen
Located in Kastrup, DK
French Baroque style painted three panel folding leather screen depicting birds and floral motifs.
Leather, Wood
19th Century French Upholstered Three Fold Screen
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Highly imposing mid-19th Century French three-fold modesty screen or room divider. Each panel is enclosed in molded gilt frames with short scrolled legs and ornately carved scrolled...
Giltwood
Antique French Ormolu Four-Panel Folding Fire Screen
Located in London, GB
This elegant antique folding fire screen features beautifully detailed gilt bronze mounts, that would look stunning in a luxurious drawing room.
Bronze
Fortuny Upholstered Five Panel Folding Screen Room Divider
By Fortuny
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Fortuny silk damask upholstered folding screen or room divider. Bespoke professionally crafted screen features five panels painstakingly constructed with brass tack nail hea...
Brass
Italian Four Fold Screen by Carlo Marchiori
By Leonardo Fiori, Carlo Marchiori
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Architectural Trompe L'oeil Hand Painted Room Divider, Floor Screen.Exceptionally well executed Trompe L'oeil mosaic four panel screen or room divider. Custom piece, one of a kind...
Wood
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base. Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H. Clearance: 27"
Wood
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Murano glass wall sconces, in stock Fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finials and brass accents Art Deco inspired design. Gives off warm beams of lig...
Brass
$4,250 / set
H 15.75 in W 5 in D 3 in
Brass and Murano Glass Sconces, Mid-Century Modern Style, Italy, New Design
Located in Austin, TX
Petite sconces from Murano, Italy made with smoked glass stamped into a lovely curved shape with texture. The brass structure has been newly wired to fit US standards. This pair is...
Brass
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$8,234 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Poplar Burl by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Structure: Made from Poplar Burl veneer with solid oak edging, the Park Nightstand is finished with matching veneer on both the exterior and interior. The inside includes an adjustab...
Wood, Poplar, Burl
The 'Matisse' Etagere
Located in London, GB
The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...
Wrought Iron
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
$2,838 / item
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Modern Fabric Pendant Light by Studio Mirei, Nebula 60, from Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Nebula collection is drawn out of the interstellar clouds of dust and gas in space - regions where stars begin to form. Made of a woven natural fiber from the banana tree, which ...
Natural Fiber
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$4,800
H 48 in W 45 in D 2 in
Pair of Four-Panel Reversible French Chinoiserie Coromandel Screens Paris, 1920s
Located in Miami, FL
Eight-Panel Reversible Chinese Coromandel Screen Pair of French chinoiserie screens, Paris, 1920s This French chinoiserie screens from the 1920s are composed of four panels richly ...
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
$42,500 / set
H 34.25 in W 24 in D 23 in
Four Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Chinoiserie Bergères, Jansen Attr., 1890
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare Assembled Set of Four French Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Carved and Japanned-Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated Bergers Armchairs, attributed to Maison Jansen (House of Janse...
Velvet, Giltwood, Lacquer
"Marchand" Scalloped Walnut Dresser by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
The Marchand 6-drawer dresser showcases elegantly scalloped edge detailing and textural drawer fronts, making it a distinctive piece in any bedroom. It sits on minimal turned legs, b...
Oak
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...
Brass
Hand-Painted Floral Screen with Butterflies, Vintage Four-Panel Divider
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage four-panel hand-painted screen with butterfly and flower motifs. A celebration of artistry and nature, this vintage Chinese four-panel screen brings elegance to any space w...
Wood, Paper
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.