Vintage Room Divider Screen
1960s Vintage Room Divider Screen
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
1970s Art Deco Vintage Room Divider Screen
Brass
1960s Bohemian Vintage Room Divider Screen
Leather, Bamboo, Wicker
20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Vintage Room Divider Screen
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
1970s American Bohemian Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood, Paper
1940s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Room Divider Screen
Stone
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Bamboo
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Room Divider Screen
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Classical Greek Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Pine
1980s Chinese Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
Mid-20th Century Other Vintage Room Divider Screen
Jade
1970s Unknown Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Brass
1980s Chinese Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Vintage Room Divider Screen
Rattan
1990s American Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Canvas
1960s French Provincial Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Room Divider Screen
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Vintage Room Divider Screen
Bamboo, Rattan
1940s Japanese Art Deco Vintage Room Divider Screen
Mahogany
1970s Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
1950s French Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
Recent Sales
1960s European Vintage Room Divider Screen
1980s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Room Divider Screen
Gold Leaf
1960s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wicker, Straw, Rope
Late 20th Century European Bohemian Vintage Room Divider Screen
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century American Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood, Parchment Paper
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Fabric, Wood
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
1930s Art Deco Vintage Room Divider Screen
Canvas
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Metal
Late 20th Century Japonisme Vintage Room Divider Screen
Hardwood, Paper
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Vintage Room Divider Screen
Hardwood, Paint
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Metal, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Japanese Vintage Room Divider Screen
Hardwood
1980s Asian Chinoiserie Vintage Room Divider Screen
Hardwood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Vintage Room Divider Screen
Canvas
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Vintage Room Divider Screen
Soapstone
1960s Vintage Room Divider Screen
Jade
Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Vintage Room Divider Screen
Silk
Late 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Vintage Room Divider Screen
Soapstone
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Stained Glass
Late 20th Century Unknown Vintage Room Divider Screen
Mirror
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Room Divider Screen
Bamboo
1940s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Room Divider Screen
Hardwood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Room Divider Screen
Brass
Late 20th Century Medieval Vintage Room Divider Screen
Oak, Paint
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
1980s Chinese Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
Mid-20th Century Asian Colonial Revival Vintage Room Divider Screen
Teak
Mid-20th Century Asian Colonial Revival Vintage Room Divider Screen
Teak
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
20th Century English Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Teak
Mid-20th Century Indian Spanish Colonial Vintage Room Divider Screen
Brass
Mid-20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
20th Century American Neoclassical Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Room Divider Screen
Stone
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood, Parchment Paper
1970s Italian Vintage Room Divider Screen
Mid-20th Century Chinese Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
1980s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Room Divider Screen
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Teak
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Fabric, Teak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Mahogany
20th Century Hollywood Regency Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood, Paint
1990s American Chinoiserie Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood, Paper
20th Century Chinoiserie Vintage Room Divider Screen
Pottery, Hardwood
20th Century French Medieval Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Room Divider Screen
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Pine
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Pine
1950s American Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood, Plywood
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Bamboo, Cane, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Japanese Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
People Also Browsed
1970s American Futurist Vintage Room Divider Screen
Plastic, Hardwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Chrome, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Travertine, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Steel
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Room Divider Screen
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century French Art Nouveau Vintage Room Divider Screen
Bamboo
19th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Room Divider Screen
Giltwood
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Vintage Room Divider Screen
Metal, Brass
19th Century French Art Nouveau Vintage Room Divider Screen
Bamboo, Rush
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Leather, Upholstery, Teak
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Room Divider Screen
Burl
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Room Divider Screen
Wood
1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Room Divider Screen
Chrome
Vintage Room Divider Screen 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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