Botanical Hand-Painted Room Divider with Vibrant Flowers and Vines, Vintage
Located in Yonkers, NY
This vintage hand-painted room divider showcases a mesmerizing botanical scene, featuring an array of colorful flowers, lush green leaves, and delicate winding vines set against a ri...
Wood, Paper
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H 78 in W 61 in D 0.75 in
Hollywood Regency Botanical Hand Painted Maitland Smith Screen Room Divider
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Solid wood hand painted folding screen room divider by Maitland Smith. Bright and vibrant with a captivating, tropical, Neo Art Deco design and color scheme.
Canvas, Hardwood
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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
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H 66.93 in W 59.06 in D 0.79 in
A 1950's folding screen / room divider with Victorian botanical lithographs
Located in London, GB
A 1950's 3 panel folding screen / room divider with Victorian botanical lithographs.
Mahogany
Vintage Avian Botanical Themed 4-Panel Room Divider
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Art or function this beautiful vintage room divider can be used either way. Adorned with a avian and botanical theme I can envision this in a feminine space, a bedroom or even as a s...
Wood
Vintage Chinoiserie Birds & Botanical 4 Panel Screen Room Divider
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage Chinoiserie Birds & Botanical 4 Panel Screen Room Divider
Wood, Paper
Maurice Dufrêne for La Maitrise art deco tapestry 1922
By Maurice Dufrêne, La Maitrise
Located in Paris, IDF
Maurice Dufrene designed this tapestry for the studio La Maitrise, Les Galeries Lafayette, in Paris in 1922, just as he became the director of the studio. Crafted from handspun wool,...
Wool
Pair of Pierre Yves Rochon Nickel Plated Brass French Sconces
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Pierre Yves Rochon nickel plated brass French sconces. Specially made for a prestigious palace in Paris. In the style of Rulhman. US rewired and in working condition. 2 S...
Brass, Nickel
Large (29") Smooth Undulating White Plaster Shell Pendant Light
Located in San Francisco, CA
A plaster pendant in a smooth, undulating shell shape, with scalloped edges. A newer take on Francis Elkins's 1940s plaster plafonnier. Hanging by four white chains; with 3 medium ba...
Metal
Capiz Shell Table Lamp, Model Cornelia
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cornelia Table Lamp is a lamp that is made from capiz shells which gives the material an irregular structure. This makes each lamp unique, something that adds to its character and pe...
Brass
$1,125 / item
H 68 in W 14 in D 0.75 in
DOUGLAS Room Divider - Lilac - Handcrafted in Canada - Le Tenon & la Mortaise
By Le Tenon & la Mortaise
Located in Saint-André-de-Kamouraska, CA
Elegant Three-Panel Folding Screen - LILAC VERSION Bring softness and sophistication to your interiors with this slender, three-panel screen, thoughtfully designed to define spaces ...
Wood, Fir
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 72 in W 64 in D 1 in
Italian Four Panel Flowers and Birds Room Divider/Screen
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Italian four panel screen/room divider. Folder size 72x 16x 5"
Hardwood, Paint
Neoclassical Style Lacquered Five Panel Screen Fragment
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic Asian five panel screen fragment of a larger painted screen. The screen features a lacquered canvas over a wood frame depicting neoclassical style column architecture with f...
Canvas, Wood
$900 / item
H 7.5 in Dm 10 in
Vintage Bronze Bowl with Generous Rounded Silhouette and Verdigris Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
This vintage bronze bowl captivates with its verdigris patina and elegantly generous lines. The bowl features a smaller circular mouth that gracefully contrasts with the fuller, roun...
Bronze
$7,475
H 80.5 in W 121.5 in D 1 in
Vintage Coromandel Screen with White Cranes, Gold Accents, and Black Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese six-panel Coromandel screen, adorned with hand-painted cranes and intricate gilt accents, showcasing a harmonious balance of natural beauty and artistry. The screen...
Wood
$4,025
H 90 in W 72 in D 1 in
Art Deco Revival Folding Screen with Gilded Gazelles on Cobalt Blue Panels
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Art Deco Revival cobalt blue three-panel arched screen with gilded gazelles. Boldly embracing the glamour of the Art Deco revival, this exquisite three-panel folding screen captiv...
Wood
$7,825
H 84 in W 96 in D 1 in
Mid-Century Chinese Coromandel Screen with Gold Cranes and Lacquered Floral Back
Located in Yonkers, NY
A striking six-panel Chinese Coromandel screen from the mid-20th century, adorned with intricately incised and gilded cranes in flight. Set against a warm, golden background with a t...
Brass
$2,875
H 72 in W 64 in D 1 in
Four-Panel Hand-Painted Folding Screen with Still-Life Floral Composition
Located in Yonkers, NY
This striking four-panel Chinese folding screen features a richly detailed still-life composition hand-painted across the entire surface. Set against a marbled parchment-toned ground...
Wood
$5,175 / item
H 84 in W 97 in D 1 in
Vintage Six-Panel Calligraphy Screen Divider with Hand-Painted Inscriptions
Located in Yonkers, NY
A six-panel Chinese screen with vintage calligraphic inscriptions, this piece exudes timeless elegance and cultural heritage. Each panel, measuring 16" wide, is meticulously adorned ...
Wood
Vintage Venetian Scene Four-Panel Folding Screen with Nautical Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage four-panel screen with 18th century Venetian inspired scene. Elevate your interior space with this stunning four-panel folding screen, a tribute to the timeless allure of V...
Wood
Black and Gold Four-Panel Screen Divider with Repeating Floral Motif
Located in Yonkers, NY
This vintage four-panel screen from China features a richly textured surface adorned with a repeating floral and foliate motif in gold against a deep black background. Stylized bloom...
Leather, Wood
Italian Neoclassical Bird and Garden Vignette Folding Screen
Located in Queens, NY
Italian neoclassical-style four panel folding screen hand-painted with an array of birds in a garden on the front and brown detailing on the reverse.
Canvas, 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.
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