Antique Dressing Screen
Mid-19th Century Portuguese Other Antique Dressing Screen
Wood
1820s English Regency Antique Dressing Screen
Silk, Lacquer
19th Century Victorian Antique Dressing Screen
Mahogany
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Dressing Screen
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Dressing Screen
Silk, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Antique Dressing Screen
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dressing Screen
Metal
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Dressing Screen
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century Danish Rococo Antique Dressing Screen
Wood, Paint, Canvas
Early 20th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Dressing Screen
Brass
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Dressing Screen
Fabric, Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Dressing Screen
Wood, Paint
1890s French Neoclassical Antique Dressing Screen
Walnut
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Dressing Screen
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Dressing Screen
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Dressing Screen
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Provincial Antique Dressing Screen
Giltwood
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Dressing Screen
Wood
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dressing Screen
Brass
Early 20th Century Surrealist Antique Dressing Screen
Canvas, Oil
19th Century French Antique Dressing Screen
Wood
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Dressing Screen
Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Dressing Screen
Copper
Recent Sales
Late 19th Century Antique Dressing Screen
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Dressing Screen
Fabric, Mahogany
1880s Victorian Antique Dressing Screen
Oak
19th Century French Empire Antique Dressing Screen
Ormolu
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Dressing Screen
Copper
18th Century and Earlier Danish Empire Antique Dressing Screen
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Dressing Screen
Early 20th Century Antique Dressing Screen
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Dressing Screen
Oak
19th Century Louis XVI Antique Dressing Screen
Late 19th Century English Adam Style Antique Dressing Screen
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Dressing Screen
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dressing Screen
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Dressing Screen
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century British Antique Dressing Screen
Oak
19th Century Chinese Antique Dressing Screen
Stone
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Dressing Screen
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Antique Dressing Screen
Giltwood
Early 1900s Antique Dressing Screen
Wood
Early 20th Century Asian Antique Dressing Screen
Wood
Late 19th Century European Aesthetic Movement Antique Dressing Screen
Fabric, Oak
Early 20th Century Antique Dressing Screen
Textile, Wood
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dressing Screen
Wood
1890s Italian Neoclassical Antique Dressing Screen
Hardwood, Silk
Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Dressing Screen
Oak
19th Century American Victorian Antique Dressing Screen
Wood, Oak
19th Century Antique Dressing Screen
Wood
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Dressing Screen
Wood
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Dressing Screen
Giltwood
19th Century French Victorian Antique Dressing Screen
Canvas
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Dressing Screen
Canvas, Wood, Paint
1870s French Antique Dressing Screen
Glass, Giltwood
1850s French Antique Dressing Screen
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Dressing Screen
Mirror, Wood
19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Dressing Screen
Silk, Giltwood
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Dressing Screen
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Dressing Screen
Hardwood
1920s Art Deco Antique Dressing Screen
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Dressing Screen
Pine
1870s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Dressing Screen
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Dressing Screen
Steel
19th Century French Antique Dressing Screen
Linen
19th Century English Antique Dressing Screen
19th Century Italian Antique Dressing Screen
Leather
19th Century English Antique Dressing Screen
19th Century French Antique Dressing Screen
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Dressing Screen
Mirror, Wood
1830s Dutch Antique Dressing Screen
Mirror, Walnut
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Dressing Screen
Brass
19th Century European Antique Dressing Screen
19th Century French Rococo Antique Dressing Screen
Glass, Velvet, Walnut
Early 20th Century Indian Antique Dressing Screen
1910s American Art Nouveau Antique Dressing Screen
Mahogany
1910s Chinoiserie Antique Dressing Screen
Wood
19th Century French Adam Style Antique Dressing Screen
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Dressing Screen
Fabric, Oak
19th Century French Empire Antique Dressing Screen
Fabric, Glass, Wood, Giltwood
1870s French Antique Dressing Screen
Damask, Giltwood
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2010s Italian Renaissance Antique Dressing Screen
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Antique Dressing Screen
Velvet, Walnut
1970s American Modern Antique Dressing Screen
Chrome
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Dressing Screen
Enamel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Dressing Screen
Rattan, Wood, Fabric
19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Dressing Screen
Glass, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Antique Dressing Screen
Mirror, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Chinese Antique Dressing Screen
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Antique Dressing Screen
Wood
Late 20th Century Antique Dressing Screen
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Antique Dressing Screen
Steel
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Dressing Screen
Wood, Giltwood
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Dressing Screen
Mahogany, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dressing Screen
Brass
Late 20th Century Chinese Antique Dressing Screen
Wood
20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Dressing Screen
Brass
Antique Dressing 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021A dressing screen is a translucent folding screen that typically acts as a room divider to provide privacy and diffuse light throughout the room. They are often called room dividers or folding screens. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique, new and vintage dressing screens.
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