Dressing Screen Room Divider
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Antique Early 1900s Paintings and Screens
Wood
20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
20th Century French French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Burlap, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Paintings and Screens
Silk
Antique 19th Century French Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Wardrobes and Armoires
Aluminum
20th Century American Rustic Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Wardrobes and Armoires
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Paintings and Screens
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Wardrobes and Armoires
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Wardrobes and Armoires
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Wardrobes and Armoires
Aluminum
20th Century American Organic Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Brass
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Wood, Glass
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile
2010s American Flush Mount
Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Wardrobes and Armoires
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Plaster
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Leather, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Travertine
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wicker, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Center Tables
Marble
Late 20th Century Unknown Bohemian Sofas
Fabric, Rattan
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Brass
Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Silk, Paper
Recent Sales
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Cut Steel
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Cut Steel
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Cut Steel
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Cut Steel
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cut Steel, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century English Adam Style Screens and Room Dividers
Antique 19th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
20th Century Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Maple
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
20th Century Italian Greco Roman Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
20th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Vintage 1960s American Screens and Room Dividers
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
Late 20th Century Finnish Screens and Room Dividers
20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Leather, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Georgian Screens and Room Dividers
Clay, Plaster
Late 20th Century Unknown Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Mirror
Vintage 1950s Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Decorative Art
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mi...
Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century American Industrial Doors and Gates
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Floor Mirrors and Full-Len...
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Floor Mirrors and Full-Len...
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century German Late Victorian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Enamel, Silver
Vintage 1910s Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Vintage 1940s French Screens and Room Dividers
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
20th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Antique 19th Century Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Brass
20th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Linen, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Dressing Screen Room Divider 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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