European Folding Screen
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Paintings and Screens
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Chinese Romantic Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Antique 19th Century European Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Softwood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
Antique 1890s European Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary European Wall Mirrors
Wicker
Antique 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Fireplace Tools and Chimne...
Brass
Recent Sales
Early 20th Century European Dutch Colonial Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint, Paper
2010s European Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Stainless Steel, Brass
Antique 19th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Velvet
Vintage 1960s European Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Straw, Rope
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century European Paintings and Screens
Wood, Silk
Early 2000s European Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century European Rococo Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Tapestry
20th Century European Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Cane
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Hardwood
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Faux Leather
Vintage 1950s European Bauhaus Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Pine
Antique Mid-19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern More Mirrors
Mirror
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Antique 19th Century European Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Antique Mid-19th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century European Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Cane
Antique 19th Century European Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Vintage 1960s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Antique 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Vintage 1930s European Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Wood
Antique 19th Century European Aesthetic Movement Screens and Room Dividers
Textile, Wood
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Antique Early 19th Century European Greek Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Vintage 1970s European Regency Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Antique Early 18th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Early 20th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Mid-20th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Antique Mid-19th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Ro...
Wicker, Cane, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Ro...
Wicker, Cane, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Ro...
Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Early 20th Century Russian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Early 20th Century European Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Brass
Antique 1890s European Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Gold, Brass
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20th Century Moorish Turkish Rugs
Mohair
21st Century and Contemporary Club Chairs
Cotton, Linen, Foam, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Other
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Metal
1990s Bohemian Side Chairs
Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Burmese Loveseats
Rattan, Wood
20th Century Chinese Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
Early 2000s European Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Vintage 1910s Indonesian Other Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures
Pottery
Antique 19th Century Dutch Rococo Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
2010s Danish Arts and Crafts Pillows and Throws
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
20th Century English Other Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Early 2000s European Gustavian End Tables
Brass
European Folding 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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