Skip to main content

Folding Dressing Screen

Regency Chinese Imported Lacquered 8 Fold Dressing Screen
Located in Altrincham, GB
Regency Chinese Imported Lacquered 8 Fold Dressing Screen with Silk Panels and Gilt Painted Scenes
Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Silk, Lacquer

Antique English 19th C. Three Fold Dressing Screen
Located in Worcester, GB
Antique English 19th c. three fold dressing screen Late Victorian. Varnished mahogany frame
Category

Antique 19th Century British Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

19th Century French Handmade Gilt Wood Five Panel Silk Folding Dressing Screen
Located in Sofia, BG
Remarkable five panel folding dressing screen made of giltwood hand carved frame covered with fine
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

Three Panel Wood and Corregated Glass Room Divider Dressing Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive three panel folding room divider or dressing screen featuring a rich wood frame with
Category

20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

19th Century Stunning Quality Three Panel Folding Screen
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning quality 19th century mahogany folding three panel dressing screen or room divider
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Antique French Louis XV Green Gold 3 Panel Folding Dressing Vanity Screen Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Green Gold 3 Panel Folding Dressing Vanity Screen Mirror. Item features 2
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

McGuire Organic Modern Rattan Folding Three-Panel Screen
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome bamboo rattan folding three-panel dressing screen or room divider featuring a mirrored
Category

20th Century American Organic Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Vanity Folding Mirror Screen with Marquetry, 1901
By Maison Krieger
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Exceptional dressing / vanity polyptych folding screen (5 panels). Mahogany structure with
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mir...

Materials

Copper

Recent Sales

Liberty & Co Arts and Crafts Oak Four-Panel Folding Dressing Screen
Located in Cheshire, GB
Liberty & Co Arts & Crafts dressing screen with floral painted panels in oak frame. Dimensions
Category

Early 20th Century British Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Oak

Vintage Decorative French Style Dressing Screen
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage decorative French style dressing screen Tri fold dressing screen with original giltwood
Category

20th Century Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Giltwood

Antique French Hand Painted Three Panel Dressing Screen
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louie XV style three panel folding dressing screen having decorative painted canvas
Category

Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Paint

French 1890s Three-Part Carved and Mirrored Dressing Screen with Sun Mascaron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French three-part mirrored and carved folding dressing screen from the late 19th century, with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Mirror

Victorian Three-Fold Mahogany Dressing Screen with Upholstered Panels
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian three-fold mahogany dressing screen with upholstered panels Victorian three fold
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Adam Style Screens and Room Dividers

3 Fold Art Deco Dressing Screen, Bird’s-Eye Maple Room Divider
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
3 fold Art Deco dressing screen, bird’s-eye maple room divider This is a very stylish Art Deco
Category

20th Century Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Maple

Stamped Jansen Tri-Fold Mirror with Dressing Table
Located in Manhasset, NY
Fabulously Elegant Stamped Jansen Tri-Fold Mirrored Screen with dressing table attached, topped
Category

Vintage 1940s Argentine Vanities

Materials

Onyx

Antique French Giltwood Three Fold Dressing Screen, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique French Louis Revival giltwood three-fold dressing screen, circa 1870
Category

Antique 1870s French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Giltwood, Damask

French Louis XV Style Four Panel Folding Dressing Screen
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A charmingly whimsical four panel painted folding screen in the Louis XV style. The screen is
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Linen, Wood

Decorative Three Panel Folding Room Divider, Dressing Screen
Located in New York, NY
Upholstered front and back decorative folding dressing screen, room divider. Each panel has a
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers

French Modern Folding or Dressing Screen Divider, Roll Up Pine
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice Mid-Century screen or room divider. Made in France, predecessor to the classic Eames plywood
Category

Vintage 1940s French Screens and Room Dividers

French Art Nouveau Style Walnut Dressing Screen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Art Nouveau/Rococo style folding three panel dressing screen. Carved walnut frame with c scrolls
Category

Antique 19th Century French Rococo Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Glass, Velvet, Walnut

English Gothic Revival Style Three-Panel Oak Dressing Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exquisite three-panel triptych folding screen or dressing screen crafted from oak. Fitted with
Category

20th Century Gothic Revival Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal, Wire

A wonderful gilded rococco style folding dressing screen
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A truly magnificent carved , gessoed and gilded 3 panel folding screen. It hinges in both
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers

French 3 Fold Walnut and Parcel Gilt Dressing Screen
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A charming and decorative French 3 fold dressing screen. Well constructed with a solid walnut frame
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room D...

Materials

Walnut

Chinese Chrysanthemum Screen
Located in North Egremont, MA
Folding dressing screen with blue and white hand painted, large scale flower images. Blue and white
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers

Chinese Chrysanthemum Screen
Chinese Chrysanthemum Screen
H 82.5 in W 66.25 in D 1.5 in
Antique Screen Room Divider Four-Fold Victorian Leather Embossed Gilded
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A stunning antique 19th century continental heavily embossed leather four fold dressing screen or
Category

Antique 19th Century Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Leather

Antique Decorated & Mirrored Dressing Screen
Located in Lancashire, GB
four fold dressing screen, complete with the original, hand painted flowing gilt foliage decorations
Category

Antique 19th Century English Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Pine

Antique Dressing Screen Edwardian 20th Century Three Fold Mahogany
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Antique Edwardian three-fold dressing screen, scalloped top, the central panel benefits from a
Category

20th Century Edwardian More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Late 19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Vanity Dressing Screen
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
Late 19th century giltwood and gesso three-fold vanity dressing screen, decorated with pierced
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Panelling

Materials

Giltwood

French Brass and Ebonised Wood Mirrored Screen, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
A French brass and ebonised wood framed three fold mirrored dressing screen set on castors, circa
Category

Antique 1890s French Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors

Art Nouveau Satinwood and Embossed Leather Three-Fold Dressing Screen
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
A simply stunning Art Nouveau three-fold dressing screen. The attractive satinwood frame with its
Category

Antique 1890s European Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Gold, Brass

Antique Three-Fold Georgian Mahogany Dressing Screen
Located in Port Chester, NY
Very elegant Georgian room-divider screen, in fine, glowing mahogany. Original flat ruler hinges
Category

Antique 19th Century English Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Art Nouveau Mahogany Framed Three-Fold Dressing or Draught Screen
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
A pretty Art Nouveau mahogany framed three-fold dressing or draught screen. Having attractive
Category

Antique 1880s French Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Silk, Glass, Mahogany

Interesting Antique Hand-Painted Four Fold Leather Bound Dressing Screen
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
Measures: Width of each panel 53.5 cm 21 in Height 183 cm 6 ft. Four fold screen
Category

Antique 19th Century Screens and Room Dividers

People Also Browsed

Antique Petite Mexican Butaque in the Style of Clara Porset
By Clara Porset
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Antique Petite Mexican Butaque in the style of Clara Porset, circa 1960.
Category

Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Style Sofa
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style canape made by La Maison London. Hand carved in solid wood, painted in an ecru white with gold highlights. Upholstered in a fabric of your choice Please note: 11m of...
Category

2010s British Louis XVI Sofas

Materials

Giltwood

Louis XVI Style Sofa
Louis XVI Style Sofa
H 40 in W 45 in D 25 in
Panoplie Petite Iron Tripod Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite iron tripod lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new oyster linen shade. Multiple available, sold individually. Takes one E12 base bulb, up to 25 W or highe...
Category

2010s Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

LU Louis Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome LU Louis sconce AS. An all brass wall sconce in an aged silver finish with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. Multiples available fo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights a...

Materials

Nickel, Brass

LU Louis Sconce AS
LU Louis Sconce AS
H 10 in W 7 in D 7.875 in
Pair of Textured Murano Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass sconces with a smoke color to the textured glass and black glass sphere finials. The “stampato” glass is textured with ridges and is curved in design, making a superb de...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Murano Glass

Giovannetti, 1970s Anfibio Foldable Sofa in Cream Colored Fabric Project, Becchi
By Alessandro Becchi
Located in Casalguidi, IT
The bed-sofa, designed by Alessandro Becchi together with the Giovannetti staff has recently celebrated its 50 years. Its history is full of important events and participations. A p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas

Materials

Wool, Cotton

1950's Style Curved Velvet Sofa in Custom Velvet Colors
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Sofa inspires itself nature where green is the predominant element and where valleys and hills prevail. The item’s details allow it to be the perfect statement piece for any cont...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Pair of Park Night Stands in Oak by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the Park nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the idea is to create special pieces that you can build ...
Category

2010s South African Minimalist Night Stands

Materials

Wood

Tito Agnoli for Cinova Daybed Sofa in Cognac Leather
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Tito Agnoli for Cinova, sofa or daybed model 711, leather, laminated wood, brass, Italy, 1968 Cubic sofa that can be transformed into a daybed by Italian designer Tito Agnoli for Ci...
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Brass

Italian Sculptural Queen Size Bed with Integrated Nightstands in Elm
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Queen Size bed, elm, wood, Italy, 1970s A captivating and sculptural double bed, made in Italy in the 1970s. This piece has amazing quality, not only visible in the design itself bu...
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood, Elm

Mexican Modernism Woven Cane Rattan Screen Room Divider after Clara Porset
By Clara Porset
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Exotic hardwood room divider, privacy screen with woven rattan cane panels. Mexican modernism style with swooping top rails. Gorgeous grained wood with a gloss finish. 4 triple hinge...
Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Rattan, Hardwood

Handcrafted Poplar Wood Screen/Room Divider
By Cassina
Located in Brussels, BE
Sculptural Elegance for Any Space This stunning handcrafted room divider, meticulously designed in solid poplar wood, features a unique interlocking pattern, this piece combines bot...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Poplar

Handcrafted Poplar Wood Screen/Room Divider
Handcrafted Poplar Wood Screen/Room Divider
H 65.36 in W 65.36 in D 1.97 in
19th Century Italian Floral Painted 3 Panel Folding Floor Screen / Room Divider
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique 19th century Italian Floral Painted 3 panel folding floor screen / room divider. The screen has been expertly painted by an Italian school artist. Decorated with floral and ...
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Leather, Canvas, Paint

Mid Century Room Divider Folding Screen
Located in New York, NY
Bendheim Glass panel room divider privacy folding screen. Mahogany panels with colored molded glass set in squares creating a geometric design. Bendheim press molded glass squares ha...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Architectural Elements

Materials

Mahogany, Glass

Gilt Mirrored Back Three-Panel Louis XVI Style Folding Screen Gilt Gold Finish
Located in Manhasset, NY
Three panel Louis XVI style folding screen or room separator. Gilt gold finish having six small mirrors above finely carved panels. Reverse is upholstered in silk.
Category

Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Mirror

Studio BBPR for Olivetti ‘Spazio’ Cabinet
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' side table cabinet, metal, plastic, fabric, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer,...
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Studio BBPR for Olivetti ‘Spazio’ Cabinet
Studio BBPR for Olivetti ‘Spazio’ Cabinet
H 23.04 in W 29.34 in D 20.87 in
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Folding Dressing Screen", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Folding Dressing Screen For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic folding dressing screen available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and giltwood, every folding dressing screen was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the folding dressing screen you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A folding dressing screen, designed in the Art Deco or Louis XV style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

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.

Questions About Folding Dressing Screen
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    A 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.

Read More

Medal-Worthy Memorabilia from Epic Past Olympic Games

Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.

Ahoy! You’ve Never Seen a Collection of Sailor Art and Kitsch Quite Like This

French trendsetter and serial collector Daniel Rozensztroch tells us about his obsession with objects related to seafaring men.

39 Incredible Swimming Pools

It's hard to resist the allure of a beautiful pool. So, go ahead and daydream about whiling away your summer in paradise.

Pamela Shamshiri Shares the Secrets behind Her First-Ever Book and Its Effortlessly Cool Interiors

The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.

Moroccan Artworks and Objects Take Center Stage in an Extraordinary Villa in Tangier

Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.

Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure

Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.

Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch

Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.

The Sparkling Legacy of Tiffany & Co. Explained, One Jewel at a Time

A gorgeous new book celebrates — and memorializes — the iconic jeweler’s rich heritage.