Folding Room Dividers
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Hardwood
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Hardwood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan, Teak
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Late 20th Century American Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Vintage 1940s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Bentwood
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Chestnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Vintage 1940s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century British Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
Vintage 1980s Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century French French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Burlap, Wood
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Glass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Antique 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian Spanish Colonial Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan
20th Century English High Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan, Mirror
Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Divi...
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut, Paint
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Antique Early 19th Century French Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Paint, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
Vintage 1970s American Architectural Elements
Glass, Mahogany
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
Vintage 1960s Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
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Folding Room Dividers For Sale on 1stDibs
Finding the Right Screens and 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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