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Art Deco Folding Screen with Gilded Panels and Painted Birds, France 1930/40s
Art Deco Folding Screen with Gilded Panels and Painted Birds, France 1930/40s

Art Deco Folding Screen with Gilded Panels and Painted Birds, France 1930/40s

Located in Ulm, DE

This four-panel folding screen was crafted in France during the late 1930s to early 1940s and

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Painted Wooden Folding Screen, 5 Panels, 20th Century.
Painted Wooden Folding Screen, 5 Panels, 20th Century.

Painted Wooden Folding Screen, 5 Panels, 20th Century.

$1,612

H 50.4 in W 23.23 in D 0.99 in

Painted Wooden Folding Screen, 5 Panels, 20th Century.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Painted wooden folding screen, 5 panels, 20th century. Painted wooden folding screen, 5 panels

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Heavy 19th Century Painted French Window Shutter 3 Fold Screen, Room Divider
Heavy 19th Century Painted French Window Shutter 3 Fold Screen, Room Divider

Heavy 19th Century Painted French Window Shutter 3 Fold Screen, Room Divider

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Heavy 19th century painted French window shutter 3 fold screen, room divider This is a very

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Elegant Pair of  French Sycomore Folding Screens  in the manner of Maxime Old
Elegant Pair of  French Sycomore Folding Screens  in the manner of Maxime Old

Elegant Pair of French Sycomore Folding Screens in the manner of Maxime Old

By André Arbus

Located in Montreal, QC

Important pair of sycomore room dividers/ screens in the manner of Maxime Old, decorated with

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Sycamore

A Continental Antique Textile Covered Four Fold Screens
A Continental Antique Textile Covered Four Fold Screens

A Continental Antique Textile Covered Four Fold Screens

Located in Sheffield, MA

Each arched panel covered in fabric woven in shades of brown, off-white and blue incorporating stylized foliage and strapwork Height 89 1/4 in. Width of each panel 21 1/4 in. P...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers

French Riviera 3 Panel Rattan and Bamboo Folding Screen Room Divider, Italy 1960
French Riviera 3 Panel Rattan and Bamboo Folding Screen Room Divider, Italy 1960

French Riviera 3 Panel Rattan and Bamboo Folding Screen Room Divider, Italy 1960

Located in Roma, IT

Stunning Mid-Century French Riviera style folding screen entirely made of bamboo and rattan canes

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

Louis XV Style Walnut 3-Fold Screen with Upholstered Panels
Louis XV Style Walnut 3-Fold Screen with Upholstered Panels

Louis XV Style Walnut 3-Fold Screen with Upholstered Panels

Located in Queens, NY

French Louis XV style (19/20th Century) walnut 3 fold screen with carved floral top and pink

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Walnut

Important Art Deco Parchment and Ebonized Five-Panel Folding Screen
Important Art Deco Parchment and Ebonized Five-Panel Folding Screen

Important Art Deco Parchment and Ebonized Five-Panel Folding Screen

Located in Montreal, QC

Important Parchment and Ebonized Five-Panel Folding Screen France: circa 1940 Provenance: With

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Parchment Paper

French Riviera 3 Panel Rattan and Bamboo Folding Screen Room Divider, Italy 1960
French Riviera 3 Panel Rattan and Bamboo Folding Screen Room Divider, Italy 1960

French Riviera 3 Panel Rattan and Bamboo Folding Screen Room Divider, Italy 1960

Located in Roma, IT

Lovely screen fully made in bamboo, rattan and leather. This gorgeous room divider was made in

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Leather, Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Vintage Ivory White Lacquered Wood Orientalist Folding Screen ca. 1970s
Vintage Ivory White Lacquered Wood Orientalist Folding Screen ca. 1970s

Vintage Ivory White Lacquered Wood Orientalist Folding Screen ca. 1970s

By Maison Jansen

Located in Geneva, CH

Original vintage ivory white lacuqered wood orientalist folding screen, room divider. Brass hinges

Category

Vintage 1970s French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

Elegant French Mirrored Screen
Elegant French Mirrored Screen

Elegant French Mirrored Screen

$3,200

H 62.5 in W 72 in D 1 in

Elegant French Mirrored Screen

Located in Atlanta, GA

Elegant French carved wood and mirror folding screen, France, at least circa 1940s, possibly much

Category

Vintage 1940s French Regency Revival Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Fabric, Mirror, Wood

Engraved glass folding screen with oak frame, signed “ Laurencin” 1937
Engraved glass folding screen with oak frame, signed “ Laurencin” 1937

Engraved glass folding screen with oak frame, signed “ Laurencin” 1937

By Marie Laurencin

Located in IT

cm Total width (fully extended): 240 cm (folded, the width is reduced) The screen is disassembled

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Glass, Oak

Rococo Style Parcel-Gilt and Painted Three-Fold Screen
Rococo Style Parcel-Gilt and Painted Three-Fold Screen

Rococo Style Parcel-Gilt and Painted Three-Fold Screen

$11,732

H 59.26 in W 51.97 in D 1.58 in

Rococo Style Parcel-Gilt and Painted Three-Fold Screen

Located in London, GB

Painted to the front and rear with outdoor scenes of nature, with courting couples and winged cherubs, in the typical Rococo style.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Rococo Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Victorian Cameo Brass Peacock Fireplace Fan Folding Screen
Antique Victorian Cameo Brass Peacock Fireplace Fan Folding Screen

Antique Victorian Cameo Brass Peacock Fireplace Fan Folding Screen

Located in Chicago, IL

Antique Victorian Cameo brass peacock fireplace fan folding screen. Gorgeous French brass "peacock

Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

Rare Pierre-Adrien Ekman Hand Painted Folding Screen / Room Divider
Rare Pierre-Adrien Ekman Hand Painted Folding Screen / Room Divider

Rare Pierre-Adrien Ekman Hand Painted Folding Screen / Room Divider

Located in Forney, TX

An extraordinarily scarce French hand-painted oil on canvas wooden three panel folding screen

Category

Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Paint

French Mid-Century Modern Cerused Wood and Mother of Pearl Four Panel Screen
French Mid-Century Modern Cerused Wood and Mother of Pearl Four Panel Screen

French Mid-Century Modern Cerused Wood and Mother of Pearl Four Panel Screen

Located in Queens, NY

French Mid-Century 4-panel folding screen with a frame constructed from cerused wood in a grid

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Vintage Coastal 4 Panel Burnt Bamboo Folding Screen With Floral Motif
Vintage Coastal 4 Panel Burnt Bamboo Folding Screen With Floral Motif

Vintage Coastal 4 Panel Burnt Bamboo Folding Screen With Floral Motif

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Stunning four panel bamboo folding screen. Each panel features a floral motif composed of cut

Category

Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bamboo, Cane

Louis XV Three-Panel Folding Screen Room Divider, Black Lacquer, 20th Century
Louis XV Three-Panel Folding Screen Room Divider, Black Lacquer, 20th Century

Louis XV Three-Panel Folding Screen Room Divider, Black Lacquer, 20th Century

Located in Lisbon, PT

An elegant and highly decorative three-panel folding screen, inspired by the fluid curves and

Category

20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Mirror, Chestnut, Fabric

Antique Painted Wood Five-Panel Folding Screen in the Japonisme Style
Antique Painted Wood Five-Panel Folding Screen in the Japonisme Style

Antique Painted Wood Five-Panel Folding Screen in the Japonisme Style

Located in London, GB

The front side of this French Japonisme folding screen has a fine oil depiction on wood of kabuki

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

1960s Italian 3 Panel Bamboo and Bent Pencil Reed Folding Screen
1960s Italian 3 Panel Bamboo and Bent Pencil Reed Folding Screen

1960s Italian 3 Panel Bamboo and Bent Pencil Reed Folding Screen

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Exceptional French or Italian bamboo folding screen. Three panels of expertly crafted panels

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bamboo, Reed

Louis XV Style Carved Gilt 3-Fold Screen with Embroidered Silk Panels
Louis XV Style Carved Gilt 3-Fold Screen with Embroidered Silk Panels

Louis XV Style Carved Gilt 3-Fold Screen with Embroidered Silk Panels

Located in Queens, NY

French Louis XV style (19th Century) carved gilt 3 fold screen with blue silk embroidered panels

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Gold Leaf

Jean Michel Frank Style Cognac Leather Folding Screen Room Divider Art Deco 73”h
Jean Michel Frank Style Cognac Leather Folding Screen Room Divider Art Deco 73”h

Jean Michel Frank Style Cognac Leather Folding Screen Room Divider Art Deco 73”h

By (after) Jean Michel Frank

Located in Atlanta, GA

Frank, France, circa 1940s. Unsigned. It is a versatile piece and can be used as a folding screen, room

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

19th Century 3-Fold Screen with Vernis Martin Panels in the Louis XV Style
19th Century 3-Fold Screen with Vernis Martin Panels in the Louis XV Style

19th Century 3-Fold Screen with Vernis Martin Panels in the Louis XV Style

By William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Located in London, GB

A three-fold Vernis Martin screen In the Louis XV Manner The frame constructed from carved and

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

19th Century French Chinoiserie  Four Panel Giltwood Screen
19th Century French Chinoiserie  Four Panel Giltwood Screen

19th Century French Chinoiserie Four Panel Giltwood Screen

Located in Houston, TX

A lovely 19th Century French giltwood folding screen painted in the Chinoiserie style and backed in

Category

Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Canvas, Silk, Wood, Giltwood

Contemporary French 'Piazza Prints' Black and White Rolling Screen
Contemporary French 'Piazza Prints' Black and White Rolling Screen

Contemporary French 'Piazza Prints' Black and White Rolling Screen

Located in Queens, NY

French Contemporary folding room screen with four panels and three folds, printed in white against

Category

Mid-20th Century French Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

French Hollywood Regency Three Panel giltwood Screen or Room Divider
French Hollywood Regency Three Panel giltwood Screen or Room Divider

French Hollywood Regency Three Panel giltwood Screen or Room Divider

Located in Miami, FL

French 3 fold giltwood screen with Empire eagle motifs and beveled mirrors. Antique gold style

Category

20th Century Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Three Fold Crocodile Skin Room Divider
Three Fold Crocodile Skin Room Divider

Three Fold Crocodile Skin Room Divider

$2,285

H 114.18 in W 59.06 in D 2.37 in

Three Fold Crocodile Skin Room Divider

Located in Kent, Dover

A French three fold room divider in hand stitched black crocodile skin. The reverse of plain dark

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Leather

Rounds and Squares Folding by Pierre Cardin, 1970
Rounds and Squares Folding by Pierre Cardin, 1970

Rounds and Squares Folding by Pierre Cardin, 1970

$23,776

H 94.49 in W 83.47 in D 1.97 in

Rounds and Squares Folding by Pierre Cardin, 1970

Located in Paris, FR

Folding screen rounds and squares with white matte paint on wooden structure. 3 folding panels

Category

Vintage 1970s French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

French Provincial 19th Century Screen 4 Fold
French Provincial 19th Century Screen 4 Fold

French Provincial 19th Century Screen 4 Fold

Located in palm beach, FL

Four-leaf wooden screen. Oil on canvas represents a French countryside scene in the 19th century

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early 20th century French Glass and Fabric Folding Screen, 1920s
Early 20th century French Glass and Fabric Folding Screen, 1920s

Early 20th century French Glass and Fabric Folding Screen, 1920s

Located in LEGNY, FR

Add a touch of elegance and vintage charm to your interior with this stunning three-panel screen

Category

Vintage 1920s French Panelling

Materials

Fabric, Glass, Wood

19th Century French 4-Panel Wallpaper Mounted on Canvas Folding Screen
19th Century French 4-Panel Wallpaper Mounted on Canvas Folding Screen

19th Century French 4-Panel Wallpaper Mounted on Canvas Folding Screen

Located in Atlanta, GA

19th century French 4-Panel Wallpaper mounted on Canvas Folding Screen featuring Canal Scene.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Panelling

Materials

Canvas

French Brass Figural Pierced & Chased Folding Fan Fire Place Screen, Circa 1820
French Brass Figural Pierced & Chased Folding Fan Fire Place Screen, Circa 1820

French Brass Figural Pierced & Chased Folding Fan Fire Place Screen, Circa 1820

Located in Charleston, SC

French brass figural fire place screen with dancing woman playing tambourine, central flame urn

Category

Antique 1820s French Louis Philippe Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass, Iron

French Brass Acanthus Foliage and Berry Motif Folding Fire Place Screen, C. 1815
French Brass Acanthus Foliage and Berry Motif Folding Fire Place Screen, C. 1815

French Brass Acanthus Foliage and Berry Motif Folding Fire Place Screen, C. 1815

Located in Charleston, SC

French Regency brass scrolled acanthus foliage and berry motif folding fire place screen with egg

Category

Antique 1810s French Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass, Iron

Smoked Glass Folding Triptych glass Fire place screen 1950s
Smoked Glass Folding Triptych glass Fire place screen 1950s

Smoked Glass Folding Triptych glass Fire place screen 1950s

Located in Den Haag, NL

Beathiful triptych Glass Fireplace Screen with Bronze Hinges , Light Brown smoked Glass fire screen

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Smoked Glass

19th Century Antique Iron Brass and Mesh Four Panel Folding Fireplace Screen
19th Century Antique Iron Brass and Mesh Four Panel Folding Fireplace Screen

19th Century Antique Iron Brass and Mesh Four Panel Folding Fireplace Screen

By Napoléon III

Located in Antwerpen, BE

19th century French Fireplace screen, Napeleon III Period. Fire screen in cast iron, brass and mesh

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Country Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Iron, Wire

19th Century French Empire style fire screen.
19th Century French Empire style fire screen.

19th Century French Empire style fire screen.

$3,726

H 45.28 in W 30.32 in D 9.06 in

19th Century French Empire style fire screen.

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A rare and very stylish 19th Century French Mahogany Empire influenced folding fire screen, having

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Ormolu

Extendable Antique Firescreen / Fireplace Screen
Extendable Antique Firescreen / Fireplace Screen

Extendable Antique Firescreen / Fireplace Screen

Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland

French extendable and foldable firescreen / fireplace screen. This large and perfect 19th Century

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron

Serge Damon, Mid-Century Folding Screen, Gilt and Lacquered Wood, France, 1950
Serge Damon, Mid-Century Folding Screen, Gilt and Lacquered Wood, France, 1950

Serge Damon, Mid-Century Folding Screen, Gilt and Lacquered Wood, France, 1950

By Serge Damon

Located in New York, NY

This extraordinary folding screen depicts four musicians holding, from left to right, a drum, a

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Ledoux and Coutaud, Pair of Dual-Leafed Mirrored Folding Screens, France, 1950s
Ledoux and Coutaud, Pair of Dual-Leafed Mirrored Folding Screens, France, 1950s

Ledoux and Coutaud, Pair of Dual-Leafed Mirrored Folding Screens, France, 1950s

By Ledoux & Coutaud

Located in New York, NY

The designer (and owner) of these doors was Fernand Ledoux (1897-1993), a famous French actor

Category

Vintage 1950s French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Mirror, Oak

Mid-Century French Rollin Gilt 4-Fold Screen
Mid-Century French Rollin Gilt 4-Fold Screen

Mid-Century French Rollin Gilt 4-Fold Screen

$28,000

H 82.25 in W 93 in D 2 in

Mid-Century French Rollin Gilt 4-Fold Screen

By Lucien Rollin

Located in Queens, NY

French 1940s 4 fold gilt wood framed screen with a gilt bronze inset frame over a white moire with

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Giltwood

Hand-Painted Folding Screen of Worlds Fair Exposition Scene, French
Hand-Painted Folding Screen of Worlds Fair Exposition Scene, French

Hand-Painted Folding Screen of Worlds Fair Exposition Scene, French

Located in San Francisco, CA

A charming and wonderfully detailed three panel folding screen, tempura or gouche painting on paper

Category

Antique 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Canvas

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French Folding Screen For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic French folding screen available at 1stDibs. A French folding screen — often made from wood, metal and fabric — can elevate any home. There are 151 variations of the antique or vintage French folding screen you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the French folding screen you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A French folding screen is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Louis XVI styles are sought with frequency. A well-made French folding screen has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Baumann France, Fournier Decoration and Gaston André are consistently popular.

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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