French Provincial 6-Fold Screen with Painted Pastoral Scene
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial (18th century) 6 fold screen with painted scenes of rustic countryside with farm house.
Wood
Antique French Painted Screen Depicting Three Figural Landscape Scenes
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Museum-quality French three-panel painted screen, exquisitely decorated with pastoral landscape scenes depicting people fishing, riding a horse, musical shepherds with sheep, and ou...
Wood
$1,276Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Hand Painted Three Panel French Wood Room Divider or Partition Screen
Located in Seattle, WA
vintage hand painted three panel french wood room divider and or space partition screen. Dimensions 48W 1D 71H.
Wood
Wood Fireplace Screen with Painted Nautical Yacht Scene on Canvas
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Wood fireplace screen with a painted circular nautical painting of yacht or pod yacht on the water. A beautiful piece for any living room or country home or beach home. The back ...
Canvas, Glass, Wood, Paint
Rustic French Burlap Grain Sacks and Wood Folding Screen / Room Divider
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching three-panel folding screen / room divider in white patinated wood upholstered with vintage French burlap grain sacks, France, 1960s. This wooden folding screen combines ...
Fabric, Burlap, Wood
Pair of Collectable Antique Persian Hand Painted Oriental Scenes on Silk Framed
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of circa 1880-1900 Persian hand painted silk wall hangings depicting oriental scenes. A very good looking and decorative pair,...
Silk, Paint
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. Magnificent cloudy blue sky and green landscape, traditional house, animals, and a f...
Wood, Paint
Sold
H 59.45 in W 53.15 in D 1.97 in
Hand-Painted French Provincial Screen, Wood, Late 19th Century, France
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Très beau paravent peint à la main représentant une scène du mariage de Paul et Virginie. D'après Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre publié en 1788.
Wood
French Provincial Hand Painted Folding Screen, 18th Century
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Early original 18th Century French Provincial painted floor (or hanging) screen, paravent, in primarily ochre shades and terra cotta with some light green, having charming landscape ...
Wood, Paint
Stunning 18th Century French Provincial Oil on Canvas 6-Panel Screen
Located in Doylestown, PA
A rare 18th century French Provincial 6-panel screen, oil paint on canvas, with landscapes featured in medallion cartouches and a foliate design on the bottom half.
Canvas
French Hand Painted Wallpaper Screen, 18th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
18th century French hand painted wallpaper three-panel screen, each panel having a rustic scene surrounded by an overall floral motif. Reverse side also with flowers.
Paper
Pair Continental 2-Panel Painted Canvas Low Screens
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand Painted and nailhead decorative half screens
Leather
Sold
H 72 in W 16.5 in D 1.75 in
Four Panel Hand Painted French Cherub Putti Musical Dressing Screen Room Divider
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Four vintage panel hand painted French cherub putti musical dressing room divider. Item features 4 folding sections, wood frame hand painted cherubs in a musical theme which are pain...
Wood
18th Century French Painted Screen
Located in Doylestown, PA
A charming Provincial French hand-painted wallpaper six-panel screen (paravent).
Paper
Monumental Still Life Painted Screen by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental painted oil on canvas five-panel screen "still life with rabbit" by Napa Valley artist Ira Yeager (Californian b. 1938). This larger than life painting, bursting with vivi...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Rare 18th Century 3-Panel Screen, French
Located in Doylestown, PA
A charming and colorful hand painted 3-panel canvas folding screen on a wood frame, French Louis XV Period, circa 1760, the outer panels painted with idyllic landscapes above lower p...
Canvas
Antique French 4 Panel 19th Century Painted Screen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Hand painted in great detail four panel continental screen in a classical musical four seasons floral motif. Now mounted as a single unit to be hung on a wall (no longer folded). Nai...
Canvas
19th Century French Hand Painted Four Panel Folding Screen
Located in Burton, TX
Found in the South of France, this 19th Century French Four Panel Folding Screen was hand painted by artisans in the 1800's.
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$800Sale Price / item|47% Off
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razoblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and honey coloured lambskin. Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century Modernism. M...
Oak
$950 / item
H 25.6 in W 32.67 in D 13.78 in
New Black Wrought Iron Curule Bench with Cushion, Savonarola, Throne
Located in Miami, FL
New black wrought iron curule bench with cushion, Savonarola, Throne. Cushion included.
Iron
$2,860 / item
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
By Neca Abrantes
Located in Jardim America, SP
This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...
Straw
$4,812Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 23.63 in Dm 27.56 in
Rezzonico chandelier 5 arms clear Murano glass, multicolor details by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Kia Ora chandelier 5 lights clear Murano glass with blue and ruby trims, multicolour vitreous paste details. Kia Ora is the combination of the traditional Venetian structure with g...
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$34,127
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
$2,520Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 103 in W 65 in D 2 in
Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Handcrafted 3 Panel Wooden Screen/Room Divider
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a set of 3 pcs Chinese antique open carved wooden panels which used to be the interior divider/door panels in ancient China that are put together to make into a screen. Scree...
Wood
$768Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 2.75 in D 42 in
1940's Hollywood Regency Asian "Chinoiserie" Room Dividing Screen - Petite i
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1940's Hollywood Regency Asian "Chinoiserie" Room Dividing Screen. Artisan made. Petite in size. 4 panels.
Wood
Hand-Painted Floral Screen with Butterflies, Vintage Four-Panel Divider
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage four-panel hand-painted screen with butterfly and flower motifs. A celebration of artistry and nature, this vintage Chinese four-panel screen brings elegance to any space w...
Wood, Paper
$1,895
H 72 in W 53 in D 2 in
Vintage Chinoiserie Floral Three-Panel Bamboo Screen Room Divider With Cracked L
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A charming and decorative piece, this vintage three-panel folding screen features a bamboo frame with a beautifully aged lacquered floral chinoiserie design in warm ochre tones. The ...
Rattan
Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bird Cage, Art Nouveau Year: 1900 Country: French Material: Iron It is an elegant and sophisticated bird cage. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles s...
Iron
1970s Mother-of-Pearl Inlayed Four-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s Mother-of-Pearl Inlayed Folding Screen Outside is lacquered and painted Outer edge is carved and lacquered Pattern on both sides Can be folded flat Width given when open comp...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
$13,533 / item
H 49.22 in Dm 70.87 in
Brass and Parchment Paper Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Impressive chandelier made of white enameled brass arms holding six beautiful parchment paper shades, which can be adjusted thanks to the handle of each socket. Signed by the arti...
Brass
20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cage, Hand-Painted Metal & Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
$2,495
H 78.25 in W 20 in D 1.75 in
Fine Decorative Arts Gilded Paint Decorated Florentine 4 Panel Dressing Screen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This refined Florentine four-panel dressing screen, crafted in Italy during the 1940s, is a beautiful example of mid-20th-century decorative craftsmanship inspired by centuries-old ...
Walnut
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
H 72 in W 64 in D 1 in
Chinese Export Four Panel Coromandel Screen Pearlescent Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring an idyllic seascape with beauties. The background is comprised of pearlescent crystal sand that shines like glitter ...
Brass
Five-Paneled French Gilt Folding Screen
Located in Redding, CT
Five-paneled French gilt folding screen. Perfect for privacy or for covering up an area. Gorgeous carved wooden gilt design with caning and hand painted background. Reverse side has ...
Cane, Wood
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.