Upholstered Folding Screen
21st Century and Contemporary American Space Age Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Paintings and Screens
Bamboo
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood, Upholstery
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Satin, Wood
Antique 19th Century Other Paintings and Screens
Mahogany
2010s French Other Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Fabric, Canvas, Velvet
Antique 19th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Velvet
20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Silk
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Collectibles and Curiosities
Oak, Velvet
Antique 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Screens and Roo...
Upholstery, Mirror
2010s British Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
2010s British Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
2010s British Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century English Adam Style Screens and Room Dividers
Vintage 1980s Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Hardwood
Vintage 1940s French Screens and Room Dividers
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Glass, Mahogany
20th Century American Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
Vintage 1950s French Other Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique 18th Century British Georgian Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
Antique 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood, Velvet, Upholstery
Vintage 1930s Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Fabric, PVC
Vintage 1960s Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstered 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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