Upholstered Screen
20th Century English Other Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wool
1990s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Space Age Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Antique 19th Century Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Paintings and Screens
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Screens and Room Divi...
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Mirror, Giltwood
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood, Upholstery
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Linen
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Satin, Wood
Antique 19th Century Other Paintings and Screens
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Damask
2010s French Other Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Fabric, Canvas, Velvet
Antique 19th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Chrome
Antique 1850s European Napoleon III Screens and Room Dividers
Faux Bamboo
20th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Silk, Walnut
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Fabric, Bamboo
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Upholstery
Recent Sales
Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
Early 2000s American Modern Paintings and Screens
Fabric, Wood
20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Linen
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Cut Steel
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Cut Steel
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Cut Steel
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Cut Steel
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Cut Steel
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Cut Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Screens and Roo...
Upholstery, Mirror
Vintage 1960s American Screens and Room Dividers
Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Velvet, Paint
20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Silk
Antique 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique 19th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Velvet
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Upholstery
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Collectibles and Curiosities
Oak, Velvet
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Linen, Beech
2010s British Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
2010s British Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
2010s British Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
Early 2000s American Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Panelling
Linen, Wood
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Linen
1990s American Screens and Room Dividers
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet, Upholstery
Antique Late 19th Century English Adam Style Screens and Room Dividers
Vintage 1980s Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Upholstery
Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Damask
20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
Vintage 1940s French Screens and Room Dividers
20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Antique 19th Century Italian Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century British Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Rosewood
Vintage 1950s French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Satinwood, Fabric
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Softwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Linen
Antique Early 1900s English Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Glass, Beech, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Glass, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Club Chairs
Antique 1790s English Regency Console Tables
Brass
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Night Stands
Antique 19th Century European Desks and Writing Tables
Satinwood
20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
1990s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Suede, Damask
People Also Browsed
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gold Leaf
2010s British Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Club Chairs
Cotton, Linen, Foam, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Center Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Parchment Paper
Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Brass, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Club Chairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Carrara Marble
Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Rattan
2010s English Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames
Cane, Wood
Early 2000s Belgian Louis XVI Sofas
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Steel
20th Century Danish Victorian Books
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Asian Minimalist Beds and Bed Frames
Bamboo
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Vases
Copper, Iron
Upholstered 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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