Kumiko Teak Room Divider, Japanese Folding Screen, Modern 1960s Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
Four-panel teak folding screen featuring traditional Japanese kumiko joinery with hemp leaf (asanoha) geometric pattern.
Teak
Ebonised Teak & Silk Fine Carved Japanese Asian 4 Panel Screen Room Divider NICE
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Ebonised Teak & Silk Fine Carved Japanese Asian 4 Panel Screen Room Divider NICE
Teak
Vintage Large Six Fold Hand Painted Japanese Floor Screen Room Divider Wall Art
Located in Norwich, England
A large and striking Japanese folding screen, hand painted on a silk type ground and mounted onto a substantial board with teak edging.
Fabric, Teak, Plywood, Paint
Japanese Teak & Textile Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely cool and rare Japanese textile and teak screen. 2 x 26.75" panels.
Teak, Textile
Sold
H 71.86 in W 96.07 in D 0.99 in
Midcentury Teak Kumiko Folding Screen Room Divider Japanese Art Latticework
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
This wonderful four-panel folding wooden screen makes for a very elegant room divider. The Japanese woodwork art of Kumiko is a precise method of assembling wood pieces without glue ...
Teak
Sold
H 72 in W 98 in D 1 in
MCM 1960s Kumiko Hemp Leaf Geometric Pattern 4 Panel Teak Screen - Room Divider
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage MCM, four panel teak screen or room divider with repeating geometric designs, done in the Kumiko style.
Teak
$3,600 / set
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
$2,050
H 34 in W 44 in D 1 in
Antique Japanese Hand Carved, Black Lacquer Table Top 4-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Pasadena, CA
Black lacquer panels decorated with carved Mother of Pearl + Bone Birds and cherry blossom branches.
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Folding Screen Room Divider in Solid Mahogany
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this folding screen made in solid frames of mahogany wood with brass details, circa 1950.
Mahogany
Antique Japanese Six Panel Room Divider Floor Screen
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Japanese Six Panel Room Divider Floor Screen.
Paper
Folding Screen Room Divider in the Style of Clar Porset
By Clara Porset
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950, we offer this fantastic folding screen room divider in the style of Clara Porset, made in mahogany wood and palm cords, fantastic vintage conditions.
Pine
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 76 in W 144 in D 1 in
8 Panel Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Folding Screen Room Divider Grecian Urns 144"
Located in Dayton, OH
A very large and impressive vintage eight panel black lacquer gilt-decorated folding screen, featuring classic Chinoiserie styling with Grecian urns / floral vases and Neoclassical a...
Lacquer
$25,237
H 72.05 in W 63.59 in D 5.32 in
Rare & Collectable Vintage Chinese Export Hardstone Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely well made and highly collectable Chinese Export circa 1940’s Hardstone room divider folding screen. A truly stunning and exquisit...
Stone
$6,800
H 84 in W 120 in D 1 in
Large Chinese Eight-Panel Black Lacquer Folding Screen , Early 20th Century
Located in Wichita, KS
This large Chinese eight-panel black lacquer folding screen dates to the Republic Period, circa 1925–1940. The front features a beautifully executed hand-decorated scholar landscape ...
Brass
Chinoiserie Folding Screen or Room Divider
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
China, 1940s-1960s Folding screen or room divider in black lacquer with hand painted decoration. Chic and functional chinoiserie piece. Each side of the screen has a different design...
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
$5,525
H 70.25 in W 103.5 in D 1 in
Six-Panel Japanese Folding Screen with Scholar’s Objects and Floral Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
This six-panel Japanese folding screen presents a richly detailed composition of scholar’s objects, rendered in vibrant mineral pigments on paper. Each panel depicts vertical stacks ...
Wood, Paper
Sculptural Three-Panel Midcentury Bamboo Screen Room Divider
Located in Den Haag, NL
Sculptural three-panel midcentury bamboo screen room divider.
Bamboo
$1,650
H 48 in W 60 in D 1 in
Chinese Export Four Panel Lacquered Coromandel Dressing Screen Room Divider
Located in Doylestown, PA
Chinese export smaller scale four-panel lacquered dressing screen room divider with hand-painted decoration on both sides. One side depicts a charming continuous pavilion scene with...
Metal
Chinoiserie Coromandel Six Panel Screen
Located in Bradenton, FL
A mid 20th Century Chinoiserie decorated room divider screen with six panels. The black lacquer finish is decorated in front with a lavish, richly detailed river scene in relief, wit...
Brass
Nada Debs Summerland Paravan Folding Screen / Room Divider, Ash
Located in Chicago, IL
Nada Debs 'Summerland' folding screen. Produced by Nada Debs Studio, Lebanon. 21st century Solid Ash, straw. Woven natural straw inside an ash frame produces a beautiful pattern tha...
Ash
$2,500Sale Price|23% Off
H 72 in W 120 in D 0.75 in
MCM Four Panel Teak Folding Screen with Square Lattice Design - Extra Wide
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and hard to find four panel teak folding screen with intricate square lattice design, circa 1970s. Each individual panel measures a substantial 30" wide x 72" tall making...
Teak
Large Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Cranes
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A large six-panel folding screen (byōbu) forming a pair with the previously presented crane screen. This screen features a striking composition of cranes: one with wings majestically...
Wood, Paper
Pair of Small Brass and Tobacco Glass Globe Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of small table lamps, made of a brass cylinder foot topped with an opened top glass globe tinted in a tobacco colour. Ideal for a bedside use thanks to their small size and dimm...
Brass
Henri Quenvil Rare Art Deco Enameled Pendant Chandelier, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This rare and exceptionally wide French Art Deco pendant chandelier was created by Henri Quenvil at his Paris workshop, located at 47 rue d’Hauteville in the 10th arrondissement, cir...
Wrought Iron
$5,093Sale Price|50% Off
H 32.49 in W 32.29 in D 1.97 in L 32.49 in
French 18th Century Forged Iron Folk Art Baroque Tavern Sign
Located in Buisson, FR
Important and beautiful 18th century Tavern sign depicting a rearing white horse with a crowned coat of arms on its back. Most likely from the Alsace, France due to the German influe...
Iron
$18,152 / set
H 32.29 in W 40.16 in D 33.47 in
Rare Pair of Authentic 1950s Roberto Menghi Hall Chairs, Italy, New Pure Mohair
By Roberto Menghi, Arflex
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An original pair of Roberto Menghi Hall chairs, produced by Arflex, Italy, 1950s. Newly upholstered in a premium yellow gold pure mohair fabric. The metal frames have been restored ...
Steel
Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture gilded peacock handmade in precious porcelain one by one, feather by feather. Each feather is unique. Made with shiny porcelain, hand-painted with 24-karat gold and preciou...
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
$2,395
H 19.5 in W 40.5 in D 18 in
Antique 19thC Zanzibar Omani Teak & Brass Stud & Copper Clad Dowry Chest 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A very attractive antique 'Zanzibar' teak and brass stud work & copper overlay dowry chest, circa 1890. A fine quality antique Zanzibar dowry chest, the hinge lidded chest is profu...
Brass
$1,767 / set
H 11.82 in W 5.91 in D 12.21 in L 12.21 in
Pair of Antique Art Nouveau Richard Evered & Sons Nickel Wall Lamps. c.1900
Located in London, GB
An exceptional pair of early Art Nouveau wall lamps by Richard Evered & Sons. c.1900. Crafted in solid brass and finished in bright nickel plate. The plating has mellowed beautifull...
Brass, Nickel
$47,500
H 30.71 in W 109.85 in D 109.85 in
De Sede 'Pagoda' DS-19 Sectional Sofa in Cognac Brown Leather
By De Sede
Located in Waalwijk, NL
De Sede, sofa, model 'Pagoda' DS-19, leather, Switzerland, 1973-1979 This exceptional high-quality sofa, designed by De Sede in the 1970s, is composed of two regular elements, one c...
Leather
$2,514
H 20.08 in W 37.41 in D 16.54 in
Japanese Meiji-period Choba Tansu chest with hand-forged iron fittings, 1880
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
An exceptionally fine Japanese *tansu* chest from the Meiji period, likely dating to the late 19th century (circa 1880–1900). This impressive chest is distinguished by its exceptiona...
Iron
Skyphos. Ancient Greece, 4th century BC. Pottery. 10.6 cm high.
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Skyphos Ancient Greece, 4th century BC Pottery 10.6 cm high; 17 cm across the handles; 10 cm diameter Condition: In good condition. One handle repaired. Provenance: Private coll...
Pottery
Pair of Art Nouveau Wall Sconces
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of Art Nouveau wall sconces, circa 1920. Nickel-plated brass mounts featuring acanthus leaf ornamentation. Electrified; B22 sockets. Three-point mounting. Uraline (uranium) glas...
Brass
Max Ingrand table lamps
By Max Ingrand
Located in Milano, MI
Very rare pair of Max Ingrand pair of table Lamps for Fontana Arte published on " F. Deboni, Fontana Arte: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand. Allemandi, Torino 2012, fig 364"
Metal
Swedish Art Nouveau Lidded Pewter Box, Stockholm, 1904
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Very decorative and elegant lidded pewter box from AB Gamla Santessonska Tenngjuteriet Stockholm, in a cylindrical form stands on fluted legs with ending paws and the lid is adorned ...
Pewter
Stool in pine and sheepskin, Sweden, Late 19th – Early 20th Century
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Crafted from an old support pillar, this piece carries the weight of history within its solid pine structure. Its rustic form has been thoughtfully adapted with a seat in high-qualit...
Sheepskin, Pine
$1,500
H 7.19 in W 5.07 in D 1.32 in
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
By Lewis Carroll
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland [together with] Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1959, 1955. Illustrated by J...
Leather, Paper
Meiji Period 2-Panel Silver Leaf Screen: Oxidised Patina
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A quiet study in texture and tone. This Meiji-period two-panel screen features silver leaf that has naturally oxidised over time, creating a soft, atmospheric surface of shifting gre...
Silver Leaf
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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