Painted 3 Panel Screen
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Wood
Vintage 1960s Screens and Room Dividers
Other
Vintage 1970s Unknown Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Paper
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Antique Early 18th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1950s Italian Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1970s Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood, Paint
Antique 19th Century German Vienna Secession Screens and Room Dividers
Copper, Tôle
Antique 18th Century Belgian Baroque Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Recent Sales
Mid-20th Century Ming More Art
Silk, Wood, Paper, Oil
Vintage 1980s Paintings and Screens
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Paint
Antique 1870s Screens and Room Dividers
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Art
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Vintage 1960s American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Antique 19th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1950s Unknown Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Glass, Tapestry
Vintage 1930s American Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Paint, Wood
20th Century French Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Paint
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Foil
Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Wood, Paint, Mirror
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Canvas, Paint
Antique Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Elm
Early 20th Century European Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Vintage 1950s French Screens and Room Dividers
Vintage 1930s French Paintings
Vintage 1970s American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1950s Unknown Paintings and Screens
Brass
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Linen, Gesso, Paint, Lacquer
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Screens and Room Dividers
Vintage 1940s American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1980s Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Sofas
Fabric, Palmwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Beds and Bed Frames
Hardwood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Side Tables
Marble, Brass
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Doors and Gates
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture
Stone, Wrought Iron
Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements
Wrought Iron
Antique Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Benches
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Sofas
Mahogany, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Vases
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Iron
Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Plaster
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Coat Racks and Stands
Copper
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Historical Memorabilia
Brass
Painted 3 Panel 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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