Painted Leather Screen
Antique 1870s American American Empire Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Paintings and Screens
Leather
Antique 18th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Leather
Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
20th Century American Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
Antique 1760s Spanish Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique Late 18th Century English Paintings and Screens
Leather, Paint
Antique 1870s French Empire Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique Late 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
Antique 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique 18th Century Dutch Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Canvas, Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique 19th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Antique 1760s Dutch Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Chesterfield Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Paint
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Cord, Wood, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Danish Rococo Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint, Leather
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood, Paint
2010s Lebanese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel
Recent Sales
20th Century Dutch Screens and Room Dividers
Antique 19th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Antique 18th Century English Paintings
Leather
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Wood, Leather
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Art
Wood, Leather
Mid-20th Century Paintings and Screens
20th Century Dutch Screens and Room Dividers
Antique Late 18th Century French Georgian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Paint
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paintings and Screens
Leather
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique 1690s French Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Antique 1840s French Régence Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Antique 1780s Spanish Other Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood, Paint
Antique 1780s Spanish Spanish Colonial Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century French Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Linen
20th Century Unknown Collectibles and Curiosities
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Decorative Art
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Paint, Leather, Wood
Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Art
Leather, Pine
Antique Late 19th Century English Elizabethan Paintings
Antique Mid-19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
20th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique 1750s European Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique 19th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Antique 19th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Screens and Room Dividers
Paint, Wood, Leather
Early 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Early 20th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique 1890s Dutch Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Screens and Room Dividers
Antique 19th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique 19th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Paintings and Screens
Leather
Antique 19th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Antique 19th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Early 20th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Leather
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Antique 19th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Paint
Antique 19th Century Spanish Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Di...
Metal
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Screens and Room Dividers
Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Paint
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Mahogany
Vintage 1920s French Classical Greek Statues
Concrete, Cement
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Metal
Antique 1880s French Aesthetic Movement Porcelain
Porcelain, Ceramic
20th Century Chinese Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile
2010s American Modern Contemporary Art
Paper
Antique 1760s Scottish Chippendale Card Tables and Tea Tables
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage 1970s Danish Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Suede, Beech
Antique 18th Century French Rustic Flooring
Limestone
Antique Early 18th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Antique 1810s French Empire Bed Coronas
Other
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Cherry
Vintage 1950s French Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
Painted Leather 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Japanese screen painting is the art of creating byōbu, or Japanese screens. Byōbu vary in subject matter and style. The screens are free-standing, portable and decorated with symbolic images or calligraphy. It is common to find byōbu in pairs with at least two panels. Shop a selection of byōbu on 1stDibs.
- Can I paint a leather desk top?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021Yes, you can paint a leather desk top. You can transform an old leather desk top and add visual appeal with easy-to-use leather paint. If you don’t feel confident in trying this by yourself, get in touch with a furniture restorer or related professional for help. Find a variety of leather desk tops on 1stDibs.
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