Monumental Chinese Lattice Spirit Screen, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
hand-painted silks. This monumental standing screen dates to the 19th century and combines the
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Elm, Pine
Monumental Chinese Lattice Spirit Screen, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
hand-painted silks. This monumental standing screen dates to the 19th century and combines the
Elm, Pine
Four-Panel Red Lacquer Folding Screen with Hand-Painted Floral Scrollwork
Located in Yonkers, NY
This vintage four-panel screen features a striking crimson red ground embellished with intricate
Gesso, Wood
Hand Painted Art Deco Folding Screen circa 1920s Parrots Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand Painted Art Deco Folding Screen, American, circa 1920s. It measures an impressive 68.5" height
Canvas, Wood
French Provincial 6-Fold Screen with Painted Pastoral Scene
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial (18th century) 6 fold screen with painted scenes of rustic countryside with farm
Wood
Hand-Painted Four-Panel Screen with Architectural and Equestrian Scene, Vintage
Located in Yonkers, NY
This vintage four-panel screen presents a richly painted pastoral and architectural composition
Leather, Wood
Four-Panel Black Lacquer Screen with Painted Narrative and Animal Scenes
Located in Yonkers, NY
This large four-panel folding screen features a richly detailed series of painted scenes in a
Wood
Hand-Painted Four-Panel Chinese Export Screen with Tropical Court Scene
Located in Yonkers, NY
Evocative of chinoiserie fantasy and colonial-era visual storytelling, this vintage hand-painted
Canvas, Wood
20th Century Continental Hand-Painted Oil on Board Four-Fold Floor Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
Continental Hand- Painted Wood Four-Fold Floor Screen. Oil on board fllor screen or room divider
Wood, Paint
Vintage Chinese Hand Painted and Carved Green Room Divider/Screen
Located in Delray Beach, FL
detailing, ideal as a statement screen for elegant interiors. Some wear and marks to the edges and paint
Wood
Four-panel Screen Painted Ony Fabric From The 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
19th century four-panel screen in painted fabric with floral decoration. A stunning screen with a
Fabric
Six-Panel Chinese Black Lacquer Screen with Hand-Painted Court Scenes
Located in Yonkers, NY
This six-panel Chinese folding screen is richly decorated in black lacquer with finely rendered
Leather, Wood
Four-Panel Screen with Crackled Surface and Hand-Painted Poetic Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
This vintage four-panel Chinese folding screen features an expressive arrangement of large-scale
Wood, Paper
Four-Panel Black Lacquer Folding Screen with Hand-Painted Floral Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vibrant floral composition enlivens this four-panel folding screen, crafted in black lacquer over
Wood
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Dark Green Moro Screen with Chinoiserie
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
Screen, an elegant celebration of craftsmanship and historical artistry. Hand-painted with delicate
Wood
Antique English red leather hand-painted chinoiserie room divider/ screen
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This beautiful 19th-century leather hand-painted room divider comes from England and is in
Leather
$19,093Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Six-Piece Room Divider Screen with Hand-Painted Birds, 1970
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Unique six-piece lacquered room divider with painted decor of birds and geometric patterns, brass
Plywood, Paint
Rococo Style Parcel-Gilt and Painted Three-Fold Screen
Located in London, GB
Painted to the front and rear with outdoor scenes of nature, with courting couples and winged
Giltwood
Antique Painted Wood Five-Panel Folding Screen in the Japonisme Style
Located in London, GB
background. As the final touch, the five screens are set in a parcel gilt wooden frame, painted red. The
Canvas, Giltwood
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
Oversized Vintage Four-Paneled Screen with Hand Painted Scenes c1940
Located in Big Flats, NY
Four-Paneled Screen with Hand Painted Scenes c1940. 84" x 20" x 5" (folded). This exquisite
Wood
Fantastic Hand-Painted 4 Panel Classical Romantic Screen Room Divider
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This hand-painted 4 panel Classical Romantic screen room divider is a true statement piece that
Walnut
$236Sale Price|20% Off
Japan Small Folding Two-Panel Blue Furosaki Tea Screen Contemporary Simplicity
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan folding two-panel tea screen furosaki byobu depicting a simple cream colored back ground with
Paper, Fabric, Wood
Balla Screen prototype hand-painted produced by Centro Duchamp, 1971
By Giacomo Balla
Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
first three Balla screen entirely hand-painted on both sides. Multilayer wood structure. Set composed by
Wood
magnificent 4 Panel Screen Painted on Wood Depicting the 4 Saisons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This high quality of decoration 4 panel screen frame with giltwood, painting on wood depicting the
Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Gold-Leaf Moro Screen with butterflies
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Moro Screen
Wood
Japanese Asian Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Flower Cart Screen, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen. Listing as Meiji period but could very possibly
Gold Leaf
$1,520Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century Arts & Crafts Folding Screen & Hand Painted Decoration Room Divider
Located in Miami, FL
Unique and highly decorative, work of art folding screen. Some will call this amazing and
Walnut, Paint
Spectacular Painted Six-Panel Armorial Baroque Screen from Italy, Circa 1700
Located in Dallas, TX
This six panel Italian screen is from the Baroque period, circa 1700. The four central panels have
Wood, Canvas
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Gold-Leaf Moro Screen with Chinoiserie
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Moro Screen
Wood
Antique Indonesian 4 Panel Carved Painted and Giltwood Screen or Room Divider
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Indonesian Four Panel Screen converted to wall art. Each panel with hand carved designs
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Vintage Four-Panel Black Lacquer Folding Screen with Hand-Painted Crane Motif
Located in Yonkers, NY
This striking four-panel folding screen, crafted in mid-20th-century China, marries graphic
Wood
Rare & Collectable Vintage Chinese Export Hardstone Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
circa 1940’s Hardstone room divider folding screen. A truly stunning and exquisitely made piece, I’ve
Stone
Chinese 8 Panel Black Coromandel Folding Screen w/Gilded & Hand Painted Intaglio
Located in Topeka, KS
incised, painted, and inlaid screens. Folding screens, also known as pingfeng, meaning: (ping-screen
Brass
French Three Panel Decorative Painted Canvas Screen with Musical Monkeys C. 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
French three panel decorative painted canvas folding screen with dogs playing in landscape scenes
Canvas, Wood, Paint
A Large Directoire Period Painted Seven- fold Screen, French Late 18th century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Directoire Period Painted Seven- fold Screen, French Late 18th century Height: 175 cm
Canvas, Hardwood
Classical 4-Panel Scalloped Screen with Hand-Painted Maidens and Coastal Scene
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Classical four-panel folding screen hand-painted with three maidens. Transform your space with
Metal
Hand Painted Chinoiserie Folding Screen in Amazing Deep Chinese Red Color
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Hand Painted Chinoiserie Folding Screen, believed to be Chinese, circa 1950s, possibly
Wood
A Very Fine 19th Century Four Fold Oriental Screen With Hide Painted Panels
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine and unusual 19th Century Country House Oriental four folding screen with beautifully
Hide, Wood, Paint
Vintage Anglo-Indian Painted and Carved Four-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
solid hardwood and richly hand-painted in traditional Indian motifs, this piece beautifully blends
Wood
Vintage c1970s Mid Century Painted Canvas 3 Panels Room Divider Screen MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Vintage c1970s Mid Century Painted Canvas 3 Panels Room Divider Screen MINT
Canvas
Mid-Century Indian Fretwork Screen with Hand-Painted Details and Bold Colors
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian fretwork four-panel screen from the mid 20th century with polychrome décor. This Indian
Wood
$4,583Sale Price|20% Off
Exclusive Japanese screen/room divider made of black lacquer, painted and inlaid
Located in Berlin, DE
Exclusive Japanese screen/room divider made of black lacquer, painted and inlaid Carved in wood
Stone, Quartz
19th Century French Hand Painted Four-Panel Folding Screen with Leather Trim
Located in Dallas, TX
tradition. The hand painted folding screen is further embellished with a tan leather trim secured with brass
Leather, Wood
Fine Decorative Arts Gilded Paint Decorated Florentine 4 Panel Dressing Screen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This refined Florentine four-panel dressing screen, crafted in Italy during the 1940s, is a
Walnut
Vintage Chinese Six-Panel Screen with Painted Birds, Flowers, and Gold Detailing
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Midcentury Chinese six-panel gold and black screen with bird, floral and tree motifs. This
Wood, Lacquer
Hand-Painted Four-Panel Chinese Screen with Garden Pavilion and Peony Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A four-panel folding screen depicting a serene Chinese garden landscape, this piece brings a sense
Wood, Paper
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Hand Painted Leather on Board Four Panel Dressing Screen 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Painted Leather on Board Four Panel Dressing Screen Early 20thC Measures - 84.25"H x 20.25"W x 1"D This
Leather
Japanese Edo Six Panel Table Screen After Maruyama Okyo
Located in Rio Vista, CA
flora and fauna. The screen is beautifully painted on gold leaf with a pair of pheasants and flowering
Brass, Gold Leaf
$6,675Sale Price|25% Off
Hand-Painted Papier Mâché Folding Screen, Kashmir, 1960s, Gold Accents
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
3 panel hand painted rare papier mâché folding screen. Superfine handmade papier mâché old stock
Other
$4,020Sale Price|55% Off
19th Century French Large Screen with Three Leaves in Hand Painted Canvas
Located in Sofia, BG
Lovely large French room divider or screen with three leaves in canvas hand painted in vivid colors
Canvas
19th C. Regency Painted Pole Fire Screens, a Pair, The Betty Seeler Collection
Located in Morristown, NJ
A pair of fine English Regency painted pole screens from The Elizabeth Seeler Collection. 19th c
Wood, Mahogany, Paint
Antique Anglo-Indian Hand-Painted Wooden Four Panel Screen or Room Divider
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This four hinged panel screen or room divider has no maker's label or signature, but is presumed to
Softwood
Antique Mother Of Pearl & Hand Painted Asian 4 Panel Privacy Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Mother of Pearl & Hand Painted Asian 4 Panel Privacy Screen Divide your living room or
Mother-of-Pearl
$4,400Sale Price|29% Off
Bucolic Folding Screen, Hand Painted by Girofla, France, circa 1990
By Girofla
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
and luminous three-part folding screen, depicting imaginary characters from the sea, earth, and air
Wood
Four-Panel Red and Gold Screen with Hand-Painted Floral and Foliate Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
This four-panel Chinese screen presents a striking composition of hand-painted floral and foliate
Gesso, Wood
Louis XVI-Style Folding Screen, 19th Century, Gray-Painted Frame, Silk
Located in Greding, DE
Three-panel folding screen with a blue moiré silk curtain featuring laurel ornaments. The gray
Fabric, Softwood
Early 19th Century Chinese Hardwood, Lacquer and Jade Six-Panel Screen
Located in Austin, TX
A very fine mid-Qing Dynasty Chinese hardwood and lacquer six-panel screen, Jailing Period, circa
Coral, Jade
Antique Art Nouveau Commedia Dell’Arte Painted Paravent/Screen Paris ca 1920
Located in Doha, QA
This spectacular Art Nouveau Era Paravent/Screen is a true eye catcher and one of a kind piece of
Linen, Wood, Mahogany
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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