Panel Folding Room Divider
20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Vintage 1950s American Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Vintage 1960s French Louis XIII Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
Vintage 1970s North American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Classical Greek Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint, Paper
1990s Philippine Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Antique 1890s Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Hardwood
Vintage 1970s Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Canvas, Paint
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan
20th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Medieval Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Paint
Vintage 1950s Brutalist Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Early 2000s American Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
20th Century Indian Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Antique Early 1900s English Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Glass, Beech, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chestnut
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Japanese Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Elm, Paint
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Wood, Paper
Antique Late 19th Century British Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
20th Century French French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Burlap, Wood
Vintage 1970s Unknown Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Glass
20th Century Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
Vintage 1960s Screens and Room Dividers
Jade
Mid-20th Century Other Screens and Room Dividers
Jade
Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood, Paint
Antique 18th Century British Georgian Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
Antique Early 19th Century French Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
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Panel Folding Room Divider 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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