Chinoiserie Screen Art Deco Style in Colour China Red and Black Lacquer
Located in Hamburg, DE
Chinese Paravent, Art Deco style, China red lacker, main frame in black lacquer, base material wood, can be used as room divider as back side as a decoration as well, Front bird des...
Wood
Art Deco Paravent, Walnut
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco Three-Fold Paravent Room Divider Circa 1930 Crafted in Walnut This exceptional three-fold paravent (room divider) is a quintessential celebration of the Art Deco era, dati...
Nutwood, Walnut
Paravent en laque-A two-fold lacquer screen with an abstract design by Imai Eiko
Located in Brussels, BE
A two-fold lacquer screen carved with an abstract, geometric design in black, red, yellow, blue and gold by Imai Eiko (act. late 20th-early 21st century). Japan, 20th century. Sign...
Gold
$5,032Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Etched Glass Paravent Screen Room Divider
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Brass
Original Beautiful "Paravent" Design in the Style of Gustav Klimt
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in Beirut, LB
Three panel screen divider, can elegantly define your space with colorful atmosphere the three panels are double-sided upholstered in high quality French fabric in the style of Gust...
Fabric, Wood
Unavailable
H 72.05 in W 63 in D 1.19 in
1930s French Black and Golden Paravent Room Divider Screen with Waterfowl Motive
Located in Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg
Original French Art Deco Paravent, circa 1930 Wooden room screen / divider Black and golden Water bird / Herons motive Dimensions: wide 160 cm high 183 cm.
Wood
Sold
H 65.36 in W 78.75 in D 1.19 in
Modernist folding screen / room divider / paravent in Art Deco style, Circa 1970
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Modernist screen in Art Deco / mid century modern style, France, Circa 1970 In good condition.
Wood, Paint
Paravent by Paul Follot, Paris, 1928
By Paul Follot
Located in Greding, DE
Four-part foldable paravent by Paul Follot (1877-1941) out of lacquered wood. The front shows dear and a leopard in a jungle landscape. Inscribed on the bottom right corner “R. Schil...
Wood
Sold
H 59.06 in Dm 19.69 in
Mid-Century Paravent or Room Divider by Baumann Fils and Cie., France ca. 1940
By Baumann France
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern / Late Art Deco wooden Paravent, Room Divider or Screen by Baumann Fils & Cie, France, circa 1940.
Metal
Art Deco or Art Nouveau Screen, Paravent
Located in Greven, DE
Large Art Deco Screen France Wood, stucco Mid 20th c. Dimensions: H x W x D: 214 x 204 x 2 cm Description: Impressive screen with an Art Deco interior scene. The room divider con...
Stucco, Wood
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$2,092 / item
H 29.14 in W 21.26 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco Large And Impressive Hand Crafted 'Bathing Ladies' Wall Plaque
Located in Devon, England
This is a super rare opportunity to acquire one of these beautifully reduced versions of 'bathing ladies' the original being located in the famous Paris ''HOTEL des Collectionneur. T...
Plaster
Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Murano hand blown studio glass chandelier, in stock All different shaped chartreuse green discs with white details, rigadin technique Brass plated structure with 24 exposed brass reg...
Brass
$32,395
H 55.12 in W 59.06 in D 0.79 in
Bernard Dunand Three Panel Screen after a design by Jean Dunand in 1931
By Bernard Dunand
Located in CA, CA
A three-leaf screen in black Chinese lacquer, decorated with geometric motifs in gold leaf and red lacquer, the reverse side in black lacquer with the right panel signed Bernard Duna...
Lacquer
$2,700
H 21.5 in W 17.5 in D 8.5 in
Japanese Marquetry Hanging or Table Cabinet, Meiji Period, c. 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and remarkable Japanese lacquer and marquetry decorated table or hanging cabinet, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. The cabinet of square form surmounted by an arched top wit...
Metal, Brass, Copper
$14,000Sale Price|60% Off
H 79.5 in W 84 in D 108.5 in
Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Lafayette, IN
This remarkable piece is a one-off desk/wardrobe/bar/bookcase/storage cabinet custom-designed by George Nelson in 1949 to match his Basic Cabinet Series (BCS) for Herman Miller. The ...
Aluminum
French Art Deco tambour screen room-divider
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Oakland, CA
French Art Deco tambour room divider / folding screen crafted of heart pine, can be coiled and shaped into multiple positions to fit the space as needed. Possibly Baumann et Fils, Me...
Pine
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
Chinese Six-Panel Decorative Folding Screen, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Chinese six-panel folding screen with decorative carved forest with standing and flying cranes, with reverse side depicting village and figures of people, terminating on brass square...
Antique Chinese Carved Canopy Bed with Alcove
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid to late 19th century, elaborately carved, antique Chinese bed Chambers was used to greet visitors and usually was furnished with two chairs and a center table: from which tea, wi...
Lacquer, Wood
Chinese Export Soapstone 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 Soapstone room divider folding screen depicting court beauties A truly stunning and...
Soapstone
Louis XVI Style Three-Panel Screen
Located in New York, NY
Screens can add some depth and architectural interest to a room, and this one is exceptionally good looking. This three-panel painted and parcel-gilt screen is surrounded by a beaded...
Mirror, Giltwood
$574,500
H 84 in W 56 in D 20 in
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
On Hold|$11,626
H 34.65 in W 53.15 in D 22.45 in
Italian Art Deco Dresser Macassar and Parchment with Brass Handle, 1940s
Located in Meda, MB
Sophisticated Italian Art Deco dresser from the 1940s, featuring an elegant alternation of Macassar and parchment on the drawers. The geometric rhythm of the composition is enhanced ...
Macassar, Parchment Paper
$16,800 / set
H 34 in W 32 in D 32 in
Napoleon III Style Chairs in Emerald Sheepskin on Gilt Rope & Tassel Frames
By Napoléon III
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Unapologetically upscale and glamorous pair of gilt rope and tassel Napoleon III style chairs freshly upholstered in hand sewn emerald sheepskin. French. Chic. Such a killer combo. L...
Sheepskin, Giltwood, Upholstery
$10,333
H 89.77 in W 60.63 in D 43.31 in
Italian 1970's Cocktail Dry Bar in Joe Colombo Style, Italy - circa 1975
By Joe Colombo
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Vintage 1970s Italian Mobile Dry Bar / Cocktail Bar – Mid-Century Modern Elegance The colour of the dark lacquered wood is an amazing very dark purple / aubergine (almost black). Th...
Chrome
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.