Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Steel, Aluminum
1950s French Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Wood
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Japanese Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Wood, Paint, Paper
Mid-20th Century Classical Greek Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Soapstone
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Brass
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Pine
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Pine
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Pine
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century American Bohemian Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Wicker, Rattan
1980s Organic Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Rattan, Reed
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Chinese Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Brass
1980s Asian Chinoiserie Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Rattan
1990s Philippine Hollywood Regency Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Canvas, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Rattan
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Mahogany
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Wicker, Rattan
1950s Brutalist Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Soapstone
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Ash
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Pine
Mid-20th Century Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Metal
1970s Thai Bohemian Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Hardwood
1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Fabric, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Aluminum
1970s Mexican Folk Art Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Wood
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Silk, Hardwood, Paper
Late 20th Century Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Paint, Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Walnut
1960s French Louis XIII Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Beech
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Brass
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Teak
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Mahogany
1980s Italian Neoclassical Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Leather
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Revival Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Mirror, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Walnut, Paint
1970s Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Wood
Late 20th Century Medieval Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Oak, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Wood, Paper
Late 20th Century Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Hardwood, Paint
1960s French Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Bamboo
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Canvas, Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Fabric, Silk, Wood
1970s North American Art Deco Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Bamboo
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Birch
Mid-20th Century Japanese Victorian Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Soapstone
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Metal
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Retro Folding Screen Room Divider
Fabric, Oak
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Retro Folding Screen 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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