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Screens and Room Dividers For Sale
Brazilian Designer, Room Divider, Wood, Cane, Brass, Brazil, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood, cane and brass room divider or folding screen designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1960s.
Measured at widest standing point.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 65.2"H x 72.0"W x 8...
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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Wood Folding Screen by Baumann, from Grands Magasins Du Louvre, 1930s
Located in leucate, FR
Rare and Exceptional Flexible Solid Pine Screen by Baumann, Provenance Authenticated by a Vintage Label from Grands Magasins Du Louvre, Circa 1930-1940.
This flexible screen is a ra...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Custom Made Folding Screen in Walnut Frame with Rattan and Velvet Panels
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This elegant four-panel folding screen features sleek, rounded corners. The two shorter panels are crafted from walnut wood with an extra matte finish, and their rattan inserts add a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Antique Chinese Ebonized Six Panel Dressing Screen Early 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Chinese Ebonized Six Panel Dressing Screen with Garden Figural & Floral Carved Hardstone Ele...
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20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
$1,560 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Eames Plywood FSW-6 Folding Screen / Room Divider Circa 2010s
Located in Peabody, MA
A molded ash plywood folding screen /room divider, the "FSW-6", originally designed in the 1940s by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. This model is from the early 2010s. Meas...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Canvas, Ash, Plywood
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Panel Screens, A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair Antique Chinese Hand Painted Wall Panels. Each panel depicts elegant white egrets among blooming peonies and chrysanthemums. The paintings are in rich mineral pigments on paper...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
6-Panel Folding Screen by Tony Duquette, Printed from his Original Artwork
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A dramatic and visually captivating six-panel folding screen by iconic designer Tony Duquette, featuring a large-scale printed reproduction of his original watercolor painting of Ven...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Other
XX PICS Antique Hand Painted Leather Three Panel Dressing Screen Unsigned 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Hand Painted Leather Three Panel Dressing Screen Early 20thC
Measures - 69.25"H x 60.75"W x .75"D
This early 20th-century dressing screen features three panels, each hand-pai...
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Early 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Leather
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Hand-Carved Wooden Room Divider
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Antique Hand-Carved Wooden Room Divider – 4-Panel Victorian Privacy Screen with Ornate Floral Fabric
Description:
Bring timeless elegance into your space with this antique 4-panel w...
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1910s Italian Victorian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Anglo-Indian Pierced Teak Camel Bone Inlaid Folding Screen Room Divider Boho Chi
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Indian Camel Bone inlaid folding screen. Features a teak frame intricately carved and pierced with scrolling foliate and leaves. The camel bone inlay section...
Category
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bone, Teak
$1,750 Sale Price
30% Off
ClassiCon White Limited Edition Brick Screen by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
A LIMITED EDITION
of a real work of art
ca. 115*
24 187
* Gesamtbreite flach 139 cm
* Total width flat 139 cm
BRICK
SCREEN
Designer, Version
Designer, Ausführung
Product
Produkt
Fold...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Stainless Steel
French Gilt-Metal + Patinated Gold-Leaf Folding Screen, 1970s
Located in Chicago, IL
A four-panel screen that offers two moods in one piece: golden mosaic on one side, inky velvet on the other.
Hand-gilt metal frames hold square tiles of gold leaf that have mellowed...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Alvar Aalto Room Divider / Screen '100' 1936 in Solid Pine for Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Tilburg, NL
Alvar Aalto Room Devider / Screen '100' 1936 in Solid Pine for Artek, Finland. New, current production.
Made of fine pinewood strips that have been vertically aligned, Screen 100 ca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Pine
Vintage Hand Carved Pink Flamingo Room Divider Screen
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Beautiful, vintage hand carved and painted 4 panel screen divider with a tropical pink flamingo vibe. The details on this piece create lots of d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Chinese Coromandel Four Panel Screen Room Devider Landscape Scene
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1707 Chinese coromandel four panel screen featuring figures,birds ,flowers engaged in leasure activities in a garden setting
Folded dimensions W 16.5" 72" H 3.5"D
Category
1950s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese 8 Panel Black Coromandel Folding Screen w/Gilded & Hand Painted Intaglio
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Chinese 8 panel coromandel folding screen or room divider with gilded & hand painted intaglio designs & patinated brass hinges &...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Indian carved & pierced teak folding screen, c. 1900-25
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Vintage, four part frame and panel folding screen in carved & pierced teak. The screen is carved on both sides.
India, British Raj, 1900-25.
Dimensions: 80" W x 1" D x 73" H (overall)
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Teak
Three-Panel Silver Tea Leaf Folding Screen, Finished on Both Sides
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This sophisticated three-panel silver tea leaf folding screen is a striking decorative element, finished on both sides for maximum versatility. The front features a grid of rectangul...
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal, Silver Leaf
Spanish 19th Century Leather Folding Screen
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A mesmerizing, Spanish 19th century tooled leather folding screen–over six feet tall–embossed with floral & foliate motifs that cover the surface to expansive effect. The four connec...
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19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Double-sided screen by Siso, Italy, mid-century
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Double-sided screen by Siso, Italy, mid-century
This is a charming double-sided screen from the 1970s, created by Siso, which combines functionality and aesthetics in a unique piece....
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
$1,615 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Indian Six-Panel Carved Wooden Screen with Calligraphic Inscriptions
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indian Anglo-Raj period, circa 1900 six-panel carved wooden screen featuring painted calligraphic inscriptions and floral motifs. Each tall, narrow panel - measuring 19" W...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
English 19th Century Edwardian Folding Screen
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A massive antique English five-panel folding screen from the 19th century, this was probably used in a commercial or hospitality setting to divide a large space into more intimate pr...
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19th Century English Edwardian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany
A Parchment Covered Three-Panel Folding Screen.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This beautiful room divider is comprised of three hinged panels each crafted of 4 squares of pergamino. It is a warm neutral to enhance your décor.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper
A handsome hand-painted oriental screen / room divider, 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A handsome vintage oriental partition or room divider, 20th century. Hand-painted with Asian birds and flowers in tones of licorice, maraschino, and frond green against a glowing gol...
Category
20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Modern Minimal Privacy Screen / Pink Room Divider in Aluminium
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
The Gray Screen is a freestanding room divider named after the iconic modernist architect-designer Eileen Gray, a lover of screens. The large powder-coated aluminium curves introduce...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Rococo Floral Painted Four Panel Dressing Screen
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An impressive four panel painted folding screen featuring a variety of flowers. Each panel is delicately painted in black, reds, oranges, yellows, pinks and blues. Originally used a...
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Mid-19th Century Danish Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Paint, Canvas
Large Vintage 5 Panel Scorched Bamboo & Rattan Folding Screen Room Divider 96"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie folding screen or room divider. Made from bamboo with rattan inserts and a spindled center.
Dimensions:
Each panel 96" x 19" x 1 3/4", open length a...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
$1,330 Sale Price
30% Off
Liberty & Co. Glasgow style Arts & Crafts walnut three fold screen
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. A Glasgow Style Arts and Crafts walnut three fold screen with pink roses and green leaf decoration to the upper three stain glass panels.
See Liberty's Furniture 1875...
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Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Walnut
Sarreid Faux Leather Gilt Books Folding Screen Room Divider
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An impressive 4 panel Trompe L'Oeil screen or room divider featuring classic books on what appears to be bookshelves. The books include a wide range of studies and titles such as Dic...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chesterfield Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
MCM 1960s Kumiko Hemp Leaf Geometric Pattern 4 Panel Teak Screen - Room Divider
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage MCM, four panel teak screen or room divider with repeating geometric designs, done in the Kumiko style. Each panel is 24.5" wide, when fully open equals 72" w.
The screen ...
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1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Teak
4 Panel Needle point Room Divider
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This 4 panel needlepoint room divider is an elegant fusion of decorative artistry and practical design. Hand-stitched with intricate floral motifs, it showcases urns overflowing with...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Textile
Korean Asian Large 8-Panel Silk Embroidered Byobu Bird Butterfly Screen, 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous early to midcentury Korean embroidered eight-panel screen depicting scenic nature motifs of flowering trees, playful birds, and floating butterflies. Rare and hard to come...
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Silk, Paper
Patinated Sculpta-Grille Bones Screen on Walnut Base by Richard Harvey, 1960s
Located in Culver City, CA
This isn’t just a room divider. This is a tanned, well-traveled, effortlessly bronzed bombshell who’s been sunning her curves on the French Riviera since 1968. A screen with a backst...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Resin, Walnut
$8,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Crafted Sculptural Room Divider, Colourful, by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
Margit Wittig's triptych blackened metal screen/ room divider features hand-crafted sculptural elements. These pieces can rotate allowing the collector to create varying levels of op...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Three Panel Art Deco Privacy Screen or Room Divider with Decorative Detail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant three panel, designed in the style of the "Amsterdam School" an off-shoot of Art Deco. Can be used as a room divider or privacy screen. Made with a dark oak frame and distinc...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Restored Mid-Century Room Divider by L. Volak for Drevopodnik Holesov, 1960s
By Ludvik Volak
Located in Żory, PL
This room divider was designed by Ludvik Volák for Dřevopodnik Holešov in the 1960s.
Made of bent, veneered plywood. This room divider has been restored, varnished in a satin finish.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plywood
Ro Separé Free-Standing by Mia Cullin
Located in Milan, IT
Ro is a room divider with creative rotating palettes. In the free-standing version, the shape of the base allows the room divider to be placed in every space without fixing it. The m...
Category
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum
$14,115 / item
Eames Rosewood Screen/Room Divider FSW-6 1996 edition
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Limited edition of the Eames folding screen (FSW-6) in rosewood, numbered 107/500. The design of the screen was a clever combination of molded plywood panels and a flexible cotton ca...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Rosewood
ClassiCon Limited Edition Brick Screen in Black or White by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
A LIMITED EDITION
of a real work of art
ca. 115*
24 187
* Gesamtbreite flach 139 cm
* Total width flat 139 cm
BRICK
SCREEN
Designer, Version
Designer, Ausführung
Product
Produkt
Folding screen. Framework stainless steel.
Shims, spacers and end caps polished solid
brass, with clear varnish. Panels high-gloss
lacquered in black. Handcrafted in Germany.
Paravent. Edelstahlgerüst. Beilagscheiben,
Abstandshalter und Endkappen aus massivem
Messing, poliert und klar lackiert. Paneele mit
Klavierlackoberfläche in Schwarz. Handgefertigt
in Deutschland.
Black Schwarz
Also available in white upon request.
Auf Anfrage auch in weiß erhältlich.
An elaborate masterpiece of craftsmanship,
this is the first version of the Brick Screen...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Stainless Steel
Chinoiserie Folding Screen or Room Divider
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
China, 1940s-1960s
Folding screen or room divider in black lacquer with hand painted decoration. Chic and functional chinoiserie piece. Each side of the screen has a different design...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
1910-30s Japanese antique large Kimono display rack room divider wabi sabi decor
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique large Kimono display rack called "Iko", manufactured in circa 1910s -1930s (Taisho to early Showa period), estimate from the style & co...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Bernard Dunand Three Panel Screen after a design by Jean Dunand in 1931
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...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Lacquer
Four-Panel Gilt and Lacquer Folding Screen with Cranes and Lotus
Located in Yonkers, NY
A striking four-panel Chinese folding screen featuring an opulent gilt background and richly painted imagery, likely dating to the late 20th century. The front of the screen showcase...
Category
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
French Wrought Iron Room Divider by Jean Touret for Atelier de Marolles, 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
A sculptural three-panel room divider by French artist Jean Touret for Atelier de Marolles, France, circa 1950s. Hand-wrought in iron and inset with a menagerie of stylized animal si...
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wrought Iron
1950 Pair of Screens Atelier Marolles & Jean Touret
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of wrought-iron screens with brown patina, designed by Jean Touret and made by the Atelier de Marolles, in good condition.
The screen features a rectangular wrought-iron frame ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wrought Iron
Art Deco Antiqued Octagon Paneled Motif Smoked Mirror Screen with Silvered Back
Located in New York, NY
This refined Art Deco antiqued smoked mirror screen is a remarkable testament to French craftsmanship from the 1940s. The screen’s surface is adorned with a striking raised octagonal...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Mirror
Hand-Painted Four-Panel Screen with Victorian-Style Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
Decorated with classical motifs and a delicately faded palette, this four-panel screen offers an elegant take on Victorian-style design. Each panel is adorned with hand-painted scrol...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Antique Large Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Curved Firescreen w Woven Mint Wire Mesh
Located in Lisse, NL
A stylish, hand-crafted firescreen from the early 1900s with a gracefully shaped handle.
Some pieces don’t just fill a space, they bring history, character, and a quiet sense of bea...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wrought Iron, Wire
Mid-Century Modernist Four Panel Mirror Screen w/ Antique Gilt Wood Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This sleek and beautifully formed Mid-Century Modernist Four Panel Mirror Screen W/Antique Gilt Wood Detailing originates from the United States, Circa 1970. Featuring four panels in total with three sections of glass in each panel. The seams between the panels of mirror glass are subtle and give a good sense of scale throughout each panel. The framework is original gilt wood, slender and minimal with a lustrous red base color after which the gilt detailing is applied. The reverse of each panel is lined with a tagboard backing featuring a lovely geometric pattern in muted colors with silver pointillist detailing at each corner of the grid. Antiqued brass hinges connect the panels to one another and are of remarkable quality. A beautiful Screen...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
1980's Art Deco Revival Asian Black & Gold Leaf Screen Room Divider
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Art Deco Revival Asian Style Black & Gold Leaf 4 Panel Free Standing Screen Room Divider. Made in the 1980's period. Probably made in Thailand or India. Black lacquered woode...
Category
1980s Thai Japonisme Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Gold Leaf
$3,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Privacy Screen, English, Handpainted, 3 Panel Room Divider, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique privacy screen. An English, handpainted pine 3 panel room divider in Japanese taste, dating to the Victorian period and later...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Pine
A Decorative Screen Ca '1980's In Art Deco Style
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A very interesting Art Deco style screen-city skyline, in black/gold lacquer, ca' 1980's. Folds flat-each of the four panels is 18"w, 72"h, 1.25" thick. Brass capped feet, back of th...
Category
1980s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Oil on Leather Three Panel Room Divider
Located in Forney, TX
A lovely 19th century Italian neoclassical oil on leather folding screen room divider.
Born in Italy, circa 1860, featuring patinated brass hinged three panel wooden frame wrapped in leather canvas hand painted with fantastical classical design depicting grotesque arabesque motif including putti cherub medzallions, floral wreaths, trailing foliage and ribbons on a pale olive green ground, accented by bronze stud tack trim sides and shaped top.
Dimensions: (approx)
73" High, 66.5" Wide, 1" Deep
Each panel: 22.25 Wide
Folded closed: 3" Deep
Detailed Condition Report:
In overall great antique condition. Beautifully aged distressed patina. Wear consistent with age and use, retaining original antique character...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
19th Century French Hand Painted Room Divider 4 Panel Leather Screen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic leather four panel room divider hand painted and hand crafted screen from the latter part of the 19th century France. Hand painted cherubs with floral accents in outstandin...
Category
1870s French Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Rattan Bamboo Room Divider Screen Paravant Italy, circa 1965
Located in Vienna, AT
Rattan bamboo room divider screen Paravant Italy, circa 1965
Ornamental handmade screen from 3 panels made from bent bamboo and rattan pieces held together with leather 'clamps'. ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
$1,740 Sale Price
63% Off
Italian Folding Screen
Located in Houston, TX
This six-panel screen borrows from the Roman practice as an homage to the great designers that came before. Ancient roman courtyard houses typically had architectural elements crown ...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Paper
$4,800
Chinese Export Four Panel Lacquered Coromandel Dressing Screen Room Divider
Located in Doylestown, PA
Chinese export smaller scale four-panel lacquered dressing screen room divider with hand-painted decoration on both sides.
One side depicts a charming continuous pavilion scene with...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Mid-20th Century Room Dividers in Bent-Wood by Ludvik Volak, Praque, 1960s
By Ludvik Volak
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-century room dividers in Bent-Wood by Ludvik Volak, Prague 1960s.
We have acquired a memorable room divider from a villa in Prague that can be used as a wall-mounted shelving un...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plywood, Bentwood
French Tapestry 3 Panel Room Carved Wood Divider/Screen Glass Window
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a lovely three panel French provincial style screen with a carved crest and a shaped glass "window" in each panel and beautiful tapestries of a courting couple in a different...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Tapestry, Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen with Palace Attendants
Located in Miami, FL
Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen — Provenance: Perret Vibert, Paris
Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen with Palace Attendants and Schola...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Screens and Antique Room Dividers on 1stDibs: Japanese Screens, Chinese Screens and Art Deco Screens for Sale
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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