Retro Room Divider Screen
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Bamboo
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Bamboo, Rattan
1980s Unknown Retro Room Divider Screen
Wood
1970s Chinese Chinese Export Retro Room Divider Screen
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Wood
1980s Retro Room Divider Screen
Wood
1960s Retro Room Divider Screen
Steel
Mid-20th Century Classical Roman Retro Room Divider Screen
Wood, Paper
1960s Retro Room Divider Screen
Jade
Mid-20th Century Other Retro Room Divider Screen
Jade
1960s French Art Deco Retro Room Divider Screen
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Retro Room Divider Screen
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
1970s Retro Room Divider Screen
Hardwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Rattan
1960s Brazilian Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Leather, Jacaranda, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Retro Room Divider Screen
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Brutalist Retro Room Divider Screen
Soapstone
1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Brass
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Plexiglass, Plywood
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Hardwood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Metal
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Wood
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Retro Room Divider Screen
Silk, Wood, Paper
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Iron
1970s American Brutalist Retro Room Divider Screen
Steel
1970s American Bohemian Retro Room Divider Screen
Wood, Paper
1990s Belgian Other Retro Room Divider Screen
Metal, Copper
1950s Retro Room Divider Screen
Hardwood
1960s Chinese Retro Room Divider Screen
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Retro Room Divider Screen
Metal
1980s Unknown Retro Room Divider Screen
Wood
1980s American Art Deco Retro Room Divider Screen
Wood
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Rattan, Wood
1980s German Scandinavian Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Wood, Parchment Paper
Mid-20th Century Chinese Retro Room Divider Screen
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Pine
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Pine
1970s Retro Room Divider Screen
Leather, Suede
Late 20th Century American Bohemian Retro Room Divider Screen
Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Retro Room Divider Screen
Wood, Paint
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Bamboo
1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Retro Room Divider Screen
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century European Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Bamboo
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Fabric, Bamboo
1980s Organic Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Rattan, Reed
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Beech
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Room Divider Screen
Teak
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Retro Room Divider Screen 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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