Nada Debs Summerland Paravan Folding Screen / Room Divider, Ash
Located in Chicago, IL
Nada Debs 'Summerland' folding screen. Produced by Nada Debs Studio, Lebanon. 21st century Solid Ash, straw. Woven natural straw inside an ash frame produces a beautiful pattern tha...
Ash
$1,150Sale Price|20% Off
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.
Metal
1950s Spanish Folding Screen / Room Divider in Gilt Metal
Located in Barcelona, ES
Interesting placed as folding screen or room divider but also amazing placed wide open as a headboard or wall decoration.
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Neoclassical Style Folding Screen Room Divider with Architectural Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
Versatile and decorative, this screen functions as both art and design element. Use it as a room divider, creating intimacy in a living space or bedroom.
Metal
$1,591Sale Price|20% Off
1970s Italian room divider folding screen in style, Siso
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....
Wood
Echo Screen Stainless Steel, Room Divider, Satin-Finish, Ukraine
By Anna & Sergii Baierzdorf
Located in Hollywood, FL
"Echo" is a powerful piece that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the promise of new beginnings. The Echo screen features delicate openings resembling bullet holes, ...
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Large Painted Screen Room Divider
Located in Kensington, MD
Interesting tri-fold screen that has been painted in an abstract manner in yellow, orange, black and white. The image has quite a bit of movement to it and will add excitement to you...
Metal
Room Divider, Folding Walnut Wood Screen, Architectural Slatted Form, Italy
By Tarcisio Colzani
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Room Divider, Folding Canaletto Walnut Screen Design, Architectural Slatted Form, Italy TITLE: Hilton Room Divider DESIGNER: Tarcisio Colzani STYLE: Modern MATERIALS: Canaletto Waln...
Wood, Walnut
Italian Murano Glass Screen or Room Divider by Leucos, 1980s
By Leucos
Located in Chicago, IL
This screen functions equally well as a room divider or decorative statement piece.
Glass, Wood
Large Vintage Dressing Screen, Oriental, Folding, Privacy, Room Divider, Retail
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage dressing screen. An Oriental, mahogany folding privacy screen or room divider, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Mahogany
Scandinavian Modern Pine geometric room divider folding Screen 3 section
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scandinavian Pine geometric room divider with a 3-part fold and an open square lattice great design.
Pine
$3,372Sale Price|30% Off
Victorian Embossed Leather & Water Colour Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely Victorian oak framed room divider with embossed leather to one side and hand coloured antique prints to the other What a find! This piece is ...
Leather, Oak
Mid-Century Four-Panel Teak Geometric Screen or Room Divider
Located in Rio Vista, CA
An impressive mid-century modern four-panel teak geometric latticed folding screen or room divider in light honey-toned wood.
Brass
A fine French 1920s 4-Panel Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French early 20th century folding screen room divider with four mahogany panels adorned with small windows, gilded lacquered molding, and floral fabric.
Fabric, Glass, Mahogany
19th Century Four Panel Chinoiserie Room Divider Dressing Folding Screen
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Originally used as a decorative room divider or for privacy when dressing. The screen would appropriately fulfill either function today.
Canvas, Wood, Paint, Leather
4-Panel Travel/Nautical Themed Decoupage Room Screen or Divider
Located in Milford, NH
A colorful four panel wooden hinged room screen or divider with vintage and antique travel and nautical theme decoupage pictures, maps, die-cuts, chromolithographs, fruit box labels,...
Mahogany, Paper
$5,400
Glass Room Divider
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A three panel mirrored screen.
Glass
Fantastic Hand-Painted 4 Panel Classical Romantic Screen Room Divider
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This hand-painted 4 panel Classical Romantic screen room divider is a true statement piece that brings timeless elegance and charm to any interior.
Walnut
$1,771Sale 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, circa 1900.
Pine
Six-Panel Teak Asian, 19th Century Folding Screen / Room Divider
Located in Stamford, CT
Folding screen / Room divider. A spectacular six panel work of art depicts Chinese glamour at its peak.
Teak
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.
Metal
Unusual 4-Panel Traditional Meji Japanese Shoji Screen / Room Divider
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual 4-panel traditional Meji, Japanese Shoji screen / room divider, beautifully crafted, stunning design!
Wood
$3,675Sale Price|25% Off
Mid-Century Modern 3 Panel Folding Screen or Room Divider
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Decorative folding screen divider of 3 panels, nlaid with solid brass lines
Brass
Kumiko Teak Room Divider, Japanese Folding Screen, Modern 1960s Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
Four-panel teak folding screen featuring traditional Japanese kumiko joinery with hemp leaf (asanoha) geometric pattern. Kumiko is an intricate woodworking technique where thin woode...
Teak
Midcentury Organic Modern Bamboo Rattan Dressing Screen or Room Divider
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage 1970s classic room divider in rattan. It features a tri-fold design in bamboo. The measurements are opened as shown. Ready to use condition.
Rattan
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Glass Bacan Screen/Room Divider
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Pierpaolo Seguso
Located in Murano, Venice, IT
Bacan Murano glass screen by Seguso Vetri d’Arte. A series of two connected metal frames that showcase a dazzling display of Murano glass. A contemporary statement made using differe...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Tall Fern Folding Screen/Room Divider in Walnut with Metal and Fabric Screens
By Meredith Hart Furniture
Located in Durham, NC
This is a collaboration with artist and metalworker Elsa Hoffman who does the metal cutouts. The metal has natural discoloration and can be rusted if preferred. This folding screen a...
Steel
Rare Pierre-Adrien Ekman Hand Painted Folding Screen / Room Divider
Located in Forney, TX
An extraordinarily scarce French hand-painted oil on canvas wooden three panel folding screen - room divider; Signed P.A. Ekman (Pierre-Adrien Ekman, France, 1904-1993), fabulous Tro...
Wood, Paint
Modernist Danish Teak Four Panel Room Divider / Folding Screen, Circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
A Danish four-panel folding screen / room divider in teak, circa 1960s. The teak on one side features a radiating starburst pattern.
Teak
French Hollywood Regency Three Panel giltwood Screen or Room Divider
Located in Miami, FL
French 3 fold giltwood screen with Empire eagle motifs and beveled mirrors. Antique gold style painted panels back this piece creating a finished look from every angle.
Mirror, Giltwood
Modern Wood Sculpture Wall Screen / Room Divider by Pierre Sarkis
By Pierre Sarkis
Located in Guatemala City, Central America
Modern Solid Wood Sculpture screen by Pierre Sarkis from Valentina Collection. Inspired in the Origami Folds theory. Finding in basic geometry meaning of life, truth and beauty. Arti...
Wood, Cypress
Modern Wood Sculpture Wall Screen / Room Divider by Pierre Sarkis
By Pierre Sarkis
Located in Guatemala City, Central America
Modern Solid Wood Sculpture screen by Pierre Sarkis from Valentina Collection. Inspired in the Origami folds theory, finding in basic geometry meaning of life, truth and beauty. Arti...
Wood, Cypress
French Riviera Bamboo Wicker Rattan Screen Room Divider, Three-Panel Folder
By Travail Francais
Located in Atlanta, GA
Either way, it is adaptable to your preferences and needs. The screen's stunning design makes it versatile as a room divider or a headboard.
Metal, Brass
$9,600Sale Price|20% Off
Modern Wood Sculpture Wall Screen / Room Divider by Pierre Sarkis
By Pierre Sarkis
Located in Guatemala City, Central America
Modern wood sculpture wall screen by Pierre Sarkis from Celine collection. Inspired in the rhythm of ocean waves, beauty of fluid movement and feminine cadenza by basic elements and ...
Wood, Mahogany
Antique French Four Panel Folding Screen Room Divider with Beveled Glass
Located in Hopewell, NJ
The beautifully balanced proportions and warm patina lend architectural presence while allowing light to pass through the beautifully beveled glass window panes, making it equally su...
Glass, Walnut
19th Century Bamboo Chinoiserie Screen Room Divider, England, C.1860
Located in London, GB
A 19th Century Anglo-Chinese three fold bamboo screen with later added botanical painted leatherette panels dating from C.1920. Finished in brass detailing with filigree fretwork top...
Brass
2005 Privacy Screen Room Divider in Stainless Steel Mesh, 2x Available
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is Stainless Steel Mesh Room Divider or Privacy Screen, a piece that is completely freestanding on its own.
Stainless Steel
Chinoiserie Japanese Cherry Blossom Byobu 8 Panel Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Japanese Cherry Blossom Byobu 8 Panel Folding Screen Room Divider. Item features double sided decoration, cherry blossom watercolor painting print (?)
Wood, Paint, Paper
Mid Century Modern Geometric Metal Single Panel Screen or Room Divider
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beautiful mid century modern architectural single panel room divider. This sturdy and well made screen is made of a bronze tone metal in an intricate interlocking circle lattice desi...
Metal
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
Manner of Jacques Adnet for Hermès Folding Screen or Room Divider
Located in Lancaster, PA
This is a three-paneled screen or room divider, echoing the designs of French architect Jacques Adnet.
Iron
Vintage Rattan Folding Screen Room Divider with Brass Hardware, Organic Modern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautifully crafted vintage rattan folding screen showcases a timeless blend of organic materials and sculptural form, making it an ideal room divider or decorative privacy scre...
Bamboo, Wood
$7,832Sale Price|20% Off
Large Antique 4-Panel Privacy Screen, English Room Divider, Needlepoint, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique 4-panel privacy screen. An English, rosewood and needlepoint room divider, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
Tapestry, Rosewood
Vintage c1970s Blond Bamboo Rattan tri Fold Screen Room Divider MINT!
By McGuire, Ficks Reed
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Vintage c1970s Blond Bamboo Rattan tri Fold Screen Room Divider MINT!
Bamboo
Four-Panel Bamboo Wicker Rattan Folding Screen Room Divider, France 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
The design of this screen is stunning when placed as a room divider, but discover it also displayed wide open as a headboard.
Rattan
$9,491Sale Price|20% Off
6' 7" Tall Antique Room Divider, English, Needlepoint, Privacy Screen, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique 4-panel room divider. An English, rosewood and needlepoint folding privacy screen, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
Rosewood
Eames FSW-6 Folding Screen Room Divider for Herman Miller, 1950s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New York, NY
An early molded plywood screen divider in calico ash, designed by Charles & Ray Eames, manufactured by Herman Miller. The screen's ingenious design allows it to be formed into a vari...
Birch, Plywood
Antique Chinese Screen Room Divider w/ Carved Hardstone, China, c. 1950s
Located in Deland, FL
Title: Antique Chinese Black Lacquered Four Panel Folding Screen Room Divider w/ Carved Hardstone, China, c. 1950s About: This exceptional vintage Chinese screen room divider exempl...
Wood
$3,784Sale Price|44% Off
Screen 100 Vintage 1960 Pinewood Tambour Room Divider by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Markington, GB
Screen 100 vintage pinewood room divider by Alvar Aalto in very good condition.
Pine
Three-Panel Bamboo Wicker Rattan Folding Screen Room Divider, France 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
It can be used as it is or with a light fabric covering the back part. The design of this screen is stunning when placed as a room divider, but discover it also displayed wide open...
Rattan
Modern Vintage Abstract Metal Wire Three Panel Screen or Room Divider
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Very cool modern three-panel room divider. This sturdy and well made screen is made of metal wire that's arranged in an intricate and lacy abstract design.
Metal
Vintage Middle Eastern 3 Panel Mashrabiya Lattice Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Middle Eastern 3 Panel Mashrabiya Lattice Panel Folding Screen Room Divider. Item features 2 small swing "doors" on the right and left panels, open center (not sure if anythi...
Wood
Practical France Art Deco Solid Pinewood Rollable Lamelle Screen / Room Divider
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and decorative and smart floor screen / divider. An exceptional and highly architectural French Art Deco rollable screen, executed in solid pinewood with finely articulated ...
Wood, Pine
Vintage Three Panel Ebonized Shutter Form Mirrored Room Divider or Screen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage shutter-form trifold/three panel screen or room divider with segmented mirror front and decorative brass lion pulls (ca. 1970s, USA).
Brass
Chinese Coromandel Black Lacquer 8 Panel Folding Screen Room Divider 128"
Located in Dayton, OH
Impressive mid 20th century Chinese coromandel lacquered eight panel folding screen featuring a grand Palace / Courtyard scene. In this scene, the Emperor sits central, flanked by Ge...
Hardwood, Lacquer
Large Chinoiserie Chinese 6 Panel Figural Red Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Chinoiserie Chinese 6 Panel Figural Red Folding Screen Room Divider. Item features a stunning dining scene with carved/raised details, burnished brass accents, and deep red lac...
Wood
Antique English Leather Four-Panel Room Divider, Early 1900s Decorative Screen
Located in Atlanta, GA
The warm wood borders add structure and elegance, beautifully framing the leatherwork and lending a sense of solidity to the screen. The piece is decorated on both sides. This room ...
Leather
Rustic French Burlap Grain Sacks and Wood Folding Screen / Room Divider
Located in Barcelona, ES
Interesting placed as folding screen or room divider but also amazing placed wide open as a headboard.
Fabric, Burlap, Wood
Art Deco Frosted Glass and Oak Slat Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco folding screen room divider featuring a robust design of slat oakwood construction with frosted glass inserts, circa 1930s.
Glass, Oak
Antique Chinese Figural Black Lacquer Soapstone MOP Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in Dayton, OH
An Exquisite Mid 20th Century Chinoiserie Six Panel Folding Screen. Features a black lacquer frame decorated with a traditional oriental garden scene with raised soapstone figures a...
Soapstone, Brass
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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