Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Silk, Hardwood, Paper
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Brass
1950s French Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Chinese Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
1980s Asian Chinoiserie Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Hardwood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Pine
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Pine
1940s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Stone
Late 20th Century American Bohemian Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Metal
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Fabric, Silk, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Walnut
1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Fabric, Wood
1980s Organic Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Rattan, Reed
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Wrought Iron
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
20th Century Indian Hollywood Regency Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Beech
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Steel, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Chinese Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Brass
1940s American Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Brass
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Teak
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Classical Greek Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Wood
1990s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Canvas, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Japanese Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Wood, Paint, Paper
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Brass
20th Century French French Provincial Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Fabric, Burlap, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Rattan
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Oak, Glass
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Revival Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Mirror, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Walnut, Paint
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Soapstone
20th Century Italian Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Wood
1950s Brutalist Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Soapstone
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Wood, Paper
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Ash
Late 20th Century Medieval Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Oak, Paint
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Pine
Late 20th Century Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Hardwood, Paint
20th Century Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Mid-20th Century Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Metal
1980s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Leather
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Wrought Iron
20th Century Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Gold Leaf
20th Century Chinese Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Silk, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Wicker, Wood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Gold Leaf
20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Gold Leaf
1970s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Folding Screen Divider
Wood
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Vintage Folding Screen 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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