Vintage Screens And Room Dividers
Vintage 1940s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Parchment Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1960s Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Vintage 1970s Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Vintage 1970s American Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Vintage 1980s German Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Other Screens and Room Dividers
Jade
Vintage 1960s Screens and Room Dividers
Jade
Vintage 1960s French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1960s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century French French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Burlap, Wood
Vintage 1980s Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan, Reed
Mid-20th Century Indian Spanish Colonial Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Cane
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage 1940s Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Vintage 1940s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Vintage 1960s Industrial Screens and Room Dividers
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Chinese Brutalist Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Vintage 1970s Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Paint
Mid-20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
Vintage 1950s Uzbek Screens and Room Dividers
Cotton, Silk, Wood
Vintage 1980s Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Asian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Vintage 1970s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Seagrass, Bamboo
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Philippine Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Gold, Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Sandalwood
20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
Vintage 1980s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
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Vintage Screens And Room Dividers 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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