Vintage Screens
20th Century Vintage Screens
Wood
20th Century Chinese Qing Vintage Screens
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass
20th Century Chinese Ming Vintage Screens
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Gold Leaf, Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens
Fabric, Wood, Paper
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Soapstone, Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens
Upholstery, Fabric, Walnut
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass
20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Screens
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens
Hardwood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Soapstone, Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Soapstone, Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass
20th Century American Ming Vintage Screens
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass, Silver Leaf
1950s Japanese Showa Vintage Screens
Fabric, Wood, Paint
20th Century American Chinoiserie Vintage Screens
Brass, Silver Leaf
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass
20th Century Chinese Vintage Screens
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Soapstone, Brass
20th Century American Chinoiserie Vintage Screens
Paint, Paper
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass, Gold Leaf
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass
Late 20th Century Japonisme Vintage Screens
Hardwood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Chinese Vintage Screens
Brass
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Screens
Paper
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Brass
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Vintage Screens
Wood
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Screens
Gold Leaf
20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Screens
Gold Leaf
20th Century European Vintage Screens
Wood, Silk
1940s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Stone
20th Century Vintage Screens
Wood
Mid-20th Century Korean Vintage Screens
Silk, Paper
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Vintage Screens
Soapstone
1980s American Chinoiserie Vintage Screens
Brass, Enamel
20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Screens
Gold Leaf
20th Century Japanese Vintage Screens
20th Century Chinese Vintage Screens
Wood
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens
Silk, Wood, Paper
20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Screens
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Vintage Screens
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Screens
Gold Leaf
1970s American Vintage Screens
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens
Metal
Late 20th Century American Vintage Screens
Sheet Metal
1980s Vintage Screens
Leather
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens
Bamboo
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Vintage Screens For Sale on 1stDibs
Finding the Right Screens and 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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