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Chelsea Solid Wood Folding Screen

Chelsea Solid Wood Folding Screen

By Pinetti

Located in Milan, IT

Part of the Chelsea Collection, this folding screen is a testament to both functionality and

Category

2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Chinese four part wood folding screen, c. 1800-50
Chinese four part wood folding screen, c. 1800-50

Chinese four part wood folding screen, c. 1800-50

Located in Kenilworth, IL

Four hardwood panel & lattice-work passage screens. The surface retains its original, though

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Rustic French Burlap Grain Sacks and Wood Folding Screen / Room Divider
Rustic French Burlap Grain Sacks and Wood Folding Screen / Room Divider

Rustic French Burlap Grain Sacks and Wood Folding Screen / Room Divider

Located in Barcelona, ES

Eye-catching three-panel folding screen / room divider in white patinated wood upholstered with

Category

20th Century French French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Fabric, Burlap, Wood

Midcentury Modern Woven Pine Wood Folding Screen, 3-Panel Room Divider
Midcentury Modern Woven Pine Wood Folding Screen, 3-Panel Room Divider

Midcentury Modern Woven Pine Wood Folding Screen, 3-Panel Room Divider

Located in Round Top, TX

Handsome pine woven wood Midcentury folding screen 3-panel room divider. It is in wonderful vintage

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

Pair of Silvered Leaf Carved Wood Folding Screen by Philip Lloyd Powell
Pair of Silvered Leaf Carved Wood Folding Screen by Philip Lloyd Powell

Pair of Silvered Leaf Carved Wood Folding Screen by Philip Lloyd Powell

By Phillip Lloyd Powell

Located in Montreal, QC

Phillip Lloyd Powell (1919-2008). Pair of silvered leaf carved wood folding " Fantasy" screen by

Category

Vintage 1960s American Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Eternal Folding Screen
Eternal Folding Screen

Eternal Folding Screen

Located in Paris, FR

Folding screen Eternal with structure in solid mahogany wood in black lacquered finish. Also

Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Lacquered Wood "Palloni" Folding Screen by Piero Fornasetti
Lacquered Wood "Palloni" Folding Screen by Piero Fornasetti

Lacquered Wood "Palloni" Folding Screen by Piero Fornasetti

By Piero Fornasetti

Located in Montreal, QC

Lithographical Transfert on Lacquered Wood "Palloni" Folding Screen by Piero Fornasetti Designed

Category

2010s French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Siren Folding Screen

Siren Folding Screen

$15,315 / item

Siren Folding Screen

By Hebanon Fratelli Basile

Located in Milan, IT

This stunning folding screen features a 24ct golden brass frame. The panels are decorated with

Category

2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Vintage Boho Stacked Wood and Chrome Folding Screen
Vintage Boho Stacked Wood and Chrome Folding Screen

Vintage Boho Stacked Wood and Chrome Folding Screen

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

folding screen. This striking room divider showcases a unique open-grid design, featuring stacked wooden

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Chrome

Baroque Folding Screen
Baroque Folding Screen

Baroque Folding Screen

$5,774Sale Price|20% Off

Baroque Folding Screen

Located in Budapest, Budapest

Baroque folding screen in excellent condition. Pine frame, painted canvas.

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Wood and Mirrored Folding Screen, Mid-20th Century
Wood and Mirrored Folding Screen, Mid-20th Century

Wood and Mirrored Folding Screen, Mid-20th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

A free-standing mirrored three-panel folding screen room divider from the mid-20th century, Britain

Category

20th Century English Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Oldies Folding Screen
Oldies Folding Screen

Oldies Folding Screen

$38,402Sale Price / item|20% Off

Oldies Folding Screen

Located in Paris, FR

Folding Screen Oldies with frame structure in polished brass. With 4 folding panels. On each

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

Italian Folding Screen
Italian Folding Screen

Italian Folding Screen

Located in Houston, TX

This six-panel screen borrows from the Roman practice as an homage to the great designers that came

Category

Early 20th Century Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Paper

Art Deco Style Wood and Leaded Glass Folding Screen
Art Deco Style Wood and Leaded Glass Folding Screen

Art Deco Style Wood and Leaded Glass Folding Screen

By Poliarte

Located in Madrid, ES

Beautiful Art Deco style wooden folding screen / room divider made with leaded glass and with

Category

20th Century Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Glass, Wood

Organic Modern Accent Folding Screen in Black Lacquered Wood
Organic Modern Accent Folding Screen in Black Lacquered Wood

Organic Modern Accent Folding Screen in Black Lacquered Wood

By EMOTIONAL OBJECTS, João Faria

Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT

Inspired by the Sacred Ceiba trees in Havana, Joao Faria created the stunning Roots Folding Screen

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Organic Modern Accent Folding Screen in White Lacquered Wood
Organic Modern Accent Folding Screen in White Lacquered Wood

Organic Modern Accent Folding Screen in White Lacquered Wood

By EMOTIONAL OBJECTS, João Faria

Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT

Inspired by the Sacred Ceiba trees in Havana, Joao Faria created the stunning Roots Folding Screen

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Folding Screen - Room Divider
Folding Screen - Room Divider

Folding Screen - Room Divider

Located in Hellerup, DK

Tall and decorative vintage stained wood screen or room divider. At one time the room divider had

Category

Vintage 1950s French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

"19th Century Italian Micro Marquetry Folding Screen, Handcrafted Wood"
"19th Century Italian Micro Marquetry Folding Screen, Handcrafted Wood"

"19th Century Italian Micro Marquetry Folding Screen, Handcrafted Wood"

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Very unique table top folding screen with very detailed inlaid wood.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century European Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Paint

Alberts Tibro ‘Spåna’ Folding Screen Wood and Leather
Alberts Tibro ‘Spåna’ Folding Screen Wood and Leather

Alberts Tibro ‘Spåna’ Folding Screen Wood and Leather

Located in New York, NY

Rustic in material, refined in craftsmanship, a 4 panel room divider screen from Alberts in Tibro

Category

Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Hide, Beech

Vintage Ivory White Lacquered Wood Orientalist Folding Screen ca. 1970s
Vintage Ivory White Lacquered Wood Orientalist Folding Screen ca. 1970s

Vintage Ivory White Lacquered Wood Orientalist Folding Screen ca. 1970s

By Maison Jansen

Located in Geneva, CH

Original vintage ivory white lacuqered wood orientalist folding screen, room divider. Brass hinges

Category

Vintage 1970s French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

Edwardian Satinwood Folding Screen
Edwardian Satinwood Folding Screen

Edwardian Satinwood Folding Screen

Located in Water Mill, NY

Edwardian veneered satinwood, beveled glass and oriental silk dressing screen.

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Fabric, Glass, Wood

Vintage Anglo-Indian Folding Screen, Carved Wood, Four Panels, 1950s
Vintage Anglo-Indian Folding Screen, Carved Wood, Four Panels, 1950s

Vintage Anglo-Indian Folding Screen, Carved Wood, Four Panels, 1950s

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Vintage carved whitewashed four panel Anglo Indian folding screen. Each panel measures 20" by 73

Category

20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Large Folding Screen in Lacquered Wood and Mirror, France 1970
Large Folding Screen in Lacquered Wood and Mirror, France 1970

Large Folding Screen in Lacquered Wood and Mirror, France 1970

Located in Paris, FR

Large and beautiful folding screen with four leaves, France 1970s. The rebate frame in off-white

Category

Vintage 1970s French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Mirror, Wood

21st Century Wordsworth Folding Screen Wood Made in Portugal by Wood Tailors
21st Century Wordsworth Folding Screen Wood Made in Portugal by Wood Tailors

21st Century Wordsworth Folding Screen Wood Made in Portugal by Wood Tailors

Located in RIO TINTO, PT

Wordsworth Bookcase and the Folding Screen. Inspired by William Wordsworth, a poet who helped found the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Travertine

Vintage Boho Upholstered Folding Screen
Vintage Boho Upholstered Folding Screen

Vintage Boho Upholstered Folding Screen

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Add a touch of soft elegance and functional charm with this Vintage Boho Upholstered Folding Screen

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Space Age Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Angéle Boddaert - Three-Fold Screen
Angéle Boddaert - Three-Fold Screen

Angéle Boddaert - Three-Fold Screen

Located in New York, NY

Oil and gold leaf on canvas; Wood structure; Each panel is 18.38" wide One side with gold leaf

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Japan Small Folding Two-Panel Blue Furosaki Tea Screen Contemporary Simplicity
Japan Small Folding Two-Panel Blue Furosaki Tea Screen Contemporary Simplicity

Japan Small Folding Two-Panel Blue Furosaki Tea Screen Contemporary Simplicity

Located in South Burlington, VT

Japan folding two-panel tea screen furosaki byobu depicting a simple cream colored back ground with

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Fabric, Wood

Empire Folding Screen by Munna
Empire Folding Screen by Munna

Empire Folding Screen by Munna

Located in Geneve, CH

Empire Folding Screen by Munna Dimensions: D 5 x W 212 x H 201 cm. Materials: Wood, upholstery

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Empire Folding Screen by Munna
Empire Folding Screen by Munna

Empire Folding Screen by Munna

Located in Geneve, CH

Empire Folding Screen by Munna Dimensions: D 5 x W 212 x H 201 cm. Materials: Wood, upholstery

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Empire Folding Screen by Munna
Empire Folding Screen by Munna

Empire Folding Screen by Munna

Located in Geneve, CH

Empire Folding Screen by Munna Dimensions: D 5 x W 212 x H 201 cm. Materials: Wood, upholstery

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

James Mont Quatrefoil Folding Screens
James Mont Quatrefoil Folding Screens

James Mont Quatrefoil Folding Screens

By James Mont

Located in Houston, TX

Custom pair of James Mont ebonized folding screens made for a 300 Park Central West home. The

Category

Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Brazilian Hardwood, Leather and Mirrored Panel Folding Screen, Brazil, c 1960s
Brazilian Hardwood, Leather and Mirrored Panel Folding Screen, Brazil, c 1960s

Brazilian Hardwood, Leather and Mirrored Panel Folding Screen, Brazil, c 1960s

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A beautiful four-paneled Brazilian Hardwood folding screen with leather panels on one side and

Category

20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Leather, Mirror

Art Deco Folding Screen circa 1930s
Art Deco Folding Screen circa 1930s

Art Deco Folding Screen circa 1930s

Located in Atlanta, GA

Art Deco folding screen, American, circa 1930s. Each panel measures 30"W.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Leather, Cord, Wood, Paint

17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted
17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted

17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted

Located in North Miami, FL

A pair of 17th Century (Late 1600s) Japanese Edo screens made of 12-panels. This folding silk

Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper

Broadway Folding Screen with Gold Leaf
Broadway Folding Screen with Gold Leaf

Broadway Folding Screen with Gold Leaf

Located in Paris, FR

Folding screen Broadway divided in six panels, two in golden leaf, two black lacquered, another

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Gold Leaf

Marshmallow Folding Screen by Royal Stranger
Marshmallow Folding Screen by Royal Stranger

Marshmallow Folding Screen by Royal Stranger

By Royal Stranger

Located in Geneve, CH

wood with matte finish. Polished brass. The Marshmallow Folding Screen is inspired by the glorious

Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

Marshmallow Folding Screen by Royal Stranger
Marshmallow Folding Screen by Royal Stranger

Marshmallow Folding Screen by Royal Stranger

By Royal Stranger

Located in Geneve, CH

wood with matte finish. Polished brass. The Marshmallow folding screen is inspired by the glorious

Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

Golden Eye Folding Screen by Munna
Golden Eye Folding Screen by Munna

Golden Eye Folding Screen by Munna

Located in Geneve, CH

Golden Eye Folding Screen by Munna Dimensions: D 5 x W 236 x H 147 cm. Materials: Wood, upholstery

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

Let's Play Folding Screen by Munna
Let's Play Folding Screen by Munna

Let's Play Folding Screen by Munna

Located in Geneve, CH

Let's Play Folding Screen by Munna Dimensions: D 8 x W 195 x H 200 cm. Materials: Wood, upholstery

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

19th Century 'Pierrot' Four-Fold Screen
19th Century 'Pierrot' Four-Fold Screen

19th Century 'Pierrot' Four-Fold Screen

Located in London, GB

A highly and unusual and unique French 19th Century four-fold screen telling the story of Pierrot's

Category

Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Canvas, Wood

3 Panel Mid-Century Carved Koa Wood & Stacked Rattan Folding Screen
3 Panel Mid-Century Carved Koa Wood & Stacked Rattan Folding Screen

3 Panel Mid-Century Carved Koa Wood & Stacked Rattan Folding Screen

Located in Van Nuys, CA

This beautifully restored 1940 3-panel stacked rattan room divider folding screen with hand-carved

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Rattan

Chinoiserie Folding Screen or Room Divider
Chinoiserie Folding Screen or Room Divider

Chinoiserie Folding Screen or Room Divider

Located in Grand Rapids, MI

China, 1940s-1960s Folding screen or room divider in black lacquer with hand painted decoration

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Five-Paneled French Gilt Folding Screen
Five-Paneled French Gilt Folding Screen

Five-Paneled French Gilt Folding Screen

Located in Redding, CT

Five-paneled French gilt folding screen. Perfect for privacy or for covering up an area. Gorgeous

Category

Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Cane, Wood

Three Panel Hand Painted Folding Screen
Three Panel Hand Painted Folding Screen

Three Panel Hand Painted Folding Screen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Circa 1950's Vienna Werkstätte style three panel folding screen/room divider. Hand painted on both

Category

20th Century Vienna Secession Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

19th c. Chinese Chippendale Folding Screen
19th c. Chinese Chippendale Folding Screen

19th c. Chinese Chippendale Folding Screen

Located in Queens, NY

Nineteenth century English Chinese Chippendale four fold screen with silk panels embroidered with

Category

Antique 19th Century British Chinese Chippendale Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Italian Painted Wood Empire Folding Screen in Gilt Bronze Frame
19th Century Italian Painted Wood Empire Folding Screen in Gilt Bronze Frame

19th Century Italian Painted Wood Empire Folding Screen in Gilt Bronze Frame

Located in Firenze, IT

This one-of-a-kind antique Italian Empire Period folding screen is a masterpiece of early 19th

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Painted Wood Five-Panel Folding Screen in the Japonisme Style
Antique Painted Wood Five-Panel Folding Screen in the Japonisme Style

Antique Painted Wood Five-Panel Folding Screen in the Japonisme Style

Located in London, GB

The front side of this French Japonisme folding screen has a fine oil depiction on wood of kabuki

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Table Top Chinese Folding Screen Hand Painted
Table Top Chinese Folding Screen Hand Painted

Table Top Chinese Folding Screen Hand Painted

Located in Fulton, CA

Unusual table top folding screen. Four hand painted panels featuring birds, fruit and flowers

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Gold Folding Screen - Hand Molded Fiberglass & Gold Leaf Wood - Boca do Lobo
Gold Folding Screen - Hand Molded Fiberglass & Gold Leaf Wood - Boca do Lobo

Gold Folding Screen - Hand Molded Fiberglass & Gold Leaf Wood - Boca do Lobo

Located in Rio Tinto, PT

Possession of furniture with gold and silver leafing symbolizes wealth and prosperity. It was a status symbol in those ancient times that inspired our present furniture makers who ad...

Category

2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Gold Leaf

20th Century Three-Panel Gilt Folding Screen
20th Century Three-Panel Gilt Folding Screen

20th Century Three-Panel Gilt Folding Screen

Located in New York, NY

This 20th Century three-panel wooden screen stands out for its hand-painted gold surface. Varying

Category

20th Century Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

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Wood Folding Screens For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of wood folding screens is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and fabric, all wood folding screens available were constructed with great care. There are 605 antique and vintage wood folding screens for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 59 modern editions to choose from as well. Wood folding screens have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of wood folding screens to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern, modern and Art Deco wood folding screens are of considerable interest. Wood folding screens have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti and Charles and Ray Eames are consistently popular.

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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