Screens and Room Dividers
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Suede
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Plastic
Early 20th Century English Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Bog Wood
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Hardwood
Late 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood, Plywood
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Softwood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut, Spruce
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Silk
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Metal
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wire
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood, Rosewood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Brocade, Silk, Velvet
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
Mid-20th Century North American Brutalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary North American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Mexican Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Wood, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Other Screens and Room Dividers
Jade
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Silk, Velvet
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
2010s Indian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Bone, Wicker, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Mirror
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Canvas, Paint
2010s Indian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
2010s Danish Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary British Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Early 2000s Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1660s Hong Kong Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
1960s Indonesian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique and Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
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.