Screens and Room Dividers





1920s North American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1990s North American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Ash, Plywood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century British Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
2010s British Futurist Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1890s German Jugendstil Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
1920s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
1990s Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
20th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1980s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Textile
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1960s Arts and Crafts Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century French Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Glass
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s British Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Brass, Metal, Steel, Br...
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
2010s Canadian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
2010s British Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Textile, Thread, Wood, Fur
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
19th Century French Baroque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
1970s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Suede
2010s Polish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Polish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
2010s Japanese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stone, Iron
2010s Polish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
19th Century French Gothic Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Silk, Wood, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Foam, Hardwood, Paint
2010s European Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Art Glass, Mirror
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 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.