Screens and Room Dividers
2010s Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Other Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chestnut
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Onyx, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Gold Leaf
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Other
2010s Lebanese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Stainless Steel, Steel
2010s Guatemalan Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
2010s Polish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s British Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Wood, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Alabaster
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Cane
Early 2000s American Screens and Room Dividers
Other
Early 2000s American Screens and Room Dividers
Straw
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Bentwood
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Silver, Other
2010s Indian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Bone, Resin, Wood
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Brocade, Silk, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Mexican Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Wood, Hardwood
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Silk, Velvet
2010s Indian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Bone, Wicker, Wood
2010s Indian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s 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.