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Screens and Room Dividers For Sale
Item type: Antique and Vintage
Large Antique Coromandel or Kuancai Lacquer Screen Six Panel Chinese Export
Located in London, GB
A superbly decorative six-panel lacquered 'Coromandel' screen, exquisitely carved and hand-painted with oriental figures, flowers and exotic beasts on a dark brown background, in the traditional 17th century manner.
China, Canton, Qing dynasty, late 19th – early 20th century.
Why we like it
We like its impressive proportions which make it perfect for a feature wall, and the exquisite quality of decoration. The subtlety of colours lends a 'soft' look to the piece. The central motif depicts a scene set in the gardens of a Han dynasty palace, while the outer borders are decorated with the “one hundred antiques” motif interspersed with floral arrangements. In this regard, the present screen not only conveys auspicious meanings but also demonstrate the owner’s fine scholarly taste.
History
The term 'Coromandel', which is used to describe this particular type of lacquer technique (kuancai), is rather misleading. In the 18th century it was used commercially to indicate the place from which these objects were shipped to England through the East India Companies, and had no reference to China, the place of their origin. Similarly, Chinese painted wallpaper was often called 'India paper' in historic documants.
The kuancai lacquer technique, literally meaning “cut out colour” and found almost exclusively on screens, emerged in the 16th century to serve the domestic market. The iconographic elements were carved through the built-up coats of dark lacquer and filled with pigments and gold. Seventeenth century examples usually consisted of twelve panels, and were often employed in entrance halls or as room dividers or windscreens for gardens and terraces. They were often commissioned as gifts and depicted court scenes, episodes from the world of the immortals, panoramic or landscape views and auspicious symbols. This type of lacquerware was flourishing during the reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722) and saw a revival in the 19th century.
Stylistically the present screen may be compared with the twelve-panel lacquer screen from the Kangxi period in the Victoria and Albert Museum illustrated by W. De Kesel and G. Dhont in Coromandel Lacquer Screens, ill. 23, pps 36-37.
Such luxurious items were popular in England during the height of fashion for oriental exoticism, called chinoiserie in Europe. In the 20th century, Coromandel screens still remained a staple in the European interior design. Coco Chanel had a collection of 32 rare Coromandel screens, which she proudly displayed in her home at 31 Rue Cambom, Paris. She one...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Mid-Century Greek Revival Rattan Room Divider
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Give one room the appearance of two rooms with this fantastic vintage room divider. Measuring in at an extra-large 50" wide by 80" tall, this substantial piece is equal parts striki...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wicker, Walnut, Hardwood, Wood, Rattan
Mahogany Room Divider Wall Unit by Ludvik Volak for Drevopodnik Holesov, 1960s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
"Designed by Volak for Drevopodnik Holesov, a well known furniture manufacturer and dealer. In the last few years, these claustras have become increasingly rare with an equally incre...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Mahogany, Lacquer
8-Panel Framed Porcelain Tile Screen, 19th Century Chinese Export
Located in Atlanta, GA
8-Panel Framed Porcelain Tile Screen, 19th Century Chinese Export
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Porcelain
Large Four Panel Neoclassical Mirrored Lattice Screen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage four panel lattice and mirrored Neoclassical screen. Each panel is 32" wide & 94" high.
They can be used flat against a wall or are hinged to be free standing as four panels ...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Crespi Style 3 Panel Folding Screen, Stick Reed Rattan
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1930 reed rattan room divider folding screen in the style of furniture by Gabriella Crespi. This stacked rattan folding room divider...
Category
1930s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Rattan
Pair Continental 2-Panel Painted Canvas Low Screens
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand Painted and nailhead decorative half screens
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Leather
Rare Water Hyacinths and Teak Screen /Room Divider
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare water hyacinths and teak screen /room divider decorated with 49 small teak windows
Category
1970s Malagasy Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Teak
Red Coromandel Folding Screen with 6 Panels, ca. 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
Red Coromandel Folding Screen with 6 Panels, ca. 1890
Category
19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Screen 100 Vintage 1960 Pinewood Tambour Room Divider by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Markington, GB
Screen 100 vintage pinewood room divider by Alvar Aalto in very good condition.
The Screen 100 is a room divider designed by Alvar Aalto i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Pine
Ettore Sottsass movable Memphis room devider for Sottsass Associati 1986
Located in Köln, NRW
Very rare movable Memphis room devider by Ettore Sottsass/Sottsass Associati, custom made 1986 for the former Esprit Headquarter in Düsseldorf/Germany.
A statement by Etorre Sottsas...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Three-Panel Carved Bleached Hardwood Bird Floral Screen, Style of James Mont
By James Mont
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Three-Panel Carved Bleached Hardwood Bird Floral Screen, Style of James Mont
Circa 1950s
An Exquisite Three-Panel Carved Bleached Hardwood Bird Floral ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Chinese Hand Carved and Painted Room Divider - 3 Panels
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Add elegance and functionality to your space with this wonderful vintage Chinese room divider. The black lacquered divider showcases a han...
Category
1970s Chinese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Four Panel Carved Soapstone Lacquered Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Chinese export four-panel coromandel screen featuring carved hardstone and soapstone decoration. The screen depicts a group of beauties in colorful flowing robes. The parcel-gilt landscape is decorated with two large carved stone trees...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Soapstone, Brass
Vintage Hand Carved and Painted Sun Screen
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Wonderful vintage hand carved and painted screen. 4 panels have been fixed together on one side with a wooden slats and a glue. The fixed side displays an angels the displayed side f...
Category
1970s Unknown Rustic Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Japanese Ink Painting Two Panel Screens, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Japanese ink paintings mounted as two two-panel screens, one with images of spring flowers and calligraphic inscriptions, the other with images of summer ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Modern German Plant Stand Rattan Bamboo Room Divider, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Mid-Century Modern plant stand, flower pot holder or room divider. made in Germany, circa 1950s. This is a beautiful all original item in...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Jean Prouvé Architectural Mid-Century Cameroon Sliding PanelSun ShutterRoom Divi
Located in London, GB
An original sliding room panel/window shade cover by legendary designer Jean Prouvé.
Cameroon, c1960s.
Increasingly rare design.
Aluminium and wood, the wood has been replaced as ...
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Chinese Hand Painted Table Screen or Wall Hanging
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand painted Chinese screen, China, circa 1950s. This screen features a hand-painted still life and could be used as a table screen, or wal...
Category
1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Jugendstil screen no.1057 by J&J Kohn
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Jugendstil screen no.1057 by J&J Kohn with new secession fabric.
Category
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Structured Corrugated Glass Room Dividers by Saint-Gobain, France 1950s
By Saint Gobain
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Exceptional corrugated glass panels by Saint-Gobain, France 1950s. Nice large panels from beautiful clear soft green tinted glass with metal wi...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Willy Guhl 50 Piece Modular Concrete Cube Bookcase, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning monumental 50 piece concrete bookcase by Willy Guhl. Made up of 4 different sized hand-made concrete cubes. Completely modular and able to be arranged in a multitude of ways...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Concrete
Early 20th Century Chinese Lacquered Ebonized Six-Panel Decorative Screen
Located in Dallas, TX
Divide a room or decorate a living room wall with this elegant antique folding screen. Crafted in China circa 1920, the free standing screen stands on bracket feet dressed with brass...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Black Lacquer Folding Screen w/ Fiberglass Maple Leaf Inserts
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Black lacquer folding room divider screen with 4 panels each 63" Tall by 19.5" wide. Each panel features unique hand-crafted panels made of maple leaves worked into spun fiberglass. ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Fiberglass
Pair of Room dividers in (parchment leather ) and wood , France, 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Each screen sheet measures 45 cm (17.71 inch).
Each screen has 3 sheets 135 long (53.13 inch)
Exhibited at Original antique show ( Miami beach ) and Palm beach "American Internationa...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Parchment Paper
Fabulous Three Panel Floor Screen with Polychrome Decoration of Saint Ignatius
Located in Milford, NH
A fabulous hand painted three panel floor screen with three figures, which reads the following “St. Ignatius May Be Admired For Himself Alone”. The back of...
Category
20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
English wooden screen with portraits and floral collage, 1800s
Located in MIlano, IT
English wooden screen with portraits and floral collage, 1800s
Three-door screen with wooden structure and entirely decorated with the collage technique. On each side there are floral motifs framing...
Category
19th Century English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Arts & Crafts Copper Fire Screen by John Pearson
By John Pearson
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts & Crafts magnificent large copper fire screen
Depicting galleon at sea
Maker /Designer John Pearson (1859-1930)
Circa 1905
John Pearson was an Arts and Crafts designer maker...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Copper
Stunning Art Deco Style Six Panel Screen
Located in Bradenton, FL
Stunning six panel screen/room divider. Screen is designed to replicate tiles of the art deco era, painted in rich colors including sage green, rust, burgundy, and pink. Two splendi...
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Incredible 18’ wide 12 panel lacquered chinoiserie screen
Located in Charleston, SC
Incredible large scale 12 panel chinoiserie double sided screen. Great size and scale- could cover an entire 18’ wall.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
1950s Marimekko Screen
By Marimekko
Located in London, England
Original Screen with Marimekko's Lokki fabric.
Owned by a factory worker in the '60s, this is an exceptionally rare piece with beautiful age.
Category
1950s Finnish Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Asian Modernist / Chinese carved & hand painted two-panel screen , divider.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Asian Modernist / Chinese carved & hand painted two-panel screen , room divider.Signed by the artist,, Age approbate wear consistent with use and age.. Hand delivery avail to New Yo...
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Late 19th C. Ming Carved Ebonized and Giltwood Trifold Table Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 19th Century Ming Style Carved, Ebonized and Giltwood Trifold Table Screen in great condition.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Antique Art Nouveau Commedia Dell’Arte Painted Paravent/Screen Paris ca 1920
Located in Doha, QA
This spectacular Art Nouveau Era Paravent/Screen is a true eye catcher and one of a kind piece of art full of fantasy and eccentric imagination.
It has been designed and painted in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Linen, Wood, Mahogany
Chinese Hand Carved and Painted Native Tribal Room Divider - 4 Panels
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Outstanding vintage native tribal room divider. Features a hand painted and carved, veneered, exterior. Exceptional shades of green, blue and purple accentuate the designs over a sil...
Category
1980s Chinese Tribal Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Neoclassic Four Fold Room Divider Screen by Maitland Smith c 1970/1980s
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural Neoclassic, Hollywood Regency, dressing screen, room divider having four panels, each 79.5 H x 18 W inches. The screen features old world style prints of European ...
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Paper
Original Oil on Canvas Painted 4 Panel Screen Room Divider England circa 1900-20
Located in Round Top, TX
Original oil on canvas painted panels form this impressive baroque style folding screen from the early 1900's.
A city street scene with horse drawn carriage and lady walking along si...
Category
Early 20th Century English Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
20th Century Black Chinese Lacquered Wood Screen, Vintage Room Divider
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, vintage Chinese screen made of hand crafted lacquered wood, in good condition. The large, detailed Chinoiserie style room divider is co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal, Brass
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 SE. An airy weave from strips of beech ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Hide, Beech
Pair of Early 19th Century English Regency Black Lacquered Pole Screens
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Early 19th Century English Regency Black Lacquered Pole Screens with Silk Embroidered Textiles
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Four Panel Folding Screen Modern Asian Chinoiserie Tall Green Hand Carved
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage Modern Asian Chinoiserie extra tall green four panel hand carved & painted folding screen. Comprised of relief carved wood designs with hand painted details with gloss...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass, Metal
Japanese Edo Six Panel Table Screen After Maruyama Okyo
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic diminutive Japanese Edo period table top screen depicting a lively water landscape with flora and fauna. The screen is beautifully painted o...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Screen with Gold Leafing Details by Robert Crowder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Screen with gold leafing details by Robert Crowder depicting beautiful illustration of birds and botanical details. Made in USA, 1950s.
*Signed on the lower right
Dimensions:
94"H x...
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1950s American Other Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian screen, wall panel, oil on canvas
Located in Maidstone, GB
19th Century antique Italian screen, this would also look lovely as a wall panel. As a wall panel it is 118 inches long, as a screen it is approximately 86.5 inches long depending ho...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Boho Enameled Bronze Venetian Mirrored Folding Screen
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage Boho folding screen. A chic bronze frame that has been enameled white. Inset Venetian mirrored panels. Monumental in size and...
Category
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bronze
1970s Geometric Steel Screen - Large
Located in London, England
The Geometric Screen/Room Divider is a versatile and stylish piece that adds functionality and aesthetic appeal to any interior space. This screen features a geometric pattern, incor...
Category
1970s European Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel, Cut Steel
Arts & Crafts Era Geometric Wood Inlay Window Panel Screen Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Attributed to Frank Lloyd Wright design this geometric wood window screen, circa 1930's. From a bungalow estate in the Broadmoor area of Colorado Springs, CO.
Hand crafted with fine...
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Three Panel Wood and Corregated Glass Room Divider Dressing Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive three panel folding room divider or dressing screen featuring a rich wood frame with ridged corregated glass windows measuring 1...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
19th Century Italian Floral Painted 3 Panel Folding Floor Screen / Room Divider
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique 19th century Italian Floral Painted 3 panel folding floor screen / room divider.
The screen has been expertly painted by an Italian sch...
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Leather, Canvas, Paint
19th Century English Embossed Leather Wallpaper Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic 19th century arts and crafts four-panel painted and embossed leather style wallpaper screen. The screen features thick embossed panels decorated with scrolling vines having...
Category
19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Tall Vintage Mirrored Room Divider
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This uniquely large glass mirrored room divider features an impressive ninety inch height across four textured mirrored panels. Creating an adjus...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Mirror
1970s Geometric Steel Screen - Small
Located in London, England
Made from Brushed Steel in the 1970s. The Geometric Screen/Room Divider is an ideal addition to modern, contemporary, or even eclectic interiors, as it adds a touch of sophistication...
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1970s European Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Cut Steel
Japan Small Folding Two-Panel 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 a blue snow flake border, colors on paper 21.5” high and...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Paper
Etched Glass 3 Panel Peacock Lighted Room Divider Screen
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Wonderful RARE 3 panel room divider with deep etched glass. Peacock and Lillies with Sun, Rays and Clouds. All lit by channeled metal(brushed bronze) base with recessed lighting. Gre...
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20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Early 19th Century Coromandel Eight Panel Chinese Screen
Located in Miami, FL
Step back in time with this captivating eight-panel Coromandel screen, a rare and exquisite example of early 19th-century Chinese craftsmanship. Embellished on both sides, the panel...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Rare & Collectable Antique Chinese Export Soapstone Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely well made and highly collectable Chinese Export circa 1920’s Soapstone room divider folding screen depicting Geisha Girls
Please...
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Soapstone
Architectural "Sculpta-Grille" Freestanding Room Divider by Richard Harvey
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning architectural “Sculpta-Grille” freestanding room divider by Richard Harvey for Harvey Design Workshop, Inc. in the United States, ci...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Resin, Plastic, Walnut
Antique Hand-Painted and Ebonized Pole Screens
Located in New York, NY
Pair of ebonized pole screens with fine floral painted finishes on tripod legs.
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Bog Wood
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.
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