Screens and Room Dividers
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Burl, Paint
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1990s Japanese Showa Screens and Room Dividers
Cotton
1930s German Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1990s Philippine Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Late 20th Century Unknown Chesterfield Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1930s French Romantic Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Natural Fiber, Wood
Late 20th Century Dutch Industrial Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century European Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Unknown Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 20th Century French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1990s American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Art Glass
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1930s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel, Aluminum
1930s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Dutch Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1930s American Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan, Mirror
Late 20th Century Chinese Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1970s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1980s American Biedermeier Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
1980s European Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1980s Unknown Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1980s Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century French Brutalist Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Philippine Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Reed, Mirror
1970s American Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Late 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Silver Leaf
1970s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
1970s Dutch Baroque Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century Philippine Screens and Room Dividers
Reed, Mirror
1930s French Industrial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Art Glass, Stained Glass
1970s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Reed, Glass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
Vintage Screens and Antique Room Dividers on 1stDibs: Japanese Screens, Chinese Screens and Art Deco Screens for Sale
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.