Screens and Room Dividers
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Resin, Walnut
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Mirror, Giltwood
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Other
2010s French Other Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Fabric, Canvas, Velvet
Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany, Glass, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Brocade, Silk
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut, Paint
19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Textile, Cotton, Paper
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
20th Century Unknown Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century European Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
1890s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Indian Screens and Room Dividers
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Silver, Other
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Ormolu
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Mid-20th Century Chinese Romantic Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
1990s French Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Early 19th Century English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Classical Greek Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 18th Century Italian Country Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1990s Mexican Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Maple, Plywood
Early 20th Century Asian Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Palmwood, Reclaimed Wood
19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint
Late 20th Century Philippine Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Reed, Mirror
1970s American Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
18th Century European Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
Early 2000s Italian Romantic Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
20th Century British Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
2010s Brazilian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rush
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Steel
1940s Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Leather, Mirror
20th Century French Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Masonite, Paper, Wood
1970s Unknown Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
2010s Panamanian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
19th Century English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
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.