Screens and Room Dividers
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Textile, Mahogany
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Late 19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Early 1900s Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Mirror
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Rope
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Paper, Wood
Early 2000s American Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Early 1900s Italian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Maple, Plywood
20th Century French Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Masonite, Paper, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
1930s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fruitwood
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Rosewood
1930s Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Rosewood
Early 1900s Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Softwood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Hardwood
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1890s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century Medieval Screens and Room Dividers
Stained Glass, Wood
1830s British William IV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Textile, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Unknown Other Screens and Room Dividers
Satinwood, Walnut, Hardwood, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
1960s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
20th Century American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
18th Century French Country Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers
Stone, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Soapstone
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1980s American Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cane
Early 19th Century European Gothic Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Paint
20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan
20th Century Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
1970s American Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Brass
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.