Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Porcelain, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Jacquard
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Organic Material
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Sequins, Fabric
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Brass
2010s Mexican Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Textile
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Lacquer
2010s Italian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
2010s French Other Screens and Room Dividers
Other, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Metal
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Bamboo
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Screens and Room Dividers
Silver, Iron
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
Early 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Rope
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Giltwood, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Nickel
1920s Asian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Driftwood
1910s Japanese Meiji Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Mirror, Giltwood
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Walnut, Velvet
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Paper, 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.