Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
18th Century French Country Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
20th Century High Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
1960s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan
20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
1980s American Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cane
1970s American Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Asian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Giltwood
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer, Textile
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
19th Century German Vienna Secession Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Copper, Tôle
1930s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Natural Fiber, Wood
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1950s French Louis XVI Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Wood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Country Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1990s American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Patent Leather
1940s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Birch
1980s Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1890s British Edwardian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1980s Philippine Victorian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
18th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Paint
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Giltwood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Unknown Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Stone
Mid-20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Elm, Pine
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
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.