Screens and Room Dividers
Mid-20th Century Classical Greek Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1920s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Mahogany
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Gold Leaf
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Pine
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Reed, Mirror
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Porcelain, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s North American Screens and Room Dividers
Abalone, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
20th Century French Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Iron
1970s Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Screens and Room Dividers
Textile, Wood, Lacquer
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Lucite, Wood
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Screens and Room Dividers
20th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Hardwood
Late 18th Century French Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Giltwood
1970s Unknown Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Late 20th Century Chinese Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1990s American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Patent Leather
1970s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
20th Century English Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Modern 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.