Screens and Room Dividers
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Elm
Mid-20th Century Indian Screens and Room Dividers
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Mid-20th Century Unknown Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Stone
Late 20th Century Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Iron
20th Century Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Chinese Renaissance Screens and Room Dividers
Gesso, Wood
20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Brocade, Silk
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Beech, Bentwood
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Wood
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Other
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Wrought Iron
19th Century Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Ash
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Nickel
Early 19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan, Oak
Mid-20th Century Korean Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Paper
1930s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wool
Early 20th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Lacquer
Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1970s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 2000s American Rustic Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
2010s Panamanian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
1990s North American Aesthetic Movement Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Wood
Late 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Silver Leaf
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
1990s American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1920s Scandinavian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
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.