Screens and Room Dividers
2010s Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Oak
2010s Italian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Nickel
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Canvas
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze, Wire
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stoneware
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1980s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Plate, Metal
20th Century American Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
1940s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Brutalist Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bentwood, Plywood
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
1970s American Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
1950s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
18th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1960s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
20th Century Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel, Aluminum
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Ash
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
Late 20th Century Asian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
1930s French Art Nouveau Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Plywood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Guatemalan Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Cypress
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Other
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Organic Material
1660s Hong Kong Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk
2010s American Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Steel
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Unknown Screens and Room Dividers
Textile
19th Century French Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood, Paint
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Ash
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.