Screens and Room Dividers
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Elm
20th Century American Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Late 20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Textile, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Wood
1940s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
20th Century European Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
1930s French Industrial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Art Glass, Stained Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
20th Century American Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Iron
1960s French Provincial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Acrylic, Wood
1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
20th Century Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
1980s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Shell, Wood, Paint
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Paint, Paper
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Screens and Room Dividers
Textile
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan, Oak
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1980s American Industrial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass
Early 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
20th Century Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Sandalwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Damask
17th Century Spanish Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1950s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
17th Century Dutch Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry
2010s French Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Copper, Brass
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Ash
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
19th Century French Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Nickel
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1950s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
20th Century Italian Folk Art Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
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.