Screens and Room Dividers
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Rosewood
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Philippine Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Paint, Paper
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Hardwood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut, Wool
18th Century Italian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Leather
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
18th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Paint
20th Century Unknown Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany, Bone, Satinwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
19th Century Rustic Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Animal Skin, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Satin, Wood
1980s European Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Late 19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Wood
20th Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Reed, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Polystyrene, Paint
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1890s European Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Paint, Paper, Wood, Fabric
19th Century Italian Other Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Poplar
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1960s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Softwood
2010s French Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Copper, Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Oak
Late 20th Century Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Mid-20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Straw
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Nickel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Shell, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Organic Material
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Sycamore
19th Century Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
2010s Polish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Paint, Wood
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Elm
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
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.