Screens and Room Dividers
19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Acrylic, Wood
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Canvas, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
1970s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
2010s South American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Iron
20th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silver Leaf, Brass
20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 2000s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Burl
20th Century Unknown Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
20th Century Unknown Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Unknown Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
1950s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Porcelain, Hardwood
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
2010s Polish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Polystyrene, Paint
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Wrought Iron
20th Century American Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Late 20th Century Spanish Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Wood, Paper
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Parchment Paper
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
18th Century George II Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Giltwood
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Asian Qing Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
1960s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint, Paper
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.