Screens and Room Dividers
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Fabric
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Wrought Iron
20th Century Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Late 19th Century British Anglo-Japanese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 2000s American Screens and Room Dividers
Straw
1950s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Crystal
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
19th Century American Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Canvas, Wood
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Oak
Early 1900s Chinese Chippendale Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Hardwood
1890s European Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Crystal, Metal
1990s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Kingwood, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1970s European Adam Style Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rush
20th Century Unknown Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1980s American Industrial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
2010s German Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
17th Century Dutch Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry
1940s American Industrial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Steel
1820s English Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bentwood, Plywood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Ash
Early 20th Century French Rococo Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
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.