Screens and Room Dividers
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stoneware, Ceramic
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1950s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1920s Indonesian Arts and Crafts Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Spanish Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker
Early 20th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Silk, Wood, Paint
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
19th Century Baroque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s Central American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Cypress
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Textile, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
Early 20th Century Gothic Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s North American Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Cherry
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan, Oak
Early 20th Century Asian Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Palmwood, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Asian Qing Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Oak
1950s Indian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Oak
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Fruitwood
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Paint, Paper
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Textile
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Giltwood, Mirror
1870s English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Beads
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Oak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
2010s French Other Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
20th Century Asian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery
Antique and Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
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.