Screens and Room Dividers
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
19th Century Spanish Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Aluminum
Late 19th Century English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Glass, Wood, Paint, Damask, Paper, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s French Other Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century Asian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine, Oak
Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
Late 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Plate, Metal
1950s Uzbek Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cotton, Silk, Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
1980s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 20th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut, Silk
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze, Wire
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Screens and Room Dividers
Foam
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Paper, Wood
1840s Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
Late 19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1980s French Brutalist Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century French Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Masonite, Paper
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Murano Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Wood, Fabric
1760s Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Magnets
19th Century Unknown Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Screens and Room Dividers
Foam
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Crystal, Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
1810s English George III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Plexiglass
Early 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
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.