Screens and Room Dividers
1970s Unknown Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s Malagasy Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
1970s Chinese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Unknown Rustic Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
1960s Swiss Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Concrete
1970s European Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel, Cut Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
1970s European Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cut Steel
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood, Plywood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Resin, Plastic, Walnut
1960s Indonesian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Ash
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1970s American Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1970s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Enamel, Steel
1970s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Suede
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Rattan, Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plastic, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Textile
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Copper
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plastic, Beech
1960s French Provincial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s North American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1970s North American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper, Paint
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Maple
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
1970s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cotton, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
1960s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1970s French Neoclassical Revival Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1960s Swiss Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Concrete
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.