Screens and Room Dividers
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
1960s Japanese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Paint
2010s Italian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Nickel
1960s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Poplar
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Plywood
1960s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Plastic
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Silver, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Ash, Birdseye Maple, Maple, Walnut, Lacquer
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Onyx, Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Panamanian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Directoire Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s Tibetan Tibetan Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Bamboo, String
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s French Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Copper, Brass
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
1960s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 2000s Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Textile
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
2010s Polish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Swiss Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Concrete
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Jacquard
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Oak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Screens and Room Dividers
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
2010s Guatemalan Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Cypress
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Hardwood
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Ash
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Polystyrene, Paint
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary North American Industrial Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1960s European Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 2000s American Screens and Room Dividers
Other
2010s French Other Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Fabric, Canvas, Velvet
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.