Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Mahogany
2010s Lebanese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Stainless Steel, Steel
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Walnut
2010s Indonesian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood
Early 1900s German Late Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Pine
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Murano Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Early 2000s Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Early 1900s French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
2010s British Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Alabaster
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Wood, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Gold Leaf
Early 2000s American Screens and Room Dividers
Other
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Early 2000s American Screens and Room Dividers
Straw
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Directoire Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Silver, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Aesthetic Movement Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Early 2000s Italian Romantic Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Bronze
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Stainless Steel
2010s Indian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Bone, Resin, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Plastic
2010s Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
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.