Screens and Room Dividers
2010s Ukrainian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Straw, Wood
2010s Ukrainian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Straw, Wood
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Onyx, Steel
1980s Hong Kong Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
1980s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
1990s Philippine Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Hardwood
Late 20th Century American Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Murano Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary French Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Gold Leaf
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Giltwood
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Concrete, Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
2010s Guatemalan Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Mahogany
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 2000s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Other
Late 20th Century Philippine Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Resin, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Lebanese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Stainless Steel, Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1970s Philippine Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Murano Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century European Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Indonesian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Early 2000s Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
1970s American Neoclassical Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel, Aluminum
1970s North American Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
1980s Unknown Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s British Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
1980s American Biedermeier Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Oak
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.