Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Foam, Hardwood, Paint
2010s Central American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Cypress
2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Birch
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
20th Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Other
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Other
2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Travertine, Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s European Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Sycamore
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Central American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Cypress
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 20th Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rock Crystal, Bronze
1990s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Textile
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.