Screens and Room Dividers
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1850s European Napoleon III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Faux Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut, Lacquer
18th Century Irish Chippendale Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Damask
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1980s French Brutalist Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Early 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1980s American Biedermeier Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Wood
1990s French Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
20th Century European Classical Roman Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1970s Unknown Rustic Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s American Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
1960s Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Bamboo, Wicker
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Wood
2010s French Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Copper
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
20th Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Oak, Paper
19th Century French Romantic Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Tapestry, Wood
2010s Polish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
1880s French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1970s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Giltwood
2010s German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Sycamore
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Copper, Iron
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
2010s Indonesian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet, Oak
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Felt, Oak
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
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.