Screens and Room Dividers
20th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s North American Screens and Room Dividers
Abalone, Wood
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Amethyst
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Metal, Brass
1980s French Brutalist Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 20th Century Philippine Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
18th Century European Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Enamel
1960s Industrial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Early 1900s French Organic Modern Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Suede, Pine
1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
20th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1840s Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Walnut
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Multi-gemstone, Metal
2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century Adam Style Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Unknown Chinese Chippendale Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1940s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood
Mid-19th Century French Art Deco Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Ironstone
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
2010s Polish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Wire
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
Late 18th Century Scottish Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
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.