Screens and Room Dividers
Late 20th Century American Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plastic
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Felt, Oak
2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1850s European Napoleon III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Faux Bamboo
Late 20th Century Philippine Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1950s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Paint
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 17th Century Directoire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Walnut
18th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
1890s French International Style Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
19th Century Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Wood, Glass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
2010s Lebanese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood
1920s Italian Rococo Revival Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Walnut
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Suede, Pine
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mid-19th Century French Art Deco Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Ironstone
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stoneware, Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1970s French Neoclassical Revival Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Early 20th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Fabric
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plastic, Wood
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
20th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Mahogany
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1960s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Softwood
18th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1990s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1970s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Terracotta, Rosewood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
19th Century English George III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
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.