Screens and Room Dividers
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1890s Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Velvet, Wood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Beech
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Plaster
1990s American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plastic
20th Century European Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1840s English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany, Glass
19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Porcelain
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century Asian Edo Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper, Fabric
Early 1900s Indonesian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Paint
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Enamel
Mid-19th Century English George III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Other
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Wire, Bronze
1950s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
19th Century Japanese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Screens and Room Dividers
Foam
19th Century Directoire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Organic Material
19th Century Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1970s Thai Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Screens and Room Dividers
Foam
19th Century British Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Stained Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
20th Century American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Bronze, Steel
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
19th Century Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
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.