Screens and Room Dividers
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Cherry
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century French French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Burlap, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cedar, Mahogany
2010s Mexican Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Screens and Room Dividers
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1920s Mongolian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Hardwood
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Mid-20th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Giltwood
1950s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary North American Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak, Natural Fiber, Rattan
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
1940s American Industrial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Maple
2010s Polish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
20th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak, Natural Fiber, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak, Natural Fiber, Rattan
2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Terracotta, Rosewood
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
1910s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
1990s American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Stone, Cast Stone, Brass, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1930s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel, Brass
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Wood
20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Brocade, Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak, Natural Fiber, Rattan
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.