Screens and Room Dividers
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Resin, Acrylic, Paint
1960s Asian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Reed
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
19th Century Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 19th Century Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
1920s French Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1830s Austrian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Pearwood
20th Century Unknown Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Textile, Mirror
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Silk
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Paper, Wood
20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Maple
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Beech, Bentwood
1890s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Steel, Iron
1890s French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
1940s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1980s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century Unknown Tribal Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Reed, Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Cherry
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet, Fabric, Walnut
Late 18th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Driftwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
1970s American Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
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.