Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Screens and Room Dividers
Foam
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1830s English William IV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century British Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Mahogany
20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Maple
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Resin, Fiberglass, Wood
19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Early 1900s French Organic Modern Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Rosewood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Stone
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Enamel
Mid-20th Century Philippine Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
1910s Japanese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Paper, Wood
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Early 19th Century Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Burlap, Velvet, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
1980s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
20th Century American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
Late 18th Century Scottish Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Organic Material
19th Century British Chinese Chippendale Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Cherry
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
1890s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Steel, Iron
19th Century Directoire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Mid-19th Century English William IV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Glass, Mahogany
19th Century Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Paper, Wood
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
2010s German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Birch
2010s Spanish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
19th Century Belgian Biedermeier Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Wood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Velvet, Wood
20th Century Unknown Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Ash
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
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.