Screens and Room Dividers
1950s Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Reclaimed Wood, Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1970s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century English French Provincial Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Glass, Wood, Paint
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet, Fabric, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1930s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Porcelain
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1950s French Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
18th Century Irish Chippendale Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Organic Material
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Textile, Mirror
20th Century American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Bronze, Steel
Early 1900s Gothic Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
19th Century French Provincial Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Bog Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Walnut
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Bronze
Early 1800s American Federal Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1940s Italian Other Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary 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.