Screens and Room Dividers
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint, Fabric
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1820s English Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Lacquer
1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
19th Century Unknown Tribal Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
1840s Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Indonesian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
2010s Italian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
2010s Belgian Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Early 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Porcelain, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1960s Asian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Tibetan Tibetan Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Bamboo, String
1960s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
1950s Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Reclaimed Wood, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery
20th Century Dominican Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Hemp, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Early 20th Century French Rococo Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
20th Century Unknown Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut, Silk
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 19th Century English French Provincial Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Glass, Wood, Paint
1770s English Chippendale Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany, Wood
20th Century Unknown Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
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.