Screens and Room Dividers
1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Screens and Room Dividers
19th Century Unknown Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plastic
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gesso, Fabric, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cotton, Wood
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
19th Century English George III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Paint
19th Century French Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Oak
2010s Italian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Polish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1940s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Wood
19th Century French Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 1900s Gothic Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Other
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Indonesian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Resin, Walnut
2010s Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1830s Austrian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Pearwood
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Ash, Cork
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1970s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Tapestry, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Rope
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Brass
1970s Unknown Rustic Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1960s Italian Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Beech
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Belgian Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
19th Century Spanish Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1920s French Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 19th Century Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, 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.