Screens and Room Dividers
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Wood, Giltwood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Seagrass, Bamboo
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany, Satinwood
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Lucite
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Belgian Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1870s Louis XIV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century Gothic Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
1960s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Sequins, Fabric
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Ironstone
1870s English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Beads
Early 19th Century Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak, Natural Fiber, Rattan
1840s English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1840s Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Early 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plastic, Beech
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Mid-20th Century German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Plywood
2010s Belgian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Straw
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Concrete, Cement, Steel
2010s North American Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze, Stainless Steel
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
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.