Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Pine
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary North American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
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Textile, Mirror
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Organic Material
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
Early 2000s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Paper, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Brazilian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
Early 2000s American Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Nickel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
2010s Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Plate, Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Other
2010s German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
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Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Metal, Brass, Bronze, C...
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Leather, Textile
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Oak
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
2010s North American Screens and Room Dividers
Abalone, Wood
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Cane, Oak
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.