Screens and Room Dividers
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper, Paint
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Copper
Early 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Damask
1960s Swiss Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Concrete
Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1920s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1920s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
1960s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Fruitwood
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Porcelain, Hardwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Lead
Early 20th Century Asian Qing Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1920s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Cherry
1920s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Pine
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Wrought Iron
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Metal, Brass
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
1960s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1960s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Asian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Gothic Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
1920s Japanese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Enamel
1910s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Porcelain, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Asian Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Palmwood, Reclaimed Wood
Early 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1960s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Jade
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan, Mirror
Antique and Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
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.