Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
1890s Belgian Romantic Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Alabaster
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble
1810s French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Elm, Paint
1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
1820s French Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Steel
19th Century Belgian Biedermeier Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1880s Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Giltwood, Lacquer
1880s Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Aesthetic Movement Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
Early 2000s American Screens and Room Dividers
Other
Early 2000s American Screens and Room Dividers
Straw
19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Porcelain
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Silver, Other
19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Early 2000s Italian Romantic Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Wood, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Early 2000s Asian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Ash, Straw, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Bronze
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
2010s Indian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Bone, Resin, Wood
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Canvas, Paint
19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
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.