Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Screens and Room Dividers
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Paper, Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Ash
1960s Arts and Crafts Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Linen
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Resin, Fiberglass, Wood
Early 2000s American Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1960s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Cherry
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Polish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Organic Material
21st Century and Contemporary English Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
2010s Indian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Rattan, Ash, Mirror
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Copper
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Early 2000s American Rustic Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1960s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Early 2000s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Driftwood
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1960s French Provincial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
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.