Screens and Room Dividers
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1970s European Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel, Cut Steel
1970s European Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cut Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Paint, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary British Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood, Plywood
1970s Unknown Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1990s American Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Paint
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Brocade, Silk, Velvet
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Directoire Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Silk, Velvet
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary British Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
2010s Danish Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s Indian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
2010s Indian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Bone, Wicker, Wood
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Ash
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
2010s Italian Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 2000s Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
2010s Mexican Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1970s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Enamel, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Rattan, Wood
1970s American Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Cane, Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
Early 2000s American Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Late 20th Century English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary North American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
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.