Screens and Room Dividers
2010s Mexican Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Wood, Hardwood
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Steel
1930s French Industrial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
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Wood
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Brass
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Jacquard
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Brass
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Organic Material
1990s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Mirror
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Bronze
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1990s British Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
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Lacquer
1970s American Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Silver
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Bronze
1940s American Industrial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1960s Industrial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
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Glass, Paper, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1950s French Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Canadian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Dominican Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Hemp, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Glass, Paper
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Bronze
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Plywood, Rope
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Metal
20th Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Early 20th Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood
Early 2000s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
1950s American Industrial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Mid-20th Century German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Plywood
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Nickel
2010s Belgian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
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.