Screens and Room Dividers
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Rosewood
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Acrylic
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Shell, Walnut
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rush
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stoneware
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Mirror
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Ash, Plywood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century French Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Amethyst
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1950s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plastic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stoneware, Ceramic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plastic, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bentwood, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Steel, Wire
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut, Teak
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Hardwood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan
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.