Screens and Room Dividers
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Early 20th Century Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Softwood
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Early 20th Century Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Glass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Metal
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood, Rosewood
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1980s Unknown Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Canvas, Paint
1830s French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood, Paper
19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Paper, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1980s Chinese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Mahogany
1960s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
1970s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
20th Century American Ming Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century British Gothic Revival Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
1980s Chinese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Maple
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.