Screens and Room Dividers
1930s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fruitwood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
1990s Japanese Showa Screens and Room Dividers
Cotton
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century English Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
19th Century Dutch Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
20th Century Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Sandalwood
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Mother-of-Pearl
1970s Japonisme Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
20th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
20th Century French French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Burlap, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1950s Mexican Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Resin
20th Century French Aubusson Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1930s German Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1870s American American Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Ash
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Coral, Jade
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Travertine
2010s North American Screens and Room Dividers
Abalone, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
1980s Chinese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1990s Philippine Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Unknown Chesterfield Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1760s Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
1920s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Elm, Paper
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Chrome
1950s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
1960s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
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.