Screens and Room Dividers
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fir
1940s Chinese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Silk
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Textile, Fruitwood
20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Marble
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Mirror, Giltwood
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
2010s British Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Metal, Brass, Bronze, C...
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Plywood
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Early 2000s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Beech
20th Century Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Mother-of-Pearl
2010s European Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Elm, Paper
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
Late 20th Century Philippine Screens and Room Dividers
Reed, Mirror
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Gesso, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Giltwood
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Spanish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1760s Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
1940s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Wood
1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Coral, Jade
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
1990s Mexican Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Blown Glass
Early 20th Century Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Mahogany
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Murano Glass, Wood, Lacquer
1890s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
1960s French Provincial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Late 20th Century Chinese Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
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.