Screens and Room Dividers
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Cane, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
2010s Mexican Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Velvet, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Mirror
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Burl
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery
2010s Spanish Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Magnets
1970s French Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan, Mirror
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan, Oak
1940s American Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Stone, Cast Stone, Brass, Copper
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cedar, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Crystal, Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Plastic
1990s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Straw
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Rattan, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
20th Century French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood, Rope
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
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.