Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
18th Century European Baroque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Late 20th Century Unknown Chesterfield Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Screens and Room Dividers
Textile
1970s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
1990s Philippine Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
Late 20th Century American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Wood, Paper
1990s Mexican Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Cotton, Wood
19th Century Unknown Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Resin
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rush
20th Century American Ming Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Swiss Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Elm
Early 20th Century French Rustic Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Folk Art Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Thai Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
20th Century French Aubusson Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
1940s Chinese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Silk
Early 2000s American Screens and Room Dividers
Other
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Silver Leaf
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Leather, Mirror
1950s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Glass, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Coral, Jade
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Hardwood
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1980s Unknown Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
19th Century British Gothic Revival Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s French Space Age Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut, Paint
20th Century Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1930s Japonisme Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
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.