Screens and Room Dividers
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Iron
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s European Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Sycamore
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Felt, Oak
2010s Polish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1980s North American Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint, Paper
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1980s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1970s North American Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lucite, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Early 2000s American Rustic Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Cane, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Aluminum
2010s Mexican Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Wood, Hardwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
2010s Belgian Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Belgian Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
2010s Belgian Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery
1990s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Mexican Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 20th Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s European Adam Style Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1990s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rock Crystal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Crystal, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Other Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
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.