Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Oak
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Textile
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Giltwood, Mirror
1870s English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Beads
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Oak
2010s French Other Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
Mid-19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Late 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Silk, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Plate, Metal
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Aluminum
Late 19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut, Silk
19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint
Early 19th Century English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Polystyrene, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Crystal, Brass, Iron
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Brazilian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
19th Century Unknown Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Straw
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.