Screens and Room Dividers
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stoneware, Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Late 20th Century Spanish Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Central American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Cypress
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
2010s North American Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
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
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Textile
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
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
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
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Sheet Metal
1980s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
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
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
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
1980s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1980s French Brutalist Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Late 20th Century Dutch Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
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
Late 20th Century American Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan
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
Late 20th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
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.