Screens and Room Dividers
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
1960s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Gesso, Wood
1970s Indian Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Giltwood
1980s Chinese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Burl, Paint
Mid-20th Century Classical Greek Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century Renaissance Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Paint, Wood
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Birch
1960s Arts and Crafts Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Textile, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
1970s Unknown Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Mirror, Giltwood
1980s European Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 1900s Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s North American Screens and Room Dividers
Abalone, Wood
20th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Mirror
1930s Japonisme Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
20th Century Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Sandalwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1930s German Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Leather, Textile
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Wrought Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
1960s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Other
1930s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fruitwood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century French Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Masonite, Paper, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
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.