Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Mirror
2010s French Other Screens and Room Dividers
Other, Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Metal
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Paint
18th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Leather
1760s English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
1760s English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary English Screens and Room Dividers
Silver, Iron
Late 17th Century English Charles II Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Mahogany, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Lacquer
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Driftwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Paper, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary North American Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
18th Century German Baroque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Paint, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Rope
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Canadian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Asian Screens and Room Dividers
Stone, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Glass, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Polish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
17th Century French Renaissance Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Late 18th Century French Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Lacquer
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Tapestry, Wood
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
2010s Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
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.