Screens and Room Dividers
1940s Indian Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary English Screens and Room Dividers
Silver, Iron
1940s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s French Other Screens and Room Dividers
Other, Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bog Wood
21st Century and Contemporary North American Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
1940s American Industrial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
1940s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Lacquer
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Asian Screens and Room Dividers
Stone, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Glass, Paper
2010s Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Marble
2010s Polish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s Indonesian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Driftwood
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Rope
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Lacquer
2010s Canadian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
Early 2000s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
2010s Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lucite
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
1940s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
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.