Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Screens and Room Dividers
Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Screens and Room Dividers
Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint, Mahogany
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Jacquard
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Plexiglass
1810s English George III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
19th Century Spanish Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Renaissance Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 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
Lacquer
Late 19th Century English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Textile, Wood, Mahogany, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary European Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Oak
19th Century Directoire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1840s Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
2010s Spanish Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Magnets
21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Screens and Room Dividers
Foam
1880s Italian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Wood
1850s European Napoleon III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Faux Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak, Natural Fiber, Rattan
Mid-19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Organic Material
1870s French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
Mid-19th Century English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Organic Material
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.