Screens and Room Dividers
1960s Brazilian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Jacaranda
1970s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s French Art Nouveau Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1970s American Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Beech, Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Ash
1960s French Louis XIII Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
1970s French Rustic Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Silver Leaf
1960s Italian Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1970s Mexican Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan, Hardwood
1960s Japanese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Paint
1960s European Belle Époque Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Giltwood
1970s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Concrete, Steel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Beech
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Resin, Wood
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1970s Philippine Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s North American Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1960s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1960s Italian Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1970s American Neoclassical Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Wicker
1960s American Baroque Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Wrought Iron
1960s European Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany, Glass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s Indian Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Giltwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Unknown Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
1960s Italian Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1970s Unknown Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s Malagasy Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
1970s Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s American Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
1960s Swiss Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Concrete
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.