Screens and Room Dividers
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany, Satinwood
2010s Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s British Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Textile, Thread, Wood, Fur
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Walnut
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Giltwood
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1880s Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Other Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Rosewood
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Paint
Early 19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Rosewood
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Paint, Paper, Fabric, Wood
19th Century French Provincial Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Paint, Paper, Wood, Fabric
19th Century French Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Rope
19th Century Belgian Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Silk, Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
19th Century Gothic Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1820s English Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
2010s Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Ukrainian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Straw, Wood
2010s Ukrainian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Straw, Wood
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Onyx, Steel
19th Century Indian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 19th Century Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
19th Century Unknown Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
1880s French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
19th Century British Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Gold Leaf
2010s Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
1880s French Japonisme Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
19th Century American Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Canvas, 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.