Screens and Room Dividers
2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
1970s American Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Late 20th Century Finnish Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Birch
2010s Mexican Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Early 2000s Mexican Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s Guatemalan Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Textile, Cotton, Paper
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Onyx, Steel
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
1980s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
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
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Early 2000s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1860s Italian Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chestnut
20th Century American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Lebanese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Stainless Steel, Steel
20th Century American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
1970s American Neoclassical Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
2010s British Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
20th Century American Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1990s Swedish Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
20th Century Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
2010s Danish Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Brazilian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century French Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Masonite, Paper
20th Century French American Classical Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
1940s Argentine Neoclassical Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Early 2000s Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Panamanian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century English Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
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.