Screen Paravent
Vintage 1960s Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Antique Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
Vintage 1970s European Other Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood, Paint
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Wood
1990s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Steel
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1970s Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Vintage 1930s Chinese Chinoiserie More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Wood
2010s Ethiopian Folk Art Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Antique Late 18th Century European Louis XIV Screens and Room Dividers
Linen, Wood
2010s North American Screens and Room Dividers
Abalone, Wood
Late 20th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Roo...
Wood
Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s North American Screens and Room Dividers
Abalone, Wood
2010s North American Screens and Room Dividers
Abalone, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Linen, Wood, Mahogany
Vintage 1950s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Multi-gemstone
2010s German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Birch
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Vintage 1970s French Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Vintage 1950s French Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1930s French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1950s French Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1990s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Vintage 1970s Thai Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage 1970s Thai Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Late 20th Century Finnish Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Birch
Antique 1880s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Divi...
Cane, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Divi...
Cane, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Divi...
Oak, Cane
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Divi...
Cane, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Divi...
Cane, Oak
2010s Contemporary Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel
20th Century Renaissance Panelling
Wood
20th Century European Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Antique 1760s Prints
Paper
Mid-20th Century French Panelling
Plywood
Vintage 1940s French American Colonial Wallpaper
Beech, Paint, Paper
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Beds and Bed Frames
Iron
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Beds and Bed Frames
Iron
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Beds and Bed Frames
Iron
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Beds and Bed Frames
Iron
Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Wallpaper
Canvas, Wood, Paper
2010s Lebanese Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Marble, Metal, Brass
Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Lacquer
Wood
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Screen Paravent For Sale on 1stDibs
Finding the Right screens-room-dividers for You
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.
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