Screens and Room Dividers
1970s Philippine Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s American Baroque Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Indonesian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-19th Century English William IV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel, Aluminum
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Murano Glass, Wood
1970s Chinese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 2000s Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
19th Century Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
1990s American Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Paint
1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Chrome
1970s Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
20th Century American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1940s Adam Style Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s British Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
1970s American Neoclassical Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1940s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1890s Belgian Romantic Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Softwood
2010s Polish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Wicker
1970s North American Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1930s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1980s American Biedermeier Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1890s Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1950s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Burlap, Wood, Canvas
20th Century American Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Philippine Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
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.