Screens and Room Dividers
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Directoire Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Screens and Room Dividers
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Paint
1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bentwood, Plywood
19th Century French Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Paint
2010s Indonesian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood
2010s Lebanese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Stainless Steel, Steel
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Elm, Paint
2010s Central American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Cypress
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
20th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Glass
1970s Philippine Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 2000s Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
19th Century English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s Unknown Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Copper
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Ash, Plywood, Canvas
Early 20th Century Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
1950s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Murano Glass, Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1940s Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Mid-19th Century English William IV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
20th Century American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
1940s Adam Style Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1970s American Neoclassical Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Chrome
1980s American Biedermeier Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
2010s British Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1970s North American Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1930s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1960s American Baroque Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Wrought Iron
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.