3 Panel Folding Screen
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
Vintage 1940s American Screens and Room Dividers
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan, Wood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
Vintage 1970s Thai Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage 1970s Asian Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood, Laminate
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Revival Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze
Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Parchment Paper
2010s Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Parchment Paper
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Fabric
Vintage 1940s American Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Antique 18th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Early 2000s Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Hardwood
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Canvas, Paint
Late 20th Century American American Classical Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
Antique Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Hide
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Early 20th Century Rustic Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Metal, Brass
20th Century Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Bronze
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror
Vintage 1950s Screens and Room Dividers
Antique 19th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Mahogany, Ebony
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Vintage 1950s Unknown Paintings and Screens
Brass
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Antique 19th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary English Screens and Room Dividers
Laminate, Mahogany
Vintage 1970s American Screens and Room Dividers
Vintage 1980s Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Antique 19th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Fabric
Antique Early 1900s Scottish Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
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3 Panel Folding Screen 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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