Antique Room Dividers And Screens
Antique Early 19th Century British Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Antique Late 17th Century Directoire Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
Vintage 1920s American Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Giltwood
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
20th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany, Glass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Antique 19th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
20th Century French Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Linen, Wood, Mahogany
Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Tapestry, Wood
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
Antique 19th Century English Edwardian Screens and Room Dividers
Cotton, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
Antique Late 18th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Steel
2010s Italian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Nickel
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Mother-of-Pearl, Resin, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Gothic Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Linen, Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze, Wire
20th Century Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
Vintage 1970s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Jacquard, Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Kingwood, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood, Paper
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique 1840s Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Romantic Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
Antique 19th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
20th Century British Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Fabric
Antique Early 1900s English Regency Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Antique 19th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut, Wool
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Beech
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Antique Late 19th Century English French Provincial Screens and Room Div...
Canvas, Glass, Wood, Paint
Antique 1850s European Napoleon III Screens and Room Dividers
Faux Bamboo
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood, Paint
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Antique Room Dividers And Screens 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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