Fabric Room Screen
Late 20th Century American Space Age Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Antique 19th Century Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Fabric
20th Century French Aubusson Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
Vintage 1970s French Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Bronze
1990s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Argentine Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Paper
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Paper
Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Canvas, Paint
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Paper
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
20th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Amethyst
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
2010s Spanish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet, Fabric, Walnut
20th Century Italian Folk Art Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Antique 19th Century Unknown Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood, Fabric
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Renaissance Fireplace Tools and Chimne...
Fabric, Giltwood
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Fireplaces and Mantels
Fabric, Giltwood
Antique 1870s French Empire Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Brass
Antique 1850s English Rococo Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century American American Empire Fireplace Tools and C...
Fabric, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Bone, Fabric, Wood
Antique 1830s English Art Deco Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Brass
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Lacquer
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Antique 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Fabric, Wool
Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
Vintage 1950s American Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Velvet
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Silk, Velvet
Antique Early 1900s German Late Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Pine
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Brocade, Silk, Velvet
Vintage 1950s French Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
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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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