Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Iron
1940s French Art Deco Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
20th Century French Medieval Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Wood
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Pine
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Gold Leaf
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Pine
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Bamboo, Rattan
1980s French Hollywood Regency Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Plywood
Mid-20th Century Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Wood
20th Century French Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Plywood, Rope
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Wrought Iron
1940s French Vintage French Screen Room Divider
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Pine
1930s French Rustic Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Wood
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Pine
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Plastic
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Plastic
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Plastic
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Pine
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Rattan
1940s French Art Deco Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Brass
1950s French Art Deco Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Pine
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Pine
1960s French Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Wood, Canvas, Parchment Paper
1950s French Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Iron, Metal
1940s French Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Pine
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Leather, Raffia
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Metallic Thread
1930s French Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Formica
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Bentwood, Cane
1930s French Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Paper, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Wood, Pine
1970s French Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Wood
1960s French Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Brass
1950s French Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Oak
1980s French Art Deco Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Wood
1970s French Bohemian Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Bamboo, Rattan
1940s French Art Deco Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Pine
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Screen Room Divider
Wood
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Vintage French Screen Room Divider 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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