Screens and Room Dividers
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Fiberglass
18th Century French Country Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
Mid-20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
20th Century European Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century French Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Linen, Wood, Mahogany
2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
19th Century European Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Satin, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Onyx, Steel
1890s Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Rope
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Murano Glass, Wood
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s British Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Metal, Brass, Bronze, C...
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Moorish Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Teak
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
1970s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Concrete, Steel
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 19th Century British Anglo-Japanese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Late 20th Century French Brutalist Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Gesso, Wood
2010s Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
19th Century French Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1890s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Giltwood
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet, Fabric, Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Natural Fiber, Wood
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1970s Unknown Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Asian Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Palmwood, Reclaimed Wood
1980s European Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Maple, Plywood
Early 1900s Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
20th Century American Rustic Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Vintage Screens and Antique Room Dividers on 1stDibs: Japanese Screens, Chinese Screens and Art Deco Screens for Sale
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.





