Screens and Room Dividers
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Paint, Wood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Late 18th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rock Crystal, Bronze
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
18th Century Italian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Leather
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Other
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
1930s Japonisme Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
2010s Indonesian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut, Lacquer
Late 20th Century French Brutalist Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Giltwood
1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
1920s Japanese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1950s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
2010s Guatemalan Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Cypress
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
19th Century American Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Canvas, Wood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
18th Century French Country Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s British Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Metal, Brass, Bronze, C...
2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Early 1900s Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Beech
19th Century Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
20th Century American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
1980s Chinese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Pine, Paint
1970s Mexican Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan, Hardwood
Early 1700s French Baroque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fir
20th Century Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Late 20th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
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.





