Screens and Room Dividers
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Murano Glass, Wood
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Paint
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers
Stone, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Soapstone
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Cane
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Canvas
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Dutch Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Plate, Metal
1980s American Biedermeier Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
2010s Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Wrought Iron, Wire
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Porcelain, Hardwood
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Textile, Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
19th Century French Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
17th Century French Renaissance Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Silver Leaf
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Indian Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Unknown Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
2010s Polish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
20th Century English Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Mahogany, Paint
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
19th Century German Vienna Secession Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Copper, Tôle
1970s North American Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lucite, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plastic
1890s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Giltwood, Mahogany, Wood, Textile
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Elm, Pine
1990s American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
19th Century Unknown Tribal Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
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.





