Screens and Room Dividers
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cotton, Wood
1880s French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1940s French Regency Revival Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1960s Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Bamboo, Wicker
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Wood
Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Hardwood
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Canvas
1980s Unknown Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
18th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Paint
19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Giltwood, Lacquer
1950s Unknown British Colonial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Unknown Rustic Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century Gothic Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany, Maple, Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Giltwood
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1980s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Burlap, Velvet, Wood
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Gold Leaf
1930s Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Indonesian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Egyptian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Acrylic
1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century French Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
20th Century Unknown Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
1990s Unknown Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
2010s French Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Copper
20th Century Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
20th Century Unknown Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1940s Italian Neoclassical Revival Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Stone
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Enamel
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Burl
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
18th Century German Baroque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Paint
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan, Mirror
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
19th Century Renaissance Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Screens and Room Dividers
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Mahogany
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet, Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Giltwood, Mirror
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
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.





