Screens and Room Dividers
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Beech
20th Century British Other Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Cotton, Ultrasuede
19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Walnut
Late 20th Century Philippine Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Reed, Mirror
20th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Hardwood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1820s British Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Rosewood
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble
1960s Industrial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
1960s Italian Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
2010s English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century French Provincial Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
1930s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
1930s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Cord, Wood, Paint
1970s American Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Silver
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1980s Canadian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Brass
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
2010s Panamanian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1920s French Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1950s Finnish Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Terracotta, Rosewood
1820s British Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood
1980s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1890s European Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Guatemalan Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Cypress
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Rosewood
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
1960s Arts and Crafts Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Alabaster
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s South American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gesso, Fabric, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Philippine Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood, Fabric
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Steel
17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
1960s Italian Neoclassical Revival Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Late 20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
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.





