Screens and Room Dividers
20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1950s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Oak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Early 19th Century European Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Hardwood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Wood, Giltwood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wool
2010s German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Paint, Paper, Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s European Other Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood, Paint
Late 19th Century Unknown Gothic Revival Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Linen, Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Crystal, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood, Lacquer
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1980s French Brutalist Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Walnut
19th Century British Chinese Chippendale Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
2010s Lebanese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fiberglass
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century English George III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron, Nickel
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Oak
1940s Adam Style Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1840s British William IV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Walnut
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Giltwood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Polish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Paint
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Adam Style Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk
1890s Napoleon III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Late 20th Century Philippine Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Ash, Cork
19th Century Unknown Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
1970s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, 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.





