Screens and Room Dividers
1970s American Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Ceramic, Stoneware
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Paint
1950s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Early 1900s French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 19th Century Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
1850s British Early Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1970s North American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
1990s Swedish Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Palisander
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass, Iron
1950s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
1910s Japanese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Brazilian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
20th Century American Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
1890s Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Textile, Leather, Oak
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
1970s European Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cut Steel
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Aluminum
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Screens and Room Dividers
Textile, Wood, Lacquer
20th Century Unknown Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Mid-20th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut, Paint
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
2010s French Other Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Fabric, Canvas, Velvet
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 19th Century Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
20th Century American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
19th Century British Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper, Leather
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.





