Screens and Room Dividers
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Late 17th Century Directoire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Asian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Mid-19th Century English William IV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Mahogany
2010s Polish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Acrylic, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1830s British William IV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Textile, Hardwood
Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
Early 1800s Dutch Georgian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Lead
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Other
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
19th Century Directoire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1980s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s German Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Iron
19th Century Unknown Tribal Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
1990s American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Patent Leather
Mid-20th Century Chinese Romantic Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Enamel
1970s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Wicker
1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Gesso, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Italian Folk Art Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1970s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Silver
1970s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1980s European Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan
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.




