Screens and Room Dividers
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Oak
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
18th Century Irish Chippendale Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Carrara Marble, Brass
1970s Thai Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
1970s Chinese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Maple
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Foil, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Organic Material
19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
1950s American Organic Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood
Early 20th Century Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Giltwood
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Organic Material
1890s Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood, Paper
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1860s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel, Aluminum
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century British Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Mahogany
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Velvet
1980s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Reed, Walnut
1960s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Rosewood
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1980s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Silk
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
1990s North American Aesthetic Movement Screens and Room Dividers
Plexiglass, Wood
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
19th Century French Provincial Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
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.





