Screens and Room Dividers
Late 19th Century English French Provincial Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Glass, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Screens and Room Dividers
Ceramic
20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Cane
Mid-19th Century English George III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Blown Glass
1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
19th Century Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Wire
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-19th Century English William IV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Glass, Mahogany
Late 18th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Burlap, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1950s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Early 1800s American Federal Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Plate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
1990s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Lacquer
1930s Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Beech
20th Century Unknown Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1990s Italian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
19th Century Rococo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Oak
1940s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1820s English Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary English Screens and Room Dividers
Silver, Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
1970s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Unknown Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
17th Century Spanish Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Plaster
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint, Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Resin, Fiberglass, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
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.





