Screens and Room Dividers
1980s Chinese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone, Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1950s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood, Plywood
2010s Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Nickel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Silver Leaf
1980s Chinese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1980s Chinese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Crystal
19th Century Folk Art Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Copper
19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Silk, Wood, Giltwood
1970s Unknown Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Mid-19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century English Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan, Reed
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1950s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
1890s Gothic Revival Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Rosewood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Porcelain
20th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1970s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Hong Kong Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Walnut
1970s Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Nickel, Iron
1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Marble, Metal
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.





