Screens and Room Dividers
Early 20th Century English Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
20th Century American Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1960s French Japonisme Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Glass
Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Resin, Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1940s Chinese Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Plastic
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Giltwood
1920s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Ukrainian Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Ash
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Beech
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan, Wood, Fabric
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Elm
1950s Brutalist Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Early 2000s Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Mahogany
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Teak
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1950s Mexican Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Wood
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rush
1970s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Oak
19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone, Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror
1960s French Provincial Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1870s European Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
1950s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Early 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Iron
1960s French Louis XIII Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
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.





