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Screens and Room Dividers For Sale
Four Panel Floor Screen, Teakwood W/ Intricately Carved Leaf
Grape Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th century.
Four panel floor screen, teakwood w/ intricately carved leaf
grape Design.
Category
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Teak
Red Coromandel Folding Screen with 6 Panels, ca. 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
Red Coromandel Folding Screen with 6 Panels, ca. 1890
Category
19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
French Luxury Folding 3 Panel Screen, room divider
Located in Waasmunster, BE
French Luxury Folding 3 Panel Screen, room divider
Category
1960s French Louis XIII Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Glass
Hernan Brass
Iron Fire Screen by Betzinger Designs
Located in Euless, TX
This is our newest design that is absolutely stunning and original, The Hernan Brass & Iron Fire Screen. The main Iron rectangular frame is available in ANY color! Just tell us the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass, Iron
C. 1980s Eileen Gray Brick Screen Laquage Paravent Room Divider in Mahogany
By Eileen Gray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a 'Brick Screen' Laquage Paravent Room Divider, initially designed by Eileen Gray in France ca. 1922-1923. This example dates to the 1980s and is seemingly unsigned, though i...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
The Hernan Brass Fire Screen By Betzinger Designs
Located in Euless, TX
The Hernan Brass & Painted steel fire screen.
This is our newest and hottest design which consists of a steel frame painted in any color which is supported by beautiful solid bra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass, Iron
$2,500 / item
E. W. Godwin, Attri An Anglo-Japanese Four-Fold Screen With Japanese Silk Scenes
Located in London, GB
Edward William Godwin (attributed), a walnut four-fold screen, bevel glazed, with woven silk and velvet panels. This incorporates many design details of Godwin's Anglo-Japanese works...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Walnut
European Oil On Canvas Screen Of Land And Sea
Located in Essex, MA
Four panel in two sections. Just cleaned and has vibrant colors. Well painted with two panels featuring a country scene and other a sea scene. Faux marbled lower section. Signed with...
Category
1870s European Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Canvas
Siren Folding Screen
Located in Milan, IT
This stunning folding screen features a 24ct golden brass frame. The panels are decorated with adjustable lacquered drops that form a pattern reminisce...
Category
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
$15,615 / item
Aceleración Screen by Joel Escalona
Located in Geneve, CH
Aceleración screen by Joel Escalona
Limited edition of 9
Dimensions: D 230 x W 40 x H 187 cm
Materials: oak wood.
Natural white oak screen.
J...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Oak
$42,248 / item
Vintage Chinese Hand Carved and Painted Gold and Black Room Divider/Screen
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Dive into the elegance and artistry of this Vintage Chinese Hand Carved and Painted Gold and Black Room Divider/Screen, featuring six panels of exqu...
Category
1980s Chinese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Modernist Brushed Aluminum
Spun Fiberglass Folding Screen
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The Modernist Brushed Aluminum & Spun Fiberglass Folding Screen is a chic and versatile addition to any space. With its sleek brushed aluminum frame and lightweight spun fiberglass p...
Category
1950s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum
$720 Sale Price / item
40% Off
Japanese Six-Panel Screen with Chrysanthemums and Birds, Taishō Period (1920s)
Located in Yonkers, NY
A refined six-panel Japanese folding screen hand-painted with a graceful arrangement of seasonal chrysanthemums and small birds. Likely dating to the early 20th century during the Ta...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Paper
Privacy Screen in Woven Cherry by Boyd
Allister
Located in Santa Fe, NM
This privacy screen in woven cherry was born out of a fascination with weaving wood. I have a background in fiber arts and wanted to explore weaving in wood...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Cherry
$4,300 / item
19th Century Italian Painted Wood Empire Folding Screen in Gilt Bronze Frame
Located in Firenze, IT
This one-of-a-kind antique Italian Empire Period folding screen is a masterpiece of early 19th-century craftsmanship, dating most likely from 1801 during the Republic of Lucca.
Pain...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Carved Gilt 3-Fold Screen with Embroidered Silk Panels
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) carved gilt 3 fold screen with blue silk embroidered panels and cornucopia design.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early 20th C. Chinese Six-Panel Lacquered Folding Screen with Inlaid Horse Scene
Located in Dallas, TX
Divide a room or accent a living room wall with this elegant antique Chinese folding screen. Crafted in China circa 1920, the six-panel...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Asian Modern Room Divider Screen
Located in Houston, TX
Asian Modern Room Divider Screen.
Offered is a beautiful three panel black Hollywood Regency or Asian Modern three panel room divider screen with a...
Category
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Screen 100 Vintage 1960 Pinewood Tambour Room Divider by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Markington, GB
Screen 100 vintage pinewood room divider by Alvar Aalto in very good condition.
The Screen 100 is a room divider designed by Alvar Aalto i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Pine
$4,091 Sale Price / item
40% Off
Vintage Late 20th Century Asian Gilt Crane Folding Screen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An incredible vintage Asian folding screen. A stunning composition of flying cranes on a brilliant gilt background. Monumental in size and drama. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Paint
MOD Raw Steel Room Divider or Wall Art with Interesting Repeated Pattern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MOD raw steel room divider or wall art. Beautiful raw steel sheets with interesting repeat pattern and visible surface patina. Photographed with custom made wall mounts, can be order...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Industrial Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Four Panel Folding Screen, Manner of Paul Feher
By Paul Feher
Located in Lynn, MA
Early 20th century Art Deco four-fold screen of black lacquer and gold attributed to Paul Feher. Inspired by the iron work "Muse with Violin Screen" by Pau...
Category
20th Century American Other Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Lacquer
Screen by Joaquim Tenreiro, Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elegant and architectural, this Jacarandá rosewood screen exemplifies Joaquim Tenreiro’s mastery of rhythm and proportion. Composed of vertical wooden slats that undulate with sculpt...
Category
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Rosewood, Jacaranda
Art Deco Revival Folding Screen with Gilded Gazelles on Cobalt Blue Panels
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Art Deco Revival cobalt blue three-panel arched screen with gilded gazelles. Boldly embracing the glamour of the Art Deco revival, this exquisite three-panel folding screen captiv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Gracie Studio Ming Style Lacquered Eight Panel Coromandel Screen
By Gracie
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare, bespoke lacquered eight-panel coromandel screen made in the Ming Dynasty style by Gracie Studio artisans in New York. Modern custom-made coromandel...
Category
20th Century American Ming Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Early Eames Screen Room Divider FSW-6 Custom Order in Rosewood
Located in Seattle, WA
An extremely rare first generation Eames FSW-6 privacy screen, custom ordered in Rosewood Veneer at 61 inch height, with cotton fabric connector in good condition, no tears, only fraying at the end. Rosewood was generally not an option for the privacy screen throughout the first production, and can only be custom ordered.
We have checked with the Herman Miller Archive and the Eames foundation to ensure this is the first generation Eames screen...
Category
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plywood, Rosewood
$12,997 Sale Price
50% Off
Fortuny "Papiro" Four Panel Double Sided Screen
By Fortuny
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful Fortuny four panel double-sided folding screen. On the front side is the Papiro pattern with undulating colors and a beautiful gold bronze overlay. The back side is finishe...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Custom Mid-Century Style Geometric Wood Room Divider by Adesso Imports
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century geometric wood room divider. Made in Los Angeles by Adesso Imports.
Custom sizing and pricing available upon request.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Mahogany
Midcentury Room Divider in Dark Stained Bent-Wood by Ludvik Volak, Praque 1960s
By Ludvik Volak
Located in Almelo, NL
Midcentury Room Divider in Stained Bent-Wood by Ludvik Volak, Praque 1960s
A memorable stained dark room divider from a villa in Prague was purchased from the original owner. This o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bentwood, Plywood
FINE ANTIQUE ROOM DIVIDER TITLED IN CHINESE "MIDSUMMER PAiNTING OF XINWEI YEAR"
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand made Oriental black lacquered and hand painted Chinese full sized room divider titled in Chinese "Midsummer Painting of Xinwei Y...
Category
1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Lacquer
Ebonized Screen with Arabesque Inlaid Brass of Finest Quality
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional room divider with finely carved floral openwork, inlaid brass depicting floral arabesque designs, fleur-de-lis finials and painted black finish. Four panels each measuri...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Palatial and Opulent Belle Epoque Giltwood
Oil on Canvas Three-Panel Screen
Located in Queens, NY
A Palatial and Opulent Belle epoque giltwood
oil on canvas three-panel screen, circa 1890.
"Allegory of Youth"
Comprising of three exquisite hand-painted triptych oil on canvas panels of cherubs and putti amongst a peacock, all by Ferdinand Wagner II (German, 1847-1927).
Each panel depicting different playful and joyous scenes of putti and cherubs.
All three-in-one panels within individually carved giltwood and upholstered frames. One panel signed at the lower left: Ferd.Wagner.
A truly magnificent and one of a kind piece, perfect for any room in the home.
Overall: 101" high 85" wide x 5" deep
Very good condition. Ready to place.
Ferdinand Wagner II (German, 1847-1927) was the son of Passau Ferdinand Wagner Senior, a teacher at a vocational art school who began training him professionally at a young age. After traveling to Italy in 1867-1868, he continued with his art studies at The Munich Academy of Arts led by Peter Von Cornelius and Julius Schnorr Von Carolsfeld. Wagner II was influenced by the Munich School of master painters and by his art teacher, Karl von Piloty, who had been teaching at the Munich Art Academy since 1856. Piloty’s approach to historical paintings was influenced by the French art academic Paul Delaroche and by the fine artworks by Rubens and the Venetians.
After his return to Germany he was commissioned to decorate the former the Tenormayer Wine Tavern in Munich, subsequently he received numerous other commissions as a decorator. Ferdinand Wagner II wall paintings and ceiling frescos...
Category
19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Canvas, Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint
Japanese Four Panel Paper Screen
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of two panel screens with a rooster and a hen in amongst bamboo. Signed by the artist Ema Saiko 1787-1861. A Japanese painter, poet and calligrapher celebrated for her Chinese...
Category
1850s Japanese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Paper
$6,800 / set
20th Century Carved Multi-Wood Marquetry Four-Panel Palatial Floor Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
An impressive 20th Century hand Carved Multi Hardwood Marquetry Four-Panel Palatial Floor Screen. This original piece of art displays class and finesse in the making of pierced hand ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Other Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut, Hardwood, Rosewood
$8,996 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Mother Of Pearl
Hand Painted Asian 4 Panel Privacy Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Mother of Pearl & Hand Painted Asian 4 Panel Privacy Screen
Divide your living room or bedroom space with this ornately decorated screen. The screen has been decorated with ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Four Fold 19th Century Chinoiserie Leather Screen
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Attractive Late 19th Century Four Fold Leather Room Dividing Screen, With Extremely Attractive Chinoiserie Decoration To Panels, Incorporating People, Pagodas And Trees, With Gilt...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Leather, Oak
Late Qing Lacquered Six-Panel Screen with Gilded Figures and Scenic Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Late Qing Dynasty Japanese inspired Chinese lacquered six-panel screen. This magnificent Chinese lacquered screen, dating from the late Qing Dynasty, exemplifies expert craftsmansh...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Poilerat Art Deco Iron and Brass Curved Panel Screen
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco Gilbert Poillerat screen. A hand wrought iron two part screen with gracious sinuous curves, brass accent detail and verdigris coloring.
Overall dimensions:
Left p...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Danish Teak Wall Unit Modular Room Divider by Kurt Ostervig
Located in Kensington, MD
- The statement piece that will define your space yet also help to contain, organize and curate your stuff.
- Finished on the back for placement in the middle of a room.
- Use the dr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Teak
Four-Panel Hand-Painted Folding Screen with Still-Life Floral Composition
Located in Yonkers, NY
This striking four-panel Chinese folding screen features a richly detailed still-life composition hand-painted across the entire surface. Set against a marbled parchment-toned ground...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco wrought iron fireplace screen with 3 panels
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1915 / fire screen / rough iron / Art Deco / Art Nouveau / Mid-century
A large Art Deco wrought iron fireplace screen with 3 panels. Crafted in France around 1915. This ex...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wrought Iron
Scandinavian Modern Room Divider Made of Rio-Palisander by Gilbert Marklund
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian Modern Room Divider Rio-Palisander by Gilbert Marklund. This piece is entirely unique and made in restricted wood. The room divider has been shown at an art and craft exhibition in Umeå, 1971. You can see a scrapbook cutout from a local newspaper announcing the exhibition.
This divider should be selected as a museum piece.
Gilbert Marklund, (1927-2006) interior architect and designer. As a 17-year-old, his artistic talent was discovered when he had his first exhibition in Håknäs (Northern Sweden). After training as a structural engineer...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
$6,704 Sale Price
20% Off
Bernard Steffen "Persian Panorama" Tri-Fold Wood Screen, Bernard Steffen Denmark
By Georg Jensen
Located in Buffalo, NY
"Persian Panorama" Folkart, tri-fold screen or room divider serigraphed by Bernard Steffen, designed by Georg Jensen, Denmark, Limited production. Numb...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Folk Art Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Studio Made Art Decorated Lacquered 4-Panel Room Divider Screen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Art decorated lacquered four-panel screen room divider. Studio signed and dated.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Hardwood
Likely Antique Arts and Crafts Quarter-Sawn Fire Screen with Diamond Inlay
Located in Seattle, WA
An elegant and finely crafted possibly oak fire screen from the Arts and Crafts period, likely dating to the early 20th century, circa 1910s. This piece is constructed from solid qu...
Category
1910s Arts and Crafts Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Antique Adjustable Pole Screen, English, Needlepoint, Fire Shield, Regency, 1830
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique adjustable pole screen. An English, Rosewood needlepoint fire shield, dating to the Regency period, circa 1830.
Quality Regency period fireside screen
Displays a desirable aged patina throughout
Select stocks show fine grain interest in the lustrous wax polished finish
The adjustable screen panel is easy to position
Slender turned support post rises to a discrete capping finial
Foliate bouquet tapestry mounted within a square frame with chamfered edges
The post anchored to a striking hyperboloid platform
Standing upon squat bun feet to each corner
This is charming antique adjustable pole screen, offering quality fireside heat shielding...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Five-Paneled French Gilt Folding Screen
Located in Redding, CT
Five-paneled French gilt folding screen. Perfect for privacy or for covering up an area. Gorgeous carved wooden gilt design with caning and hand pa...
Category
1950s French Louis XVI Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Cane, Wood
$2,015 Sale Price
28% Off
Vintage Asian 19th Century 8 Panel Coromandel Screen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exceptional eight-panel Coromandel screen is a rare example of traditional Chinese lacquer artistry, offering a dramatic narrative focal point for a grand interior. Each panel i...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Resin, Wood
Large Decorative Wrought Iron Filigree Screen Room Divider
Located in Miami, FL
Large decorative wrought iron filigree screen room divider with four legs for a steadiness.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wrought Iron
$3,188 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Anglo-Indian Painted and Carved Four-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Add a touch of global sophistication to your space with this stunning mid-century Anglo-Indian room divider, a true testament to artisanal craftsmanship and timeless design. Meticulo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
set of Gucci displays
By Gucci
Located in Milano, IT
These stunning display stands by Gucci embody the elegance and sophistication of the iconic Italian brand. Each stand is adorned with the "Gucci" logo, engraved in polished brass let...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
$1,795 / set
Onda Su Onda Maple Burl Veneer Room Divider
By Biosofa
Located in Milan, IT
Precious Burl Wood Wave Sculpture designed by Daniel Nikolovski. This nature-inspired room divider has a subtle wavy silhouette that is both visually stunning and elegant. Made of exclusive and precious maple burl veneer, the panels are connected by invisible brass hinges. The organic waves are a contemporary interpretation of the iconic mid-century room screen. This splendid luxury piece can be used to separate different living areas. When closed, it becomes a stunning sculptural column.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
$6,980 / item
Vintage Boho Upholstered Folding Screen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of soft elegance and functional charm with this Vintage Boho Upholstered Folding Screen. Featuring three arched panels and wrapped in a neutral ivory and beige patterned ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Space Age Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Rustic French Burlap Grain Sacks and Wood Folding Screen / Room Divider
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching three-panel folding screen / room divider in white patinated wood upholstered with vintage French burlap grain sacks, France, 1960s.
This wooden folding screen combines ...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Fabric, Burlap, Wood
Great Looking Distressed Wood 3 Panel Screen Room Divider
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Attractive distressed wood and mirrored 3 panel screen having elegantly curved tops and carved panels. Color of wood is a pickled or cerused look. Very neutral.
Note: Pair available.
Category
Early 2000s American Rustic Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Vivai del Sud Mid Century Italian Bamboo Rattan Palm Tree Folding Screen Mirror
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Vivai del Sud Mid Century Italian Bamboo Rattan Palm Tree Folding Screen Mirror
This folding screen measures: 73.5 wide x 1.75 deep x 81 inches high (each panel measures 24.5 inches...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
19th Century Bamboo Chinoiserie Screen Room Divider, England, C.1860
Located in London, GB
A 19th Century Anglo-Chinese three fold bamboo screen with later added botanical painted leatherette panels dating from C.1920. Finished in brass detailing with filigree fretwork top...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Pinewood Room Divider by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1940s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful room divider by Alvar Aalto, made from vertical slats of pine, snugly adjoined. Can be shaped in various ways and stands steadily on the ground.
Category
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Pine
Classic Mid Century Modern Architectural Room Divider
s with planter boxes
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid Century Modern Architectural Room Divider's with planter boxes.. Salvaged from an amazing Mid Century ,Classic Ranch Home in Buffalo NY.. Most likely custom built for the...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
French industrial brise-soleil aluminium panel by Jean Prouvè, 1956
By Jean Prouvé
Located in MIlano, IT
French industrial brise-soleil aluminium panel by Jean Prouvè, 1956.
Aluminum panel or brise-soleil, from the facade of the school in Beziers, France.
The structure is composed of a...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum
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.
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