Screens and Room Dividers
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1950s French Louis XVI Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Wood
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
Early 2000s American Rustic Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Resin, Smoked Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Art Deco Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Oak, Glass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan, Pine
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Brocade, Silk
1950s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1960s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
1940s Argentine Neoclassical Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Canvas, Paint
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood, Upholstery
1960s Danish Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Polish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Maple
19th Century Unknown Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Wood, Paper
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
20th Century Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Mirror
Early 20th Century Renaissance Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
1980s American Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cane
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Softwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Paper, Wood
1960s Brazilian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Swiss Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Concrete
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Stone
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Wrought Iron, Wire
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Beech, Bentwood
19th Century Chinese Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 20th Century Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
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.





