Screens and Room Dividers
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan, Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Wire, Bronze
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Lucite, Wood
2010s Italian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Nickel
1880s Italian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century American Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Maple
1990s American Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1890s Belgian Romantic Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1930s American Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
1990s Japanese Showa Screens and Room Dividers
Cotton
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Ash, Plywood
Early 19th Century English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Poplar
Mid-20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum, Steel
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Giltwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Linen
1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Hardwood
1980s American Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cane
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Silver Leaf
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
19th Century English Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
19th Century Regency Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s Japonisme Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 2000s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 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
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Oak
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bentwood, Plywood
1950s Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
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.





