4 Panel Room Screens
20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Japanese Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
Vintage 1960s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Vintage 1980s Unknown Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Antique 1870s French Empire Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Vintage 1980s Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1990s Philippine Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Other Screens and Room Dividers
Jade
2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Vintage 1950s Brutalist Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
Vintage 1970s Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Soapstone
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Vintage 1950s American Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Vintage 1940s American Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Silver Leaf
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
Vintage 1970s Unknown Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
20th Century Southeast Asian Hollywood Regency Paintings and Screens
Teak
Mid-20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Linen
Early 20th Century English Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Silk, Elm
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Screens and Room Dividers
Agate, Bronze
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
Vintage 1910s French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Giltwood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers
Elm
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer, Paint
Vintage 1980s Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Antique 19th Century Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Textile, Mahogany
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Ebony, Plastic, Teak
Vintage 1980s Chinese Tribal Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Vintage 1980s Italian Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
Vintage 1930s Mexican Rancho Monterey Screens and Room Dividers
Foil, Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1970s Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Screens and Room D...
Bog Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Giltwood
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4 Panel Room Screens For Sale on 1stDibs
Finding the Right screens-room-dividers for You
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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