Screens and Room Dividers
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
1970s American Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 19th Century British Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
1970s Italian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Cane, Lucite, Wood
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Silk, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint, Paper
1950s Unknown Anglo-Indian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Bentwood, Plywood
1950s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Wood
1930s Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
19th Century Unknown Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Elm
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1970s French Art Nouveau Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
1880s Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Jacquard, Mahogany
1960s French Louis XIII Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Teak, Pine
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany, Lacquer
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Steel
Early 1900s English Neoclassical Revival Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Glass, Beech, Giltwood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1970s European Other Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood, Paint
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Resin, Fiberglass, Wood
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Velvet
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Velvet
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Wood
1970s Thai Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo
20th Century American Rustic Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Tin
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Silver
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
1970s Thai Bohemian Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Oak
1950s American Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Giltwood
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
2010s Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1960s European Belle Époque Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Scottish Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Antique and Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
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.