Screens and Room Dividers
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
1940s Japanese Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Pine
1950s French Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Stone, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1920s Japanese Primitive Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Cedar
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
1980s Thai Japonisme Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Plywood
Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
20th Century Chinese Palladian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Pine
Early 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint, Paper
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Rattan, Wood
19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Silk, Wood, Giltwood
1950s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Chestnut
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1970s American Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Plate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1960s American Baroque Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Concrete, Steel
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1970s French Rustic Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Rococo Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
20th Century Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Late 20th Century Unknown Chesterfield Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paint
20th Century Chinese Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas, 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.