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Screens and Room Dividers For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Victorian
Three-Panel Bamboo Wicker Rattan Folding Screen Room Divider, France 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
This Mid-Century-Modern eye-catching rattan or wicker and bamboo three-panel room divider with filigree decoration was crafted in France in the 1960s. This rattan screen combines mid...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Rattan
Mid-Century Fruitwood and Textile Four-Fold Galleried Floor Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid-Century Fruitwood and Textile Four-Fold Wooden Galleried Floor Screen. Measures 80" in width and stands 63" in height.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Textile, Fruitwood
Mid-Century Asian Modern Chanel Style Mirrored Folding Screen Att. To James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a mid-century modern folding screen attributed to designer James Mont. The black lacquer is an original,
factory finish, and the top p...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Screen, 1960s, Sold per panel.
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern, Wooden Screen, 1960s, Sold per panel.
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Scandinavian Modern Room Divider Made of Rio-Palisander by Gilbert Marklund
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian Modern Room Divider Rio-Palisander by Gilbert Marklund. This piece is entirely unique and made in restricted wood. The room divider has been shown at an art and craft exhibition in Umeå, 1971. You can see a scrapbook cutout from a local newspaper announcing the exhibition.
This divider should be selected as a museum piece.
Gilbert Marklund, (1927-2006) interior architect and designer. As a 17-year-old, his artistic talent was discovered when he had his first exhibition in Håknäs (Northern Sweden). After training as a structural engineer...
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Sculptural room divider designed and manufactured in Italy during the 1960s.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Sculptural room divider designed and manufactured in Italy during the 1960s. This screen features solid teak slats and add a very nice sculptural and Modernist feeling to the space. ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Teak
Vivai del Sud Three Panel Bamboo Screen Palm Tree Motif
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian mid-century “Vivai Del Sud” Tri-Fold Bamboo Screen with inlaid palm motif. This screen is an open canvas, you can add mirrors, art or anything else you can think off. This sc...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bamboo
Bamboo Screen, Room Divider, natural color. Spain 1970s
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
Bamboo screen, Room divider . Circa 1970. Spain.
There is nothing metal, the same bamboo acts as a hinge.
It is in very good condition .
This type of material was widely used in the ...
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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bamboo
Victorian Embossed Leather & Water Colour Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely Victorian oak framed room divider with embossed leather to one side and hand coloured antique prints to the other
What a find! This piece is ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Leather, Oak
Set of Three Vintage Bohemian Rattan Bamboo Plant Stand Nesting Tables, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Handsome set of three vintage Bohemian bamboo plant stands. The group consists of three plant stands of graduating size. The trendy boho stands are ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
4 Panel Honey Comb Checker Board Style Carved Teak Screen Room Divider MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid Century Modern 4 Panel Honey Comb Checker Board Style Carved Teak Screen Room Divider MINT!
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Teak
Piero Fornasetti paraventi screen Italy 1954
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare early paraventi / foldable screen designed by Piero Fornasetti and manufactured by Fornasetti in Italy in 1954. This version consists a ‘Libri’ theme on one side and a 'Battaglia Navale’ theme on the other. Fornasetti had many artistic interests; graphic design, decorative arts, historical prints, Italian art and architecture, Surrealism. And they all inspired his unique approach to decoration. The folding screen was one of his favourite formats, and here he has covered the screen’s surface with on one side books and objects like a vase, glass, shell, a roman foot, feather and more. The other side has a nautic war...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Vintage Room Divider With Floral Motif.
Located in Seattle, WA
Three Pane Room Divider , Painted Green on one Side with a Floral Motif on the Other. Edges are Yellow , the Top of the Middle Pane is White, Probably From Exposure to the Elements O...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Midcentury French Five Fold Oak and Rattan Screen
Located in Queens, NY
Midcentury French 5-fold screen with oak frame and rattan panels.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Rattan, Oak
Colorful Midcentury Sunshine Metal Room Divider in- or Outdoor, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Was mounted on the wall, there are holes for wall mounting. Could also be mounted on the ceiling.
The paint is partly off, here and there rust. But therefore has its absolute vi...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Iron
Exceptional 1960s Modern Vinyl Cord Room Divider
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s modern vinyl cord room divider. This 3 paneled room divider is made of durable vinyl cord and a steel frame.
Cord colors: Black, yellow, silver and...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Fine Custom Made George Smith Chelsea Hardwood & Floral Upholstered Room Divider
By George Smith
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning George Smith full size room divider which has a mahogany frame and floral upholstery
A highly decorative piece of English country...
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20th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Spectacular and Rare five Paneled screen by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular and Rare James Mont Folding screen.
The five paneled screen has a reverse painting on silver leafed panels
that are encased in black lacquered wooden frames with a pago...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Silver Leaf
Eames for Herman Miller FSW-6 Black Folding Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray and Charles Eames’ iconic folding screen, FSW-6, for Herman Miller takes the inspiration for its undulating shape from the folds of heavy drapery. Composed of articulated panels ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Maple, Plywood
Mid Century Screen / Room Divider by Gold Medal
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A colorful three panel folding screen with canvas inserts in burnt orange and tan . The screen is highlighted by a satin black wood frame which would give a room that extra detail and punch of rich color . Manufactured by the Gold Metal Folding Furniture Company .
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Studio Made Art Decorated Lacquered 4-Panel Room Divider Screen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Art decorated lacquered four-panel screen room divider. Studio signed and dated.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Hardwood
One Mid-Century Modern Tall Solid Bamboo Wood Room Divider Screen Partition
Located in Miami, FL
One Mid-Century Modern tall three wall-panel solid bamboo wood room divider, screen or partition in brown finish.
Boho chic very well crafted with wicker cross bindings and butterfly...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
3 Panels Rattan and Mirrored Palm Tree Shaped Folding Screen
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Beautiful large natural rattan and mirrored folding screen with palmtree patterns and a raffia back.
Unique design by Vivai del Sud . High quality of craftsmanship, entirely hand mad...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Rattan
Gridded Panel from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A well scaled and finely crafted gridded panel having a handmade lap jointed mahogany frame and inset with expressive and translucent squares of capiz shell.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Shell, Walnut
Amethyst Four-Panel Screen by Elisabeth Lemaigre-Voreaux, circa 1970, France
By Élisabeth Lemaigre-Voreaux, Hermès
Located in Girona, Spain
Amethyst, Mika and slate four-panel screen by Elisabeth Lemaigre-Voreaux
Very original design with her characteristic hole in the third panel
Design for Hermes.
Signed
circa 1970...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Amethyst
English Hand Painted Leather 4 Panel Screen Orchard Scene made for B. Altman NY
Located in Savannah, GA
This large, very detailed hand painted leather screen dates from late 19th century England and features a captivating Orchard Scene. The sc...
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
1970s Beech Room Divider by Ludvik Volak for Drevopodnik Holesov
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of use.
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Beech
Set of Two Vintage Bohemian Rattan Bamboo Plant Stand Nesting Tables, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Handsome set off two vintage Bohemian bamboo plant stands or nesting tables. The group consists of two plant stands of graduating size. The trendy boho stands are made of rattan / ba...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Op Art 3-Panel Screen c 1960s
Located in Norwalk, CT
A remarkable work of fantastical swirls and shapes in vibrant colors, this continuous psychedelic artwork is on canvas stretched and mounted on three wood framed panels...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Canvas
Knoll International Vintage Orange and Yellow Striped Room Divider Screen Panel
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Exceptionally rare Mid-Century Modern era Knoll International room divider. The one-panel screen is upholstered on both sides in the commercial grade fabric. The original striped pat...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal, Chrome
19th C Victorian Renaissance Rosewood Floral And Peacock Needlepoint Pole Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Victorian Renaissance style Rosewood with Floral And Peacock Needlepoint Pole Screen with exceptional craftsmanship. Adjustable height screen. Screen protected by an a...
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Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Tapestry, Rosewood
Danny Allessandro Fire Screen with Chrome Footed Bases 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Fire screen in glass with 2 chrome footed bases by Danny Allessandro and sold through Holly Hunt, American 1970's. The glass size can be customized to spec if needed.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Chrome
Evans Clark Glenn of California Folding Bookcase/ Display Shelf/ Room Divider
Located in San Francisco, CA
Evans Clark Glenn of California Folding Bookcase/ Display Shelf/ Room Divider. A rare form and design by a seemingly unknown designer for Glenn of California, visually exciting and i...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Walnut
Set of Two Giacomo Balla Paravento Balla Room Dividers by Cassina
By Cassina, Giacomo Balla
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Room divider designed by Giacomo Balla in 1917, relaunched in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This wooden screen is based on an original tempera and pencil sketch on paper by artist Giacomo Balla. Today, Cassina revives this brightly coloured accessory to divide and complete the various areas of the house with a real artistic touch.
The Balla Screen consists of three honeycomb panels of different heights and widths joined together by brushed brass double-action hinges specially designed by Cassina, carefully interpreting the original design. The silk-screen printed decoration, on both sides, is available in two versions, with orange background in the colours yellow and green, respecting the shades in the Balla sketch, and with white background in the colours blue and green.
The Balla Screen, part of the Cassina I Maestri...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Paper
19th Century Aubusson Pattern Walnut Fireplace Screen, Louis XV Style
Located in Lomita, CA
Everything about this screen is charming, from the bunch of needlepoint flowers, to the ribbon-like wood carving that frames the screen. This is an antique English piece from the Vic...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Walnut, Wool
Fire Screen in Bronze and Tinted Glass Plate, Tribal Art.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Fire screen in bronze and tinted glass plate, tribal art.
A tribal art bronze and tinted glass fire screen decorated with figures, 1960-1970.
H: 47cm, W: 70cm, D: 13cm
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bronze
Very Fine Mid Century Modern Teak 4 Panel Decorative Screen Room Divider MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very Fine Mid Century Modern Carved Teak or Walnut 4 Panel Decorative Screen Room Divider MINT.
Some dark "stains" are the part of the woods natural color/pattern.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Walnut, Teak
Tall Midcentury Bookcase '1 of 3'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of a 3-piece set. Mid-Century Modern design with walnut grain throughout, sculpted handles.
(Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Walnut
1950's Vintage White Turned Wood Room Divider Screen
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1950's Vintage Traditional style White Turned Wood 3 Panel Room Dividing Screen. Found this in a 19thc home.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Rattan Bamboo Room Divider Screen Paravant Italy, circa 1965
Located in Vienna, AT
Rattan bamboo room divider screen Paravant Italy, circa 1965
Ornamental handmade screen from 3 panels made from bent bamboo and rattan pieces held together with brass hinges. In the grand picture they are form a beautiful large ornament...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage Boho Stacked Wood and Chrome Folding Screen
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add a bold architectural statement to your space with this vintage boho stacked wood and chrome folding screen. This striking room divider showcases a unique open-grid design, featur...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Chrome
Vintage c1970s Mid Century Painted Canvas 3 Panels Room Divider Screen MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Vintage c1970s Mid Century Painted Canvas 3 Panels Room Divider Screen MINT
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Canvas
Custom Mid-Century Style Geometric Wood Room Divider by Adesso Imports
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century geometric wood room divider. Made in Los Angeles by Adesso Imports.
Custom sizing and pricing available upon request.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Mahogany
Room Divider by Fred Leyman
By Fred Leyman
Located in Stockholm, SE
Spectacular sculptural room divider by Fred Leyman, custom-made for Majorna Library in Gothenburg in 1963. This piece is one of four that are each unique, made from wrought iron and hardened leather. The room dividers were granted substantial public interest and the studies for them were subsequently exhibited at Liljevalchs Konsthall in 1966. They were returned to the artist in the 1990s and acquired by Nordlings from the Leyman family in 2016.
Fred Leyman was a Swedish artist, schooled at the renowned Valand Art Academy in Gothenburg during the 1950s. Leyman worked in a distinctly modernist style influenced by the international modernist movement, music, political ideas and the environment in which he lived. He is best known for his around 40 large-scale sculptures erected in public spaces in Gothenburg and other parts of southwestern Sweden.
Fred Leyman lived on the island of Orust with his wife and children, in accordance with what he found to be ”a good life” – close to nature on a small farm with sheep and horses. He was also deeply interested in music, particularly traditional folk music. Both the open, marine landscape of Orust and the rhythmical qualities in music were vital forces in his artistry and in the development of his personal style. Leyman used iron and steel and sometimes wood and leather in his sculptures. These are characterized by sharp and billowing graphic lines and the use of negative space, seemingly always reaching somewhere. It is an expression striking the perfect balance between abstract and concrete.
Leyman’s materials of choice were particularly suitable for large and sustainable...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wrought Iron
Donald Drumm Cast Aluminum Screen. 10 Panels Total. One 6 Panel, One 4 Panel.
By Donald Drumm
Located in Kansas City, MO
Donald Drumm Cast Aluminum Screens. Ten panels total making for a stunning room divider. One screen is six panels and the other is four panels. Excellent original condition with a...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum
1970s Ash Room Divider, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of use.
Category
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Ash
Antique French Victorian Carved Walnut and Needlepoint Fireplace Screen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Victorian Carved Walnut and Needlepoint Fireplace Screen. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 39" H x 22.75" W x 14" D.
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Walnut
Rare Folding Screen by Arthur Court, USA, circa 1960, Polished Cast Aluminum
By Arthur Court
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare and fine Arthur Court folding screen / room divider in polished cast aluminum. Great condition. Laying flat screen measures 66 inches wide. Other dimensions below.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Hand Painted Screen Panels by Robert Crowder
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Incredible vintage hand-painted screen panels designed by Robert Crowder in the United States, circa 1960s. These screen panels have a design that takes us back to the typical gardens of ancient Japan, which fell in love with the eye and spread peace to visitors. It features six rectangular panels with a white background, which simulates an elegant oil painting...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Paper, Paint
Italian Dressing Mirror, Italy, 1940s
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Italian Dressing Mirror in walnut with three mirrored panels with original vintage patina. circa 1940s.
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
1950s Four Panel Gold Leaf Room Divider Double-Sided Japanese Inspired
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Exceptional 1950s Glamour Japanese inspired Asian Room Divider in Mahogany Wood and Gold Leaf
Folding 4 Panel Double Sided Screen custom design.
Crafted in Gold Leaf, Hand Painted Oi...
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1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Tall Midcentury Bookcase '1 of 3'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern bookcase with drawer storage and fold down desk/cabinet.
Part of a 3 piece unit.
(Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Walnut
Hand Painted Ballet Scene 4-Panel Standing Screen
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century hand painted 4-panel canvas and wood screen featuring a scene of several ballerinas dancing and stretching in beige and pastel colors.
Antique condition.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Folding 'Screen 100' Designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1936
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
Folding 'Screen 100' designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek,
Finland. 1936.
Pine.
Alvar Aalto’s 'Screen 100' designed in 1936 is a sculptural room divider made entirely of individual...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Pine
Frederic/Frederick Weinberg Four-Panel Iron Screen
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare Frederic Weinberg screen. Four panels. Original condition with nice patina. Width of each panel is 18 inches. Measurements below reflect the screen extended as far as possible w...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Iron
Tennessee Williams "Wisteria" Folding Screen by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Lucite folding screen designed by Charles Hollis Jones in 1968 for Tennessee William as part of the "Wisteria" line.
The folding screen is executed in tinted green Lucit...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Room Divider by Fred Leyman
By Fred Leyman
Located in Stockholm, SE
Spectacular sculptural room divider by Fred Leyman, custom-made for Majorna Library in Gothenburg in 1963. This piece is one of four that are each unique, made from wrought iron and hardened leather. The room dividers were granted substantial public interest and the studies for them were subsequently exhibited at Liljevalchs Konsthall in 1966. They were returned to the artist in the 1990s and acquired by Nordlings from the Leyman family in 2016.
Fred Leyman was a Swedish artist, schooled at the renowned Valand Art Academy in Gothenburg during the 1950s. Leyman worked in a distinctly modernist style influenced by the international modernist movement, music, political ideas and the environment in which he lived. He is best known for his around 40 large-scale sculptures erected in public spaces in Gothenburg and other parts of southwestern Sweden.
Fred Leyman lived on the island of Orust with his wife and children, in accordance with what he found to be ”a good life” close to nature on a small farm with sheep and horses. He was also deeply interested in music, particularly traditional folk music. Both the open, marine landscape of Orust and the rhytmical qualitites in music were vital forces in his artistry and in the development of his personal style. Leyman used iron and steel and sometimes wood and leather in his sculptures. These are characterized by sharp and billowing graphic lines and the use of negative space, seemingly always reaching somewhere. It is an expression striking the perfect balance between abstract and concrete.
Leyman’s materials of choice were particularly suitable for large and sustainable...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wrought Iron
Stunning 1970s Fournier Paris Giltwood Room Divider from Liberty's London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Fournier Paris full size room divider bought from Liberty's London
A highly decorative piece of of F...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Giltwood
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.