Screens and Room Dividers
20th Century English Other Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Lacquer
1930s American Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Jacquard
1950s Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Other Screens and Room Dividers
Jade
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Rattan
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Tapestry, Hardwood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass, Gold Leaf
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Teak
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Softwood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Chinese Renaissance Screens and Room Dividers
Gesso, Wood
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Mahogany, Plywood
1960s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
Mid-20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Leather, Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paint
18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Leather
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood, Paper
1980s Chinese Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Gold Leaf
Early 2000s Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Late 19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood, Paper
1990s Japanese Showa Screens and Room Dividers
Cotton
20th Century French Aubusson Screens and Room Dividers
Copper
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Hardwood
19th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s French Louis XIII Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Glass
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Aluminum
2010s Australian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Directoire Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Paper
Early 18th Century Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Canvas
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood
1940s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Teak, Pine
1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Fabric, Wood, Paper
20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Mother-of-Pearl
1980s Unknown Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Maple
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.