Antique Hand-Carved Wooden Room Divider, Victorian Style, Italy, 1910
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Antique Hand-Carved Wooden Room Divider – 4-Panel Victorian Privacy Screen with Ornate Floral Fabric Description: Bring timeless elegance into your space with this antique 4-panel w...
Brass
HBO "The Knick" Intricately Carved & Theatrically Decorated Antique Screen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A reversible three- panel carved and decorated screen from the set and production of "The Knick", an HBO show from 2014 - 2015 that looked at the professional and personal lives of t...
Metal
19th Century French Hand Painted Arched Four-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a dining or living room's wall with this elegant and colorful antique screen.
Wood, Fabric
Alexander Calder “Splotchy” 3-Panel Linen-Mounted Screen Laverne International
By Laverne International, Alexander Calder
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Alexander Calder “Splotchy” Three-Panel Folding Screen for Laverne International, circa 1950 Creator: Alexander Calder Maker: Laverne International Design: Splotchy, conceived 1949 ...
Metal
Room Divider with Aubusson Tapestries Featuring Birds and Floral Motifs
Located in Antwerp, BE
Four Panel Room Divider Screen with Aubusson Carpets - 20th Century A beautiful four panel room divider decorated with fine Aubusson carpets depicting a lush Italian landscape. This...
Copper
Pompeian Folding Screen in the Style of Piero Fornasetti, Italy, circa 1960
By Fornasetti
Located in PARIS, FR
Pompeian Folding Screen in the Style of Piero Fornasetti, Italy, circa 1960 Striking and highly decorative folding screen inspired by the unmistakable visual language of Piero Forna...
Fabric, Fruitwood
Antique restored bentwood Art Nouveau room divider from the 19th century
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This antique bentwood Art Nouveau wooden room divider in Thonet style will be a true eye-catcher in any interior. It dates from the late 19th century and has been reupholstered/resto...
Fabric, Bentwood
Modular Metal & Textile Room Divider for Salon of Art + Design by Costantini
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Modular Metal & Textile Room Divider for the Salon of Art + Design at the Park Avenue Armory by Costantini and Virginia Harper Costantini collaborated with Virginia Harper for t...
Metal
Modular Metal & Textile Room Divider for Salon of Art + Design by Costantini
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Modular Metal & Textile Room Divider for the Salon of Art + Design at the Park Avenue Armory by Costantini and Virginia Harper Costantini collaborated with Virginia Harper for the 1...
Metal
Antique French Louis XVI Needlepoint Fire Screen, Circa 1850-1860.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI needlepoint fire screen, circa 1850-1860.
Fabric, Wood
Hand Embroidered Folding Screen Arts and Crafts Era circa 1910s
By Matthew Andrew Daly
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful Hand Embroidered Arts and Crafts Era Folding Screen, American, circa 1910s. The embroidered design depicts a flower filled meadow with swallows flying through the air. This...
Metal
Louis XVI-Style Folding Screen, 19th Century, Gray-Painted Frame, Silk
Located in Greding, DE
Three-panel folding screen with a blue moiré silk curtain featuring laurel ornaments. The gray-painted frame is decorated with rosettes and leaf motifs. The surface shows signs of ag...
Fabric, Softwood
$5,750Sale Price / item|50% Off
Modular Metal & Textile Room Divider for Salon of Art + Design by Costantini
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Modular Metal & Textile Room Divider for the Salon of Art + Design at the Park Avenue Armory by Costantini and Virginia Harper Costantini collaborated with Virginia Harper for t...
Metal
Japanese Inspired Six-Panel Screen with Horses in Stable with Bamboo Backdrop
Located in Yonkers, NY
This six-panel Chinese folding screen showcases a vibrant painted scene of six individually depicted horses, each rendered in expressive motion within their stables. Likely inspired ...
Fabric, Wood, Paper
Mid Century Chinese Ink on Silk and Paper Four-Fold Floor Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
A mid 20th Century Chinese Ink on Silk and Paper Four-Fold Floor Screen Measures 71" in width and 52.5" in height. Each panel is 17.75" wide.
Fabric, Silk, Wood, Paper
$3,020Sale Price|20% Off
ORIGINAL ANTiQUE VICTORIAN TAPESTRY FOUR PANEL FOLDING SCREEN OF NOBLES DANCING
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very decorative handmade Victorian four panel Tapestry folding screen depicting Nobles having a good ti...
Fabric, Wood
Japanese Inspired Six-Panel Screen with Horses in Stable with Bamboo Backdrop
Located in Yonkers, NY
This six-panel Chinese folding screen showcases a vibrant painted scene of six individually depicted horses, each rendered in expressive motion within their stables. Likely inspired ...
Fabric, Wood, Paper
Postmodern Five-Panel Room Divider by Doro with Two Asiatic Elephants, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s. This screen is hand painted and signed by Doro and features fabric details. It may show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as i...
Metal, Brass
Six-Panel Japanese Inspired Screen with Horses in Stable with Bamboo Backdrop
Located in Yonkers, NY
This striking six-panel Chinese folding screen showcases a vibrant painted scene of six individually depicted horses, each rendered in expressive motion within their stables. Likely ...
Fabric, Wood, Paper
Modernist / Folk Art Hand Embroidered Silk and Iron 3-panel Screen / Devider
Located in Buffalo, NY
Super unusual Modernist / Folk Art hand embroidered silk and iron 3-panel Screen / Room Divider. Appears to be totally hand crafted..
Iron
Kazimir Screen Set by Colé, 3 Abstract patterns, decor dividers inspired to Art
By Julia Dodza
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Masterfully handcrafted in Italy, Kazimir screens, closed in a set composed by 3 single elements (Type A, Type B and Type C), are not only a perfect divider for minimalist or classi...
Steel
Kazimir Screen by Colé, Floral Pattern Type B, Decor Divider Inspired to Art
By Julia Dodza
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Masterfully handcrafted in Italy, Kazimir is not only a perfect divider for a minimalist or classic room, but also a symbolic bridge, linking design to art, functionality to decorati...
Steel
Kazimir Screen by Colé, Floral Pattern Type C, Decor Divider Inspired to Art
By Julia Dodza
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Masterfully handcrafted in Italy, Kazimir is not only a perfect divider for a Minimalist or Classic room, but also a symbolic bridge, linking design to art, functionality to decorati...
Steel
Kazimir Screen by Colé, Floral Pattern Type a, Decor Divider Inspired to Art
By Julia Dodza
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Masterfully handcrafted in Italy, Kazimir is not only a perfect divider for Minimalist or Classic rooms, but also a symbolic bridge, linking design to art, functionality to decoratio...
Steel
A Beautiful Early 20th Century Gilt and Painted Wood Three Panel Floor Screen
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Beautiful Early 20th Century Gilt and Painted Wood Three Panel Floor Screen Rectangular shaped hand painted panel screen, the center panel depicting a courting couple strolling, t...
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
$2,064Sale Price|4% Off
Ronan Bouroullec, Baton Paravant, Steel, Spain, Minimalist
By Ronan Bouroullec
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Baton collection started with a simple feature: a handle. The single line becomes a gesture that is the common thread between a family of pieces that range from a candleholder to...
Steel
4-panel folding screen, 19th century.
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
A magnificent antique four-panel folding screen: a refined example of cabinetmaking and interior decoration, dating from the late 19th century to the very early 20th century. It is g...
Fabric, Wood
Original Beautiful "Paravent" Design in the Style of Gustav Klimt
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in Beirut, LB
Three panel screen divider, can elegantly define your space with colorful atmosphere the three panels are double-sided upholstered in high quality French fabric in the style of Gust...
Fabric, Wood
Antique French Carved Walnut and Needlepoint Decorative Panel, 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
The needlepoint panel is placed under a glass screen, and on the reverse is red velvet fabric. Can be used as a symbolic room divider or a decorative and impressive interior object.
Velvet, Fabric, Walnut
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Needlepoint Firescreen on Wood Frame Depicting Boy and Dog
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th century Needlepoint firescreen depicting boy and dog on wood frame. Measures: 40" H, 19.75" W, 14" D.
Fabric, Wood
Antique Italian floral fabric screen in 1930s Folk Art style
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Antique Italian floral fabric screen in 1930s Folk Art style
Fabric, Wood
Neoclassical Style Giltwood Firescreen with Embroidery
Located in London, GB
This firescreen features a beautifully embroidered central red-ground fabric panel, the embroidery portraying faintly Chinese-style motifs. The embroidered panel is held within a gil...
Giltwood, Fabric
Elaborate Italian Carved Giltwood Fireplace Screen
Located in Sarasota, FL
18th century Italian fireplace screen in elaborately carved giltwood, with a fine needlepoint insert.
Fabric, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Fireplace Screen
Located in Sarasota, FL
18th century Italian fireplace screen in elaborately carved giltwood, with a fine needlepoint insert.
Fabric, Giltwood
Antique French empire fireplace screen, late 19 century
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Antique French empire fireplace screen, made of wood, faux bamboo, second Empire period, France, 2nd half of the 19th century It is in empire black color with touches of gold on the ...
Brass
$900Sale Price|50% Off
Antique English Hand Carved Ebonized Fire Screen With Original Needlepoint
Located in New Orleans, LA
An antique English ebonized and hand carved wood fire screen, having its original needlepoint in good condition. This is an antique English pole screen, early Victorian with needlepo...
Brass
19th Century American Empire Mahogany and Needlepoint Fire Screen on Wheels
Located in Germantown, MD
19th century American Empire Mahogany and needlepoint fireplace screen on wheels. Measures 22" in width, 12.5" in depth and stands 36" tall.
Fabric, Mahogany
An English 19th Century Victorian Ebonized Wood and Bone-Inlaid Fireplace Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine English 19th Century Victorian Ebonized Wood and Edged Bone-Inlaid Summer Fireplace Screen. The ornately decorated screen centered with a needlepoint tapestry of a Tarot card ...
Bone, Fabric, Wood
Rare Antique Pole Screen Handwoven Needlework Decorative Stand Walnut Wood
Located in Wembley, GB
With a Circular Berlin needlework floral glazed adjustable banner, the cylindrical pillar with a turned finial, on an inverted lobed and fluted pillar and collar, the dished circular...
Brass
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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