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"Ten Nudes Dancing, " Large Art Deco-Surrealist Painting by Bond, 1940s
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the influence of modern dance, William Blake and early 19th century Classicism, Art Deco stylization and Surrealism, this remarkable, brilliantly hued painting by Mil...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Polo Player, " Footed, Shallow Dish with Polo Motif, Art Deco, by Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully glazed in shades of white and sand, this rare footed dish depicts a polo player reaching out to strike the ball. The primary glaze has a beautiful mottled appearance, and...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Clay
"Tropical Fish and Giant Clam, " Brilliant Art Deco Painting of Undersea Life
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted with a brilliant palette and very fine detail, this depiction of a tropical fish swimming above a strand of seaweed and a giant clam, surrounded by a cloud of bubbles, is a c...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Mother Embracing Child, " WPA-Era Sculpture in Turquoise and Charcoal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stylized and reductive, this beautiful 1930s-vintage ceramic sculpture depicts a sitting mother holding her child very close, her legs crossed...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Art Deco Shagreen Box by Asprey, England
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully finished in panels of ivory-toned shagreen, this hinged box is a superb example of the craftsmanship practiced by the famed Asprey Company in London. Founded in the late ...
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shagreen
"Picking Apples in Arcadia, " Art Deco Painting with Nudes by Harlem Muralist
By David Karfunkle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This gorgeous, idyllic depiction of nude figures enjoying the beauty and abundance of Arcadia, some picking apples and others making love, was painted by David Karfunkle in the 1930s...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Crested Water Bird, " Art Deco Rondel in Black and Gold by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and winning, this lovely Art Deco porcelain rondel, glazed in black, gold and red on a white ground, was designed and executed by Waylande Gregory, the great American sculptor a...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Progress of Civilization" Art Deco Masterpiece by Muralist Aiden Lassell Ripley
By Aiden Lassell Ripley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In this remarkable drawing, famed muralist Lassell Ripley depicts primitive man, warming himself by the fire with little to wear, looking into the distance toward the bright, white Art Deco spires of modern civilization. The contrast of early mankind with the advances of 1930s America is inspiring and beautiful, and Ripley clearly draw this to prepare for a mural project, probably unexecuted. Ripley is best known for his sportsman paintings, highly collectible today, but early in his career he became known for his murals, including several depicting the life of Paul Revere for the post office in Lexington...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Asian Archer, " Art Deco Painting of Asian Youth in Blue and Gray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dramatically and vividly painted, this depiction of a seated Archer of Asian descent, holding his bow in one hand, is a Classic example of Depression-era portraiture. The contemplati...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Fish Bowl by the Window", Early and Important Footed Enamel Bowl by Winter
By Edward Winter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant and early example of enamel art in America, this footed bowl depicts a fish bowl sitting on a long table, with a Classical-Art Deco chair against one wall, and figured cu...
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Enamel
"Philosophical Dispute, " Rare Nude Male Porcelain by Liebermann for Rosenthal
By Ferdinand Liebermann
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A marvelous combination of whimsy and sensuosity, Ferdinand Liebermann's depiction of a nude youth holding forth with a stork, symbol of wisdom, was first c...
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Vintage 1910s German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Gladiator with Shield and Helmet, " Rare, Large Bronze Sculpture with Nude Male
By Bruno Zach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The first example of this sculpture we have seen, this striking depiction of a male gladiator -- clothed in nothing but a short mail skirt - is shown in the midst of battle, one arm ...
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Vintage 1910s German Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Compote with Nude Male Caryatids, Oscar Bach Bronze with Lustre Glass
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning in design and execution, this large Art Deco compote is composed of a bronze base featuring a group of nude male caryatids supporting a gorge...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Centerpieces
Materials
Bronze
"Ivory Coast Figures", Important Art Deco Sculptures for Eugène Printz Interior
By Jean Camus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Representing the fascination that so many French and Belgian sculptors had in the people of the colonies established by their nations in West and Central Africa, culminating in the e...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"August Evening, " Masterful Landscape with Figure by MacGilvary, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of dramatic, shifting light and deep, atmospheric colors, this landscape painting by Norwood MacGilvary depicts rolling farmland and a winding road, with a dramatic mountainside...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Icarus Falling, " Brilliant Painting by Genre Scene Artist Kyra Markham
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although she is famous for her genre scenes such as "Bleeker Street Fire Hydrant" and "New Year's Eve in Greenwich Village," Kyra Markham began her career...
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Pair of Rare Art Deco Table Torcheres, Brass, Glass and Lucite
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully crafted of brass, glass and Lucite, this rare pair of electrified tabletop torcheres are fine examples of American Art Deco design. The flaring brass fixtures are mounted...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
"The Water Mother, " Rare Large Rendition of Famous Sculpture by Kai Nielsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Based on a famous, large sculpture entitled "The Water Mother" sculpted by Kai Nielsen for the Winter Garden of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, installed in 1921, this vers...
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Vintage 1940s Danish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Nude Hunter with Stag and Hounds, " Bronze and Marble Table Lamp by Oscar Bach
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the great masterworks of American Art Deco, and probably unique in Oscar Bach's oeuvre, this large bronze and marble table lamp depicts two nude male figures, accompanied by s...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Male Nude in Art Deco-Cubist Manner by Lenoir, 1920s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully realized, this depiction of a male nude leaning against a rock formation shows the stylization characteristic of the Modern or Art Deco movement of the 1920s, as well as indications of fractured surfaces and tilted planes associated with Cubism. The artist was known for his Surrealist works in the late 19th century, and was associated with the mystical, religiously-saturated Salons de Rose...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Self Portrait" by Charles L'Eplattenier, Art Nouveau Painter and Architect
By Charles L'Eplattenier 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A veritable Renaissance Man in his day, Charles L'Eplattenier was a leading proponent of a form of Art Nouveau in Switzerland that became known as "style sapin" or "pine style." He w...
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Antique 1890s Swiss Belle Époque Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Pegasus and Bellerophon, " Lovely, Belle Epoch Gilded Bas Relief Panel by Gelert
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This lovely depiction of Bellerophon and Pegasus, the nude God holding the head of the winged horse, beautifully captures a Classic Greek mythological scene in sculpted bas relief. T...
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Vintage 1910s American Belle Époque Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"The Four Elements, " Important, Unique Art Deco Vase by Vienna Werkstatte Artist
By Vally Wieselthier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted, fired and glazed by one of the Vienna Werkstatte's greatest artists -- Wally (or Vally) Wieselthier -- after she emigrated to America, this tall, extraordinary vase depicts the four elements -- water, air, fire and earth. Each of the Elements is depicted as a high style Art Deco goddess...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
"Narcissus, " Superb Male Nude, Neoclassical Painting, by Student of Eckersberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Because Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, a celebrated 19th century Danish painter, used his "Narcissus" painting as a teaching tool, at least five of his pupils painted sight variatio...
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Antique 1810s Danish Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Persephone, Goddess of Spring, " Rare Art Deco Porcelain Table Lamp by Lenox
By Lenox's Ceramic Art Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted and crafted in porcelain, in shades of white and slate blue, this rare and lovely table lamp depicts Persephone, goddess of spring, in bas relief. The lamp was m...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
"At Balcony's Edge, " Masterful Art Deco-Cubist Bowl by Claude Levy for Primavera
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A masterpiece of Art Deco design showing the strong influence of French Cubism, this bowl depicts clusters of highly-stylized figures to the right and left, evidently on the edge of a balcony overlooking the city, with buildings to be seen in the distance. The heads have an African-influenced stylization, which impacted Picasso, Modigliani and many other important artists in the 1910s and 1920s. The artist, Claude Levy...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Footed Vase with Aqua and Black Panels, Signed K Love
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Substantial and beautifully glazed, this midcentury vase is decorated with a series of black and aqua panels on a white ground. Clearly influenced by the glass and pottery produced i...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
"Satyrs and Pan, " Large and Important Italian Lamp Base, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Decorated with several nude pan and satyr figures in a laughing, high-spirited mood, each masterfully glazed in tones of ivory, charcoal, turquoise, teal and cerulean, this magnifice...
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
"High-Stepping Horse, " Unique Art Deco Midcentury Ceramic Relief Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Demonstrating a modern take on Etruscan and other ancient sculpture, this 1941-vintage relief rondel depicts a high-stepping horse and a leafing branch,...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Bronze Plaque Celebrating Penn Relays with Male Nudes, by Tait McKenzie
By R. Tait McKenzie 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and rare, this bronze bas relief plaque was created by the world's leading sculptor of young athletes for the University of Pennsylvania's Relay Carnival, now known as the Penn Relays, a prestigious track and field event for college athletes across America. It depicts four nude youths...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Vision at the Hotel Sully 'Paris', " Brilliant Painting by RISD Teacher
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant and vivid painting by Daniel Heyman, this depiction of a man-angel standing before the famous main facade of the Hôtel de Sully in Paris is drenched in color: aquamarine,...
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1990s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Laborer in Farm and Factory, " Deeply Engraved Art Deco Glass Vase, Czech
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A tour de force example of the remarkable glass artisanry characteristic of Bohemia and the Czech Republic between World Wars I and II, this deeply engraved vase depicts a laborer wi...
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Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Vases
Materials
Glass
"Whispering with the Sphynx", Stunning, Rare Art Deco Bookends, France
By Marcel Guillard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unusual in conception and stunning in color, this pair of bookends from France -- unlike other depictions of the sphynx which show a man straining to hear its whisper -- depict a win...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Seated Male Nude, " Gorgeous Figural Painting by Roberto Lupetti, 1950s
By Roberto Lupetti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Subdued in palette but gorgeous in subtle detail, this painting of a seated male nude from behind captures the sensuality and beauty of the human figure. The painter, Roberto Lupetti...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Black and White Speckled Art Deco Vase with Stepped-Down Fins by Guillard
By Marcel Guillard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Of all the great masters of French Art Deco pottery in the 1920s and 1930s, Marcel Guillard was the most creative and brilliant in his mastery of solid geometry: he made objects whic...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Clay
"Riding the Waves, " Large, Joyous Art Deco Sculpture of Boy Riding Seal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most joyous and charming sculptures we have ever offered, this large, unique sculpture of a young boy riding a seal through the waves is a superb example of a genre of Beaux Arts & Art Deco sculpture that featured children and animals at play. Edith Parsons' "Frog Baby...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Gold Glazed, Winged Vase, Art Deco Masterpiece by Marcel Guillard
By Marcel Guillard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Of all the great masters of French Art Deco pottery in the 1920s and 1930s, Marcel Guillard was the most creative and brilliant in his mastery of solid geometry: he made objects whic...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
"Federal Building, Century of Progress Exposition, " Brilliant Art Deco Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most vivid and compelling accounts of the famed Century of Progress Exposition, which opened in Chicago in 1933, this view of the iconic Federal Building was painted in the second year of the fair by a Pennsylvania artist. The brilliantly-lit Art Deco...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
Slender Renaissance Revival Lamp Base with Dauphins and Hairy Paw Feet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully carved and finished, this Renaissance Revival lamp base features hairy paw feet, gilded dauphins in the 18th century French manner, fruited ...
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Early 20th Century American Belle Époque Table Lamps
Materials
Mahogany
"Timur 'Imu, " Exotic Asian Fantasy, Art Deco Painting with Male Nudes
By H. J. "Dooley" Dionysius 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mysterious, jewel-toned and sensuous at the same time, this gorgeous gouache painting by Dooley Dionysius depicts a circle of nude men on a sculpted platform, linked together arm in ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Nudes Among the Ruins, " Vivid Mural Study with Male Nudes by Allyn Cox
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sun-drenched scene, drawn with a vivid palette of bright Mediterranean blues and chalk whites, shows a pattern of gridding by the artist, indicating that this drawing served as ...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings
"Reaching for the Stars, " Rare, Stunning Male Nude by Alexander Cañedo
By Alexandro De Canedo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Author of "How Cañedo Draws the Figure" and one of the acknowledged masters of the nude in the Art Deco and Mid-Century periods, Alexander Cañedo pain...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
"Three Archers, " Large and Important Etching w/ Male Nudes by Wolfsfeld
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large, rare and important etching with superb detail and unusual subject matter, this view of three nude male archers, one drawing his bow, another supplying the arrows, and another reclining and watching the arrows fly, was made by Erich Wolfsfeld in 1910. The etching, which captures the musculature and other details of each figure with remarkable texture and faithfulness, won a gold medal in Berlin, a few years after Wolfsfeld moved back to Germany after studying in Italy. The artist was a follower of Adolph von Menzel and became good friends with Otto Greiner...
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Vintage 1910s German Belle Époque Prints
"Hercules and the Nemean Lion" Dramatic Art Deco Sculptural Panel with Nude Male
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This unique panel, depicting a nude Hercules figure with sword in hand, fending off the snarling Nemean lion, represents the first of his famous Twelve Labors. The strong, stylized f...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Nondum, " Remarkable Art Deco Bronze Sculptural Panel with Multiple Nudes
By Anna Coleman Ladd
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entitled "Nondum" or "not yet," this remarkable and important bronze panel by Anna Ladd depicts a time in the future -- a mysterious, ecstatic world that seems to represent both para...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Artist's Model, " Rare and Important WPA Era Sculpture of Male Nude
By Raymond Turner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted from a ruddy block of mahogany and finished with a patina that gives it a lovely glow, this piece is a superb example of WPA-era sculpture. The artist, Raymond T...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
"Nude Orpheus with Owl and Parrot, " Rare Art Deco Bronze Rondel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A modern interpretation of the ancient story that Orpheus played the lyre so sweetly and enchantingly that he charmed and calmed wild animals, this Art Deco bronze rondel...
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Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"The Good Samaritan, " Rare Mezzotint with Male Nude by Robert Charles Peter
By Robert Charles Peter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary and rare mezzotint by Robert Charles Peter, a British artist, depicts a nude male figure, beaten and worn, being comforted and helped by the proverbial Good Samari...
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Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Prints
Materials
Paper
'The Animal Kingdom, ' Art Deco Mural Study with Male Nudes by John Garth
By John Garth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
To our knowledge, this study is the only known image of this mural, created by John Garth to show an idealized Man at work and at play, all nude or semi-nude, and accompanied by anim...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Frieze of Male Nudes, " Large, Highly Rare Art Deco Vase by Goor for Mougin
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most striking -- and rare -- vases ever produced by the Mougin ceramics firm in France, this vase ringed by four nude male figures clasping hands...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Clay
"Boxer in Triumph, " Rare Ink Drawing of Male Boxer with Arms Raised, 1929
By William Littlefield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This 1929 vintage ink and inkwash drawing of a bare-chested boxer is turned away from the viewer, his gloved hands raised high as if the fight has just been won. The artist, William ...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Drawings
"Vase with Classical Nudes, " Rare, Unique Vase with Male Nudes by Mayodon
By Jean-Leon Mayodon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Richly glazed in tones of ruddy brown, ivory and dark chocolate, this stunning vase by Jean Mayodon features a series of medallions with classical nude male figures in various poses....
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Clay
"Pink Doves, " Rare Pair of Midcentury Ceramic Sculptures by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Glazed in a deep pink color overlaid by an elaborate pattern of markings in black and gold, this pair of ceramic doves was sculpted and glazed by Waylande Gregory, one of America's 2...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Eurydice and Orpheus, " Midcentury Enameled Bronze Rondel with Nudes, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly sculpted in gilded bronze and gorgeously enriched with several shades of enamel, including mother of pearl and ruby red, this midcentury rondel depicts two nude figures Orpheu...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Designers Fair Award, 1947, " Art Deco Sculpture for Henri Bendel
By Oronzio Maldarelli
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An important piece of American fashion history and a significant example of American Art Deco sculpture, this unique piece was awarded to Priscilla McCaffrey of Henri Bendel for her fashion design at the Designers Annual Fashion Fair...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Plaster
"Moroccan Agadir Bazaar, " Unique Midcentury Bowl by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most colorful and atmospheric pieces ever created by master sculptor and ceramicist Waylande Gregory, this glazed, shallow bowl shows a turbaned figure in the foreground, ...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
"Come Muse Migrate, " Art Deco Study for White House Piano, with Whitman Poem
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously conceived and vividly hued, this study for the lid of the famous grand piano given by the Steinway Company to the White House in 1938, during the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration, was painted by Dunbar Beck, inspired by a famous poem by Walt Whitman. The painting quotes two lines from Whitman's "Song of the Exposition," later included in "Leaves of Grass":
Come Muse migrate from Greece and Ionia,
For know a better, fresher, busier sphere, a wide, untried domain
awaits, demands you.
Beck is best known for his WPA work...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Fawn" Art Deco Sculpture by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously glazed in tones of brown and gold, this very rare sculpture depicting a spotted fawn was created by Waylande Gregory, the renowned WPA sculptor and innovative ceramicist. ...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Large Art Deco Centerpiece by Winterhalder Made in Cupertino, CA, 1947
By Erwin Winterhalder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly glazed in chartreuse-yellow and Mediterranean blue-green, this unique and important Art Deco bowl was made by Erwin Winterhalder in Cupertino. The artist was born in Swit...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
"Music with Conch and Lyre, " Study for White House Piano by Dunbar Beck, 1938
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most important embellishments to the White House during the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration was the gift of an important grand piano by the Steinway company, embellished with painted scenes by Dunbar Beck. Beck is best known for his WPA work...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
