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"Young Woman in Blue Dress", Stunning 1940s Portrait of Blonde Female
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fresh and vibrant portrait of a young woman with glowing blond hair and a blue 1940s frock is one of the finest World War II vintage portraits we have ever offered. Her complex...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Satyr and Nymph", Art Deco Masterpiece Painting with Nudes in Paradise, 1932
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most sensual and brilliant Art Deco paintings in the French manner that we have ever offered, this idyllic scene of Satyr and Nymph, lounging under a fruited tree with lush fields in the distance, was painted by Gheorghe Labin in 1932. Labin was one of Romania's avant-garde artists in the 1920s and 1930s, and clearly he trained in Paris, because the lush scene, brilliant palette, and confident brush strokes indicate an intimate familiarity with the leading painters associated with what we now call Art Deco. This painting was entered into the Salon Bucarest in 1932, in a period when Labin exhibited with Mattis Teutsch, the de facto leader of Romania's modern painters, together with Corneliu Baba...
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Vintage 1930s Romanian Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Female Nude in Green and Terra Cotta", Bold, High Style Art Deco Vase by Cazaux
By Edouard Cazaux
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly sculpted and glazed by one of the masters of French Art Deco, this vase is dominated by a seated female nude figure, her scarfed head bowed and her legs crossed, glazed in a r...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
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Ceramic
"Two Nude Divers", Rare, Large Engraved Glass Art Deco Vase w/ Male Figures
By Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most quintessential and coveted examples of high-style Art Deco artisanry produced anywhere in the 1930s -- and the largest and most ambitious example of Vicke Lindstrand'...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases
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Glass
Rare Set of 12 Coupes or Martini Glasses, Embassy Pattern, Teague for Libbey
By Walter Dorwin Teague, E. W. Fuerst
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly unusual, fully intact set of 12 Embassy pattern coupes or martini glasses were designed by Walter Dorwin Teague and Edwin W. Fuerst for the Libbey glass company in 1939. ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Barware
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Glass
"South Seas Stories", Bold Art Deco Maquette for Jack London Collection, 1920s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly painted in a palette of spring green, jet black and mango, this very strong Art Deco maquette for a book cover was painted in the late 1920s by a promising artist -- Helene Ha...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Punting in Moonlight", Rare Art Deco Woodcut Print by Pajer-Gartegen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and striking woodcut print by Robert Pajer-Gartegen, an Austrian artist, depicts a nude male figure in a slender wood boat, using a long pole to mo...
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Prints
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Paper
"Bathing in Laguna at Midnight", Rare Mid Century Ceramic Box w/ Male Nudes
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and atmospheric example of Pat and Covey Stewart's "Bathers" series of ceramic pieces, this box depicts four male nude figures -- two on the lid and two in the interior -- bat...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
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Ceramic
"Bar Cabinet w/ Forest Motif", Art Deco Masterwork w/ Bronze Mounts, Oscar Bach
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the greatest masterpieces ever created by Oscar Bach -- who made the enormous sculptural rondels on the facade of Radio City Music Hall designed by Hildreth Meière...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Dry Bars
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Bronze
High Style Art Deco Three-Armed Candelabra, Silvered Brass, Possibly Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this high style Art Deco candelabra features three candle bases, one at the top that surmounts a post with incised geometric decorations, and two lower bases sitti...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Candelabras
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Brass
"Harpoonist", 1930s Folk Art - Art Deco Relief Sculpture in Gray Marble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable example of folk art sculpture influenced by the stylization of 1930s Art Deco, this bas relief sculpture depicts a man aiming a long harpoon toward his prey below, his b...
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
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Marble
"Young Man in Profile", Unique Art Deco Bronze Relief Sculpture of Male Youth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully modeled, cast and patinated, this bronze rondel features the head in profile of a young man with hair falling over his forehead, a strong nos...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Running Eve", Fabulous Art Deco-Influenced Folk Art Relief Sculpture, Marble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fabulous example of Art Deco-influenced Folk Art, this panel features a running Eve figure, her hair flowing in the wind, in carved King of Prussia marble, set into a pine frame ca...
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Marble
"Rebel", Rare Art Nouveau/Symbolist Print w/ Male Nude by Emma Goitein Dessau
By Emma Goitein Dessau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare work by Emma Goitein Dessau, this color print entitled "Born to Work -- Rebel," depicts a kneeling nude male figure in chains, in the foreground, rebelling against the roiling crowd of nude figures behind him, all caught up in the crush of work and toil. The artist was clearly protesting the demands of modernity, and the toll it was taking on humanity, using a parade of beautifully captured nude figures to make her point. Goitein was German Jewish...
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Nouveau Prints
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Paper
"Ninth Symphony", Art Deco Paean to Beethoven's Masterpiece by Renowned Muralist
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Filled with Sturm und Drang and packed with allegory and higher meaning, this remarkable Art Deco painting by Eugene Savage celebrates and interprets B...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Male Nude with Harp", Art Deco Engraved Glass Vase by Lindstrand for Orrefors
By Orrefors, Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of Vicke Lindstrand's characterisitically elegant, stylized nude figures for the Orrefors glass company in Sweden at the height of the Art Deco era in 1939, this piece features a...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases
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Glass
"Truth and the Seven Deadly Sins", Study for Queens Supreme Courthouse Mosaic
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entitled "Truth and the Seven Deadly Sins" and teeming with allegory, this Art Deco study for a major mosaic was painted by Eugene Savage for the new Queens Supreme Courthouse -- a 1...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Afternoon of a Faun", Bold Art Deco Painting Inspired by Debussy, Ballet Russes
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of a series of Art Deco paintings made by Eugene Savage in the 1930s to visualize and dramatize great works of Classical music, this painting celebrates "Afternoon of a Faun" by Claude Debussy, which later inspired the great ballet by Serge Diaghilev for the Ballet Russes. Savage, who became celebrated for his ambitious allegorical murals across America, packs the panting with a vividly-hued landscape populated by a series of mythological figures, including a drunken faun...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Europa and the Bull", Bold Art Deco Depiction of Mythological Theme by Darcy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the wildest and most free-spirited depictions of the Europa and the Bull legend we have seen, this painting by Georges Darcy shows Europa with a wi...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Mariner's Bowl", Rare Art Deco Masterpiece w/ Neptune by Waugh for Steuben
By Steuben Glass, Sidney Waugh
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A masterpiece of Art Deco design, and one of the greatest engraved glass pieces created anywhere in the world in the 1930s, this very rare low bowl depicts a series of figures illust...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Bowls
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Glass
"Grapes and Crested Birds", Art Deco Sterling Silver Bonbonnière, Sweden
By CG Hallberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most spectacular pieces of Swedish Grace/Art Deco artisanry we have ever seen, this covered bonbonnière by C. G. Hallberg features a series of crested birds and grape vine...
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Sterling Silver
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Silver
"Nudes in the Surf", Atmospheric Painting with Male Nudes and Horses
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Continuing a tradition going back decades, Josef Pieper painted a series of seaside scenes with multiple nude male figures, riding and leading horses along the shore, their strong bodies...
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Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Justice Triumphant", Mural Study for Queens, Ny Courthouse, circa 1941-1942
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking example of WPA mural art, this study for one of the murals proposed for the new Queens Supreme Courthouse -- a 1930s Works Progress Administration project in Queens, New Y...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Nobel Prize for Peace", Pair of Mural Paintings by Savage, "Trust Law Labor"
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and remarkable, this pair of mural paintings -- perhaps serving as studies for much larger paintings -- were made in connection with the Nobel Prize for Peace by Eugene Savage,...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Merman Playing the Harp", Rare Art Deco Vase with Silver Overlay by Gustavsberg
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Argenta line of ceramics created by Wilhelm Kåge, artistic director for the Gustavsberg ceramics company near Stockholm, is famous for depicting exotic fish and mermaids, applied...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases
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Porcelain
"Two Philosophers", 1948 Painting with Two Male Nudes by Arthur Kampf
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Serving, perhaps, as a commentary on the futility and horror of war, this allegorical painting of "Two Philosophers" was made by Arthur Kampf in 1948-49, shortly after the end of World War II and toward the end of his long life. Kampf was known for his historical and allegorical paintings, including a large scene showing a group of nude soldiers...
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Vintage 1940s German Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"To the Fifth Symphony", Art Deco Masterpiece, Ode to Beethoven by Savage
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most striking and vivid Art Deco paintings we have ever offered, this dramatization of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony was made by Eugene Savage, probably in the 1930s at the h...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Bathers at Laguna Beach", Highly Rare Vase W/ Nude Male Figures, circa 1951-52
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A unique and striking example of the work of Pat and Covey Stewart in Laguna Beach, California, this vase depicts a group of three nude male figures bathing along the rocky coast, fr...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
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Ceramic
"Neptune's Kingdom", Elaborate Art Deco Painting with Mermaids, Hippocampi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
High style and highly-stylized, this Art Deco painting by Bruno Seuchter presents an aquatic scene teeming with life, centered around Neptune with his trident held high. Surrounding ...
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Art Deco Vase in Blue-Green and Gold, by MNF in Sevres, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic French Art Deco vase demonstrates a major characteristic of the period -- a series of setbacks from its curving body to the neck above -- all brilliantly glazed in a Mediterranean blue-green with rich veining in gold. The piece was made by the short-lived Manufacture Nouvelle de Faiences (MNF) in Sevres, which was established by Paul Sailly...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases
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Porcelain
"Mermaid and Starfish", Rare and Striking Art Deco Bowl in Rare Red & Silver
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and richly finished in a deep red glaze with tooled silver overlay, this exceedingly rare bowl produced by the Gustavsberg porcelain works in Sweden features a mermaid and fish ...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Decorative Bowls
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Porcelain
"Brotherly Love", Art Deco Masterwork in Gold for Elks Memorial, 1926
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A true Art Deco masterpiece, painted as a final study for one of a series of large murals for the National Elks Memorial in Chicago, finished in 1926, this large gold-hued scene depi...
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Vintage 1920s Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Zodiac w/ Helios and Cornucopia", Fabulous Art Deco Mural Study by Savage
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Eugene Savage -- arguably, America's most successful and prolific muralist in the Art Deco style, with important surviving paintings dating from the 1920s to the 1950s -- ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"America, Old and New", Mural Painting W/ Industrial Scene, George Browne, 1926
By George Elmer Browne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted a decade before the start of the Works Progress Administration, but presaging its fascination with the growth and development of the American scene, this large mural study was painted by George Elmer Browne in 1926. Like the Social Realism paintings...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Egyptian Revival Compact/Cigarette Case, Sterling Silver & Enamel, Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare -- perhaps unique -- enameled cigarette case or compact features a cartouche with a kneeling Egyptian figure surrounded by symbols and hieroglyphics on its lid, all in tone...
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Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
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Silver
"Bacchus", Fabulous Art Deco Jar with Lid by Sougez for Primavera
By Madeleine Sougez
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Striking and quintessentially Art Deco, this high-style face jar, enrobed in a pale ivory glaze, was designed by Madeleine Sougez for the famed Primavera cera...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Jars
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Ceramic
"Sigrid", Exceedingly Rare Art Deco Sculpture, Forest Green, Bopp Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking example of Art Deco ceramic sculpture, this female head was made by David Seyler for the Harold Bopp Pottery in northern Kentucky, in the brief period before it became the...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
"Bathers at Laguna Beach", Hand-Formed Vase with Male Nudes by Stewart, 1952
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique in the oeuvre of Pat and Covey Stewart, this footed vase features a total of six nude male figures, expressed in lovely tones of brown and ivory in a setting of misty gray and...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
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Ceramic
"Suzanne", Art Deco Paperweight in Green Glaze by David Seyler for Kenton Hills
By Kenton Hills Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare, perhaps unique, this quintessential Art Deco sculptural object -- probably meant to serve as a paperweight -- was sculpted by David Warren Seyler for Kenton Hills Pottery in no...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paperweights
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Ceramic
"Male Youth with Pole", Superb Painting of Male Nude by Sigvard Mohn, 1910s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sensitively painted with a rich but subdued palette and dramatic lighting, this large painting of a male youth leaning on a long pole was made by Sigvard Mo...
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Vintage 1910s American Beaux Arts Paintings
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Paint
"Bedouin with Keffiyeh", Handsome Portrait of Arab Male Figure, 1937
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted toward the end of the Great Depression, this striking portrait of a handsome bedouin with a traditional headdress featuring a red and whit...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Mythological Scenes", Art Deco Wood Inlay Mirror with Triton, Europa, Orpheus
By Birger Ekman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Sweden is known for its exquisite Art Deco artisanry in glass and ceramics, its accomplishments in wood inlay furniture -- such as this superb example -- is less appreciated...
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Wall Mirrors
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Wood
"Sur le Pont D'Avignon", Charming Art Deco Box Celebrating Traditional Song
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although it has endured many scuffs and indignities, this extremely rare Art Deco box still charms, the figures on its lid playing the violin and dancing to the old children's tune of "Sur le Pont D'Avignon." The ancient bridge in Avignon, Provence has been the subject of song since the 16th century, but the song that is beloved today was first published in the mid-19th century. Here, the artist depicts a central fiddler flanked by two couples with elongated limbs, wide-brimmed hats and elegant dress. The sides of the box depict the wide arches of the bridge, with fish swimming in the water below. The exterior is covered with a paper printed in color lithography, and the interior is painted candy apple red. The scene is signed "Tolmer," perhaps Roger Tolmer...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
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Paper
"Salome with Head of John the Baptist", Unique Art Deco Charger, Ericson
By Estrid Ericson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Elegant and beautifully crafted, this superb example of Swedish Grace artisanry was made by the famed Svenskt Tenn workshop in Sweden, which produced a wide range of artisan-designed...
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Pewter
"Female Figure with Bouquet", Art Deco Watercolor Painting by Alice Szegedy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This lovely, high style Art Deco painting depicts a pale female figure in blond ringlets, an elaborate mid-19th century dress and a straw hat dangling from her arm, holding a lovely bouquet with lilies of the valley and roses. Approaching her from the left is an exotic turbaned figure holding a tray laden with more flowers. The entire scene is painted in pale violet and yellow...
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Vintage 1920s Hungarian Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
1916 Exhibition Catalogue Study by Sonia Delaunay for Stockholm Gallery
By Sonia Delaunay
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vividly-hued and remarkable example of early abstract art which demonstrates the fascination that Sonia and Robert Delaunay had in color theory and intersecting geometries, this wa...
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Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Weeping Trees, " High Style Art Deco Vase in Cobalt by Leduc for Sèvres, 1925
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fabulous and unique example of high style Art Deco design was produced the same year that Paris hosted the legendary Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
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Porcelain
"Nasturtium, " Watercolor by Louis Comfort Tiffany for Stained Glass Window, '21
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted in vivid tones of yellow-orange, mossy green, warm red and deep blue -- echoing the rich tones of the stained glass he employed -- this rare and gorgeous watercolor by Louis Comfort Tiffany was clearly painted to inspire and guide the design of one of his stained glass windows featuring the nasturtium flower. In the earliest years of his career in the decorative arts, Tiffany served as the primary designer for his firm, inspired by ancient Byzantine and Roman glass as well as the bounty of American flowers and trees to be found in his native Northeast. As his business grew and it was necessary for him to oversee the work of many artists and artisans, he came to rely on others to develop most designs, such as Frederick Wilson for his figural church windows and Clara Driscoll...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Nouveau Paintings
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Paint
"Waiting at the Station" Superb 1943 American Scene Painting, Indianapolis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly atmospheric and winning, this American Scene painting of three young men waiting for the next train in downtown Indianapolis -- perhaps...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"All America Package Competition, " Rare Art Deco Sculptural Bronze Panel by Ries
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously cast in bronze, given a pale gold patina, and set in a walnut plaque, this quintessential Art Deco bas relief presents a delicious conceit: Its classical figure is holding...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Bronze
"Hand Mirror w/ Dolphin Motif, " Rare Art Deco Sterling Silver by Nielsen/Jensen
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An iconic Art Deco design, crafted in sterling silver by Harald Nielsen for George Jensen -- arguably the most renowned silversmith in the world at the time -- this hand mirror featu...
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Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
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Silver
"Lysistrata, " Set of 61 Extraordinary Art Deco Prints for 1945 Edition by L'hoir
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary set of 61 prints on 34 separate sheets of rag paper by Maurice L'Hoir were made in connection with the 1945 publication of Lysistrata, the Classic Greek poem that offers a licentious take on the war between the sexes. Each of the prints is a woodcut that was inked by hand in a brilliant palette of deep red, mossy green, deep black and warm fleshy tones by the artist Each of these images were created for the book, only 33 copies of which were made. However, this set is independent of the book and therefore each print is unbound and easy to frame. The Greek poem famously describes the determination of Greek women to refuse all sex with men until they agreed to stop fighting. L'Hoir was famed for his book illustrations during the Art Deco period; he also designed a poster for Moulin Rouge in the 1920s. (The Lysistrata book is also available, separate from this set of prints.).
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Prints
Materials
Paper
"Youth with Pipes and Valves, " Sensitive Portrait of Young Man, Dorothy Van Loan
By Dorothy Van Loan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and sensitively painted, this WPA-period portrait of a young man in an unusual setting -- perhaps a boiler room or plumbing closet -- was executed by Dorothy Van Loan...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Nude Male Archer, " Bronze by Geyger, Original Purchased by Kaiser Wilhelm II
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly sculpted and cast with very fine detail with a rich, lustrous patina, this celebrated bronze of a fully nude male archer was sculpted by Ernst ...
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Antique Early 1900s German Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
"Coffee Pot and Sugar Bowl, " Art Deco Pieces by Atelier Borgila, Sterling Silver
By Atelier Borgila
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Exquisitely designed and executed, this Art Deco coffee pot and sugar bowl form an elegant pairing, and were made by Erik Fleming's Atelier Borgila...
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Art Deco Sterling Silver
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Silver
"Head of a Potter, " Highly Rare Art Deco Sculpture of Male Figure by Nielsen
By Jais Nielsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and remarkable "Head of a Potter" in the pebbly Sung glaze by Jais Nielsen is both strong and subtle, an evocative and beautiful capturing of a young man's visage, no doubt...
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Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Laurence, " Arts and Crafts Piece with Rabbit by Saturday Evening Girls/Revere
By Saturday Evening Girls
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and beautifully crafted, this rare plate designed for a child -- and customized for "Laurence" by the Saturday Evening Girls (SEG) at the Pau...
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Vintage 1920s American Arts and Crafts Pottery
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Ceramic
"Industry, " Art Deco Painting with Stylized Gears and Structure for Fortune Mag
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant example of Art Deco-era painting which celebrated American manufacturing with stylized images of gears and Industrial architecture, this gouache painting by Paolo Garrett...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Unusual Art Deco Vase with Flowers in Blue and Gold by Longwy, France
By Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Covered with bold flowers in full bloom, and glazed in an unusual palette of periwinkle, navy blue, gold and sky blue, this ovoid-form Art Deco vase was made by the famed Longwy cera...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
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Ceramic
"Wrestlers, Runners, Warriors, Equestrian, " Set of Drawings, Paul Cadmus, 1930s
By Paul Cadmus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Drawn during the time when Paul Cadmus produced some of his most famous -- and infamous -- paintings with satiric themes such as "Shore Leave" and "The Fleet's in," but presaging his lifelong interest in the male nude, this set of four scenes depict male figures in scenes that would be familiar to artists going back to Roman and Greek times. One scene depicts two nudes in a wrestling match, another shows several nude figures in a headlong run, a third shows two men in battle, and the fourth depicts a nude figure taming a rearing horse. No doubt inspired by Classical sculptures, this set of drawings captures the energy and dynamics of interacting male figures, but without the very fine detail that he would bring to his countless male nude drawings in the 1950s, 60s and later. The drawings are signed, and the reverse retains an owner's label indicating the drawing was in the collection of William Tregoning, a gallerist who amassed a large collection of male figural art...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
