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Art Deco Posters

ART DECO STYLE

Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.” 

ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
  • Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
  • Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
  • Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory

ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.

Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.

The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)

Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.

From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.

The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.

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Style: Art Deco
Original Vintage French Advertising Poster 'Palais de L'Hippodrome Blaas Uit'
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage French advertising poster 'Palais de L'Hippodrome Blaas Uit’ This is an original lithograph which has been linen...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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'Mt. Buffalo', Australia, 1939, Original Lithograph Poster by Gert Sellheim
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Mt. Buffalo', Australia, 1939, original lithograph poster by Gert Sellheim "The 1930s have been dubbed the Golden Age of poster design in Australia. This was partly due to the efforts of the Victorian Railways and the Australian National Travel Association to promote tourism and outdoor recreation by commissioning posters from the best commercial artists of the day... Three of the most popular and influential artists, Gert Sellheim (1901-1970), James Northfield (1887-1973) and Percy Trompf (1902-1964) were colleagues at Melbourne’s Art Training Institute... It was always perfect weather to “Take a Kodak...
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1940s Australian Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Original 1930s French Art Deco Poster by Fabrice Mory
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original 1930s French Art Deco poster, artwork by Fabrice Mory, published by Chaix, France, circa 1935. This is a vintage original on linen and has been professionally framed under g...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Linen, Glass, Wood

Vintage American Express Print, Framed, Retail, Advertisement, Poster, Amex
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage American Express print. An American, framed retail advertisement poster for Amex, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980. C...
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster La Grande Source Vittel Train 5 Hours From Paris Railway
Located in London, GB
Original vintage railway poster advertising summer travel by train from 25 May to 25 September to the spa resort town of Vittel in north-east France in five hours from Paris - La Gra...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters

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'Bandol' Sports & Ski Art Deco 1930s Original Vintage Poster by Andre Bermond
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Beautiful Art Deco poster for 'Bandol', a modern resort area in Europe. It began as a health resort for the upper class at the end of the 18th century during the cooler, winter month...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Vintage Chinese Fertilizer Advertisement Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
Influenced by Western advertising, commercial posters featuring beautiful women in modern settings gained popularity in China in the 1920s and 1930s. Posters like this one came to symbolize prosperity and fortune and were often purchased by Chinese consumers to decorate their homes. This 1930s advertisement...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Posters

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Art Deco Rayon Des Soieries Opera Bouffe Lithograph by Maurice Dufrène
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and graphic French Art Deco theatrical lithograph was designed by the esteemed designer Maurice Dufrène (b. 1876 - d. 1955) for the comic operetta "Rayon Des Soieries" ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster BP Ethyl Controls Horse Power Modernist Art Deco Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster - BP Ethyl Controls Horse Power - featuring a stunning modernist Art Deco graphic design by the Italian artist Paolo Garretto (1903-1989). Dynamic airbrush shaded image of a man restraining and harnessing power from an elegant horse rearing up against the dark background with the shadowed bold text BP Ethyl running diagonally in line with the horse, the rest of the text in yellow letters below. Garreto's artwork reflects the poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer for BP Ethyl the previous year. Founded in 1909, the British oil and gas company...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Posters

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The Broadway Melody
Located in London, GB
Original Swedish film poster for The Broadway Melody 1929. This film was directed by Harry Beaumont. It tells the story of two Vaudeville sisters trying to get a break on Broadway. This was Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's first musical, which won them an Oscar for Best Film. This beautiful Swedish poster...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Posters

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The Broadway Melody
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Original Vintage French Car Poster Renault Femme Elegante Coupe Cabriolet Coach
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Art Deco style car advertising poster for the French automobile manufacturer Renault (founded 1899) - Femme Elegante - featuring a great illustration of an elegant lady driving a Classic vintage Renault...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Original Dorfi Poster L' Alascienne, circa 1930, 46.45x63 in
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
Art Deco Poster: "L' Alsacienne, Teint tous tissus". Artist: Dorfi (Albert Dorfinant) Poster made for "L' Alsacienne", Belgium. Printer: J.E. Goossens - Brussels Technique: Lithog...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Classic Car Advertising Poster Matford V8 Art Deco Stage Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage car advertising poster for Matford V8 Une Nouvelle Vedette sur la Scene du Monde / A New Star on the World Stage featuring a fantastic design showcasing a shiny new ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters

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"Cafe Metropole", Swedish Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Swedish film poster from the 1937 comedy romance film directed by Edward H Griffith and starring Loretta Young, Tyrone Power, Adolph Menjou. For ...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Posters

Framed Poster, Prof. Dr. Paul Pfurtscheller, Sauria Lacerta Agilis, 1904 Vienna
Located in Bronx, NY
Professionally Framed Wooden Gold frame, poster ,Prof. Dr. Paul Pfurtscheller,Sauria lacerta agilis, 1904. Hand drawn by Austrian zoologist, printed and used for Swedish school , ...
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1940s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Vintage Chinese Hatamen Cigarettes Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This framed advertising poster for Hatamen Cigarettes from the late 1920s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the Craft of color lithography. These adver...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Art Deco Style Advertising Poster for Lattermann Driving School
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the Lattermann Driving School featuring a great Art Deco style illustration of a smiling blonde lady wearing white driving gloves and a white ...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Vintage Chinese Deco Excel Cigarettes Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This poster, a advertisement calendar for excel cigarettes from the 1930s, melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography. This advertisement depicts a fashionable woman in traditional Chinese dress...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage French Coupe Tennis Davis Cup by Cassandre A. M, 1980
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Cassandre Coupe Davis Tennis Davis Cup 1980 by the famous A.M. Cassandre Artist Cassandre Year 1980 Dimensions: 91 x 69 cm Condition: Good.   
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1980s French Vintage Art Deco Posters

Vintage Hu Boxiang Cigarette Calendar Poster, c. 1931
Located in Chicago, IL
The famous commercial advertising artist Hu Boxiang created this advertisement calendar poster for the British American Tobacco Company in 1931. Unlike other poster artists, Hu was k...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Posters

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'King of Jazz' 1930 Swedish B1 Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1930 Swedish B1 poster for the film ‘King of Jazz’ directed by John Murray Anderson / Pal Fejos with Paul Whiteman / John Boles / Laura La Plante / Jeanette Loff. Fine condi...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Vintage Sankyo Deco Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This advertising poster from the 1930s for a Japanese company operating in China melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Art Deco Design Motor Show Poster RAI Automobiel & Motorrijwiel
By Jacob Jansma
Located in London, GB
Original vintage motor sport poster advertising the RAI Automotive and Motorcycle Exhibition (since 1893) / R.A.I. Automobiel en Motorrijwiel Tentoonstelling in Amsterdam from 27 Jan...
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1930s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Posters

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"King Kong" 1933 Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1933 poster for the 1933 film King Kong directed by Merian C. Cooper / Ernest B. Schoedsack with Fay Wray. This 29 x 43" stone lithograph poster was issued in 1933 in Argent...
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1930s Argentine Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Chevrolet Classic Car Advertising Poster Most Elegant Small Car
Located in London, GB
Original vintage car advertising poster for Chevrolet, the most elegant of the small cars / der eleganteste der kleinen wagen. Great artwork by ...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Vintage Chinese Lithograph Advertisement Poster, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This poster from the 1920s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography. The poster depicts two young girls gathered by an ornate stool...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Art Deco Winter Sport Ski Poster Winter in Poland Zima W Polsce
Located in London, GB
Original vintage ski poster promoting Winter in Poland / Zima w Polsce featuring a dynamic Art Deco style illustration of a skier on wooden skis and s...
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1930s Polish Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Nijni Et Stone 'French Ballet'
Located in London, GB
Original French poster for Nijni et Stone French ballet poster from the 1930s This wonderful Art Deco design was created by Obrad Nicolitch (1898-1979) ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters

Vintage Chinese Deco Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This commercial advertisement poster from 1930s Shanghai melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography. Large companies often presented posters such as this to their clients to commemorate the Chinese New Year. This poster depicts a young woman luxuriously...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster, Canberra Australian Capital Territory by Trompf, 1930
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Artist: Trompf Year: 1930 Dimensions: 72 x 110 cm Condition: Excellent condition Format: Linen backed.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters

Large Original 1920s Austrian Art Deco Advertising Poster for Salamander Shoes
Located in London, GB
Large original vintage Austrian advertising poster for Salamander shoes featuring a great Art Deco design primarily in blue and grey of a fashionably dressed young lady wearing an el...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Vintage Chinese Lithograph Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This advertising poster from the 1930s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography that was popularized in China during the econom...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Carnival Poster Quodlibet Masken-Ball Casino Basel Masked Ball
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the Quodlibet Masken-Ball / Masquerade Masked Ball at the Basel lent carnival in Switzerland held at the Casino-Basel on the evening of Monday...
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1920s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Posters

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"Footlight Parade / Viva le Donne" Original Italian Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Footlight Parade (1933) This poster features a great Art Deco design. The film starred James Cagney, Joan Blondell a...
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1930s Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Vintage Chinese Deco Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage poster from the 1930s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the Craft of color lithography. The serene landscape print depicts a young woman d...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Poster Marcello Nizzoli Campari 1927 Linen Backed Lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage poster Marcello Nizzoli Campari 1927 linen backed lithographic poster Linen (backed on acid-free paper and cotton canvas) Printer, publisher or brands: DAVIDE ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Art Deco Posters

Die Schonen Tage Von Aranjuez / Polisens Villebrad Original Swedish Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Swedish film poster from the 1933. The film is comedy starring Brigitte Helm, who made her name in Metropolis in 1927. The film is about a famous jewellery thief moving in a...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Posters

Vintage LIDO Posters
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of four vintage 60's LIDO posters All four are linenbacked and framed
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1970s French Vintage Art Deco Posters

Poster for the "Exposition Internationale Des Arts Décoratifs", France, 1925
By P. Roque
Located in Paris, FR
This poster was created by P. Roque for the famous 1925 Decorative Arts Show held in Paris (Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs - 1925). This show is most famous as it laun...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Mata Hari
Located in London, GB
Original Swedish film poster from the 1931. This film was broadly based on the life of Mata Hari, a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was a German spy during World War I. Greta Garbo starred as the title role, alongside Ramon Novarro and Lionel Barrymore...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Posters

Rayon Des Soieries Opera Bouffe En Un Acte, circa 1930
Located in Water Mill, NY
Rayon des Soieries: Opera Bouffe En Un Acte Lithographic poster in black and yellow by Maurice Dufrene (French, 1876-1955) custom wood frame in excellent condition.
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Posters

"Jazz Heaven / Kanske Nagon Jag Akskar" Original Swedish Film Poster
By Olle Hagdahl
Located in London, GB
Original Swedish film poster for Melville Brown 1929 comedy starring Sally O'Neil , Johnny Mack Brown This beautiful Swedish poster is designed by...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Posters

Huge Original 1920s French Art Deco Poster L'Alsacienne Teint & Ravive Ch Roux
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An oversize two part framed French Art Deco advertising poster for "L'Alsacienne - Teint & Ravive", by Ch. Roux ca. 1920. Item features an adorable girl with great colors and form. Poster is custom framed in a 97" x 67" frame with plexi face and was originally created for a Belgian Fabric...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Paper, Plexiglass

Rare Lithographic Poster by De La Mézière for the 1931 Paris Colonial Exhibition
By Jean de la Mézière
Located in Paris, FR
This poster was designed by Jean de la Mézière for the famous Exposition Coloniale Internationale de Paris 1931. It is an original poster printed by Imprimerie de Vaugirard. This pos...
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1930s European Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Vintage Swiss Stone Lithographic Poster Custom Framed "Astoria"
Located in North Miami, FL
This fantastic and graphic authentic Swiss poster that is on the rare and very obscure side is a stone lithograph that is archivally linen backed and custom framed. The 4 ply silk ma...
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1930s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Large Original Vintage Advertising Poster: Motos Cycles Terrot Dijon Motorcycles
Located in London, GB
Large original vintage advertising poster for the French manufacturer of motorcycles and bicycles Terrot based in Dijon in eastern France (founded 1887). Dynamic design featuring the...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Original 1920s Travel Poster Advertising New Mexico and Arizona Rockies by Train
By Kenneth and William Willmarth
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for New Mexico and Arizona Rockies land of history and mystery travel by train. Stunning Art Deco design by the brothers Kenneth and Willia...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Art Deco Style Poster Aerotransport Swedish Airlines VI Flyver
By Ernst Mentze
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster: A.B. Aerotransport Swedish Air-Lines VI Flyver. Great image by Ernst Mentze showing an elegant lady wearing a f...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Posters

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"Sabotor, " Original Swedish Movie Poster
By Gosta Alberg
Located in London, GB
Original Swedish movie poster from the films first release in 1942. The Artwork on this swedish poster was created by Gosta Alberg and is unique ...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Posters

Original Vintage 1930s Advertising Poster Essolube Engine Oil - Husky Dog Sledge
By Pierre de Clausade
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for engine oil in French: Always Ready to Go with Essolube 30 (Fluid). On sale here / Toujours pret a partir avec Essolube 30 (Fluide). En vente i...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Formula 2 Syracuse Sports Car Racing Poster ‘Siracusa Grand Prix’, 1952
By Bosco
Located in London, GB
Original vintage lithograph poster by Bosco for a Non-World Championship Grands Prix at Syracuse racing circuit. Ente Autonomo Circuito Di Siracusa, 2nd Gran Premio Siracusa, Formula 2, 3rd Coppa d’Oro Sicilia, sports cars. Dynamic image of a red racing car speeding past the palm trees. The car pictured judging by the grille appears to be Alfa Romeo Tipo 159 Alfetta but mostly Ferrari and Maserati cars...
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1950s Italian Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Lithograph, Paper

Giant French Horse Racing Poster Mural by Jacquot, circa 1930s
By Michel Jacquot
Located in Essex, MA
A rare, giant original French horse racing poster or mural, lithograph on paper, mounted on linen, in four panels joined to form one large image b...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Linen, Paper

Original Vintage Advertising Poster Tripoli International Fair Art Deco Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the Tripoli Fair City Casino and Festivities / Tripolis Messe Stadtisches Speilkasino und Festlichkeiten held from 8 March to 8 May featuring ...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Posters

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'Corroboree' Australia Original Vintage Poster by Sellheim, 1934
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Corroboree' Australia Original Vintage Poster by Sellheim, 1934 Gert Sellheim, a German-Australian artist, was one of the earliest designers commissioned by the Australian National Travel Association (ANTA) to produce designs for Australian travel posters...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Linen, Paper

Erte Series Exhibition Poster by Mirage Editions for Santa Monica California
Located in San Diego, CA
Framed exhibition collectible poster by Mirage Editions for Santa Monica California, circa 1980 nice clean condition framed with black glossy frame edge and glass. Printed on silver ...
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20th Century American Art Deco Posters

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Glass, Paper

1941 Vintage New Hampshire Art Deco Style Ski Promotion Poster by Hechenberger
Located in Milford, NH
A colorful Art Deco style ski promotion poster for the White Mountains in the state of New Hampshire, one of two posters created for the state by the artist Lou Hechenberger (origina...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Linen, Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

'MIRUS' by Charles Loupot Original Vintage Poster, circa 1935
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'MIRUS' by Charles Loupot original vintage poster, circa 1935 This Art Deco poster was produced to advertise Mirus Poele a Bois, a wood burning stove. ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Poster Brussels Universal Exhibition World's Fair Atlas Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the Brussels Universal Exhibition 1935 - Bruxelles Exposition Universelle 1935 - the World Fair held in He...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Posters

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Paper

Art Deco posters for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Deco posters for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage posters created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco posters made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original posters, popular names associated with this style include Leonetto Cappiello, Roger Broders, Roger de Valerio, and Denis Paul Noyer. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for posters differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $215 and tops out at $118,567 while the average work can sell for $2,368.

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