Art Deco Lighting
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
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
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
Large French Metal Globe Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning vintage metal table lamp from France. Silver globe metal body with etched Art Deco design detail. Newly re-wired with new tapered linen shade. Unique and striking piece. Tak...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Pair of Geometric Cut Crystal Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Large pair of geometric cut crystal lamps.
Stunning pair of midcentury Art Deco style cut crystal lamps. This great pair of crystal lamps are comprised ...
Category
1950s Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Crystal
1930’s Art Deco Chandelier with Iridescent Glass
Located in Canton, MA
1930’s Art Deco chandelier with iridescent glass and a mixed metal look. The chandelier has a ribbed central stem and five arms that curve up to hold saucer shaped iridescent glass s...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal
Table lamp, Svenska Metallverken, decor of lions, Swedish Grace
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare table lamp by Svenska Metallverken, handmade by swedish metal craftsmen. Decor of lions in pewter, antique patinated bronze.
With hallmark: Sv. Metallverken, Handmade
A bea...
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Pewter
Restored Antique Art Deco Two Bulb Flush Mount Light
Located in New York, NY
Flush mount construction with two bulb sockets. This is in very good condition. Newly wired and ready to install. One available. Please note, this item is located in one of our NYC l...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Rare Chrome Adjustable Art Deco / Functionalism Wall Lamp, 1930s
By Franta Anyz
Located in Praha, CZ
- very rare type
- adjustable lampshade
- nice style of lighting
- new electricity
- bauhaus, art deco, functionalism
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Chrome
A 1930s French Art Deco Desk Lamp in Brass, Marble and Green Enamel
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1930
A fine Art Deco French desk lamp, with adjustable green enamel shade, and rectangular marble plinth base, the brass with stepped decoration to the top and the base...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Frankart / Nuart Style Sculptural Nude Table Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous sculptural American Art Deco period Frankart / Nuart style metal, glass, and marble table lamp. circa 1920
Early 20th century, featuring two figural patinated metal female nymph nudes...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Brass and Faux Tortoiseshell Table Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming lamp from the 1930's. This French brass and faux tortoiseshell table lamp features panels with floral motifs as well as simplistic lines typical of this era. This lighting i...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
Brass Pendant With Satin Glass, 1920s
Located in Vienna, AT
Fine Austrian brass pendant from the 1920s. Clear glass diffuser with a satin finish on the outside. One original brass and ceramic E27 socket wit...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
1920's Porcelain Flush Mount With Vianne Glass
Located in Canton, MA
1920’s porcelain flush mount with Vianne amber and white glass. Porcelain flush mount fixture mounts to ceiling. Single edison base bulb. Glass is new old stock, from Vianne of Franc...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Porcelain, Art Glass
1930s Art Deco Chandelier, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Restored
- cleaned and rewired: two separate circuits
- 1+3x , E26 - E27 bulbs
- US wiring compatible
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Glass
French Vintage Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Chandelier from France in the neoclassical style. This piece is made of lacquered steel enhanced with gilt brass accents. It has been newly wired to fit US standards.
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Art Deco Slat Glass Chandelier With Geometric Details
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Five-arm geometric Art Deco chandelier with candle-style lights and a light-up slat glass center. The piece features scrolling details throughout while the base of the chandelier fea...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal
1930s Art Deco Chandelier, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Restored
- cleaned and rewired
- 1 x E26-E27 bulbs
- US wiring compatible
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Milanese Wall Lights by Gio Ponti, 1940s, Set of 3
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Set of three gilt brass sconces by Gio Ponti, 1940s. They need polishing. The two-light sconces are 13 cm deep, the three-light one is 15.5 cm deep.
European socket (up to 250V)
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
1950’s Porcelain Harmony House Flowered Flush Mount Fixture
Located in Canton, MA
1950’s Porcelain Harmony House flowered flush mount single bulb fixture. Simple porcelain ceiling mount fixture for an exposed bulb. Ivory with blue and pink flowers. In good conditi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Antique Art Deco GEC Pressed Opaline Glass Pendant Light, C.1930
Located in London, GB
An incredibly elegant glass pendant light made in England by General Electric Company - GEC. c.1930
Opaline glass shade of pressed form, with its original cast brass gallery, as s...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
Art Deco revival Table lamp
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Art Deco revival desk lamp produced around 1950s.
Lovely design. Lamp housing shape is reminiscent of Glenn H Curtiss early planes. Whoever designed it must have been a fan.
Both l...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Steel
Model Bolide Table Lamp by Jumo Brevete for Jumo, 1940s
Located in Lisboa, PT
Step back in time to the 1940s with this exquisite table lamp designed and produced by JUMO Brevete in France. Founded by Yves Jujeau and Pierre and André Mounique, the JUMO company ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Copper
Art deco alabaster and brass pendant light
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Art deco alabaster and brass pendant light circa 1930.
Beautiful quality carved alabaster hanging ceiling dish light.
Circ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
Jean De Merry Hanna Sconce - Gold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jean De Merry Hanna Sconce
Hand Carved Wood with Gold Finish
Dimensions
W13 x D5.5 x H20
Also available in Light Gold see listing here:
Jean de Merry was established in 2001. A m...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian 1940s Wrought Iron Wall Lamps
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of Italian 1940s Oval shaped Wrought Iron Wall Lamps.
Painted in antique gold.
Signed G. Salvi Bergamo
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Art Deco french XXL table lamp in the style of Jean Michel Frank 1940s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Indulge in the opulent charm of Art Deco with the French XXL table lamp, reminiscent of the exquisite style of Jean-Michel Frank from the 1940s. Crafted with a discerning eye for det...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Copper Table lamp with fabric shade vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco Copper Table lamp with fabric shade vienna around 1920s
Polished and stove enameled
The fabric shade is replaced ( new )
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Copper
Pair of Rare Chrome Art Deco / Functionalism Wall Lamps, 1930s
By Franta Anyz
Located in Praha, CZ
- very rare model
- nice style of lighting
- damage of chrome to the back of one tube / photographed /
- new electricity
Category
1930s Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Quartz Wall Lamp 90 by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Quartz wall lamp 90 by Aver
Signed by Waldir Junior
Dimensions: D 10 x W 5 x H 90 cm
Materials: Aluminum, antique bronze finish. Natural white quartz and smoky quartz.
Lighting: 01 ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Quartz, Aluminum
MARIA SC chandelier in blue
By Pani Jurek
Located in Grojec, PL
Maria S.C. chandelier is made from laboratory test tubes, set in two metal bands. Surprising material and geometric shape makes this lamp both classic and modern. It recalls Art Deco...
Category
2010s Polish Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Steel
1921 PZH Gouda Vase Table Lamp, Art Deco, Murano Gold Velvet Lampshade
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Maya is a one-of-a-kind lamp lovingly handcrafted from an antique Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland (also known as Plazuid or PZH) Gouda vase. PZH was the first, the most important and th...
Category
1920s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
A pair of wall lamps by Jacques Emile Ruhlmann. France 1920s. Bronze frame.
Located in Köln, NW
A pair of rare wall lamps by Jacques Emile Ruhlmann.
Bronze frame fire-gilded, round glass beads.
The larger comparable model is shown in:
Florence Camard: Ruhlmann, Master of Art Dé...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
MARIA SC chandelier in brass
By Pani Jurek
Located in Grojec, PL
Maria S.C. chandelier is made from laboratory test tubes, set in two brass bands. Surprising material and geometric shape makes this lamp both classic and modern. It recalls Art Deco...
Category
2010s Polish Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
Jean De Merry Hanna Hand Carved Wood Sconce - Light Gold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jean De Merry Hanna Sconce
Jean de Merry is a luxury furniture line of timeless, poetic and French deco-inspired pieces, thoughtfully designed and expertly handcrafted.
Jean de Me...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Chandelier Hanging Lamp by P. Gilles France, 1920s
Located in Saarburg, RP
Art Deco Chandelier by P. Gilles France
This stunning Art Deco chandelier from the 1920s is an outstanding example of the elegance and sophistication of the Art Deco style. With its...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Art Deco Style White Milk Glass Octagon Shaped Chandelier, Pendant or Lantern
Located in Plainview, NY
An Art Deco style chandelier, pendant or lantern. Featuring a stylish octagonal shape, the chandelier or pendant is finely hand-made of individual sandblasted frosted milk glass pane...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Glass Slip Shade 6 Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco steel hardware chandelier with six translucent glass slip shades. This requires six standard medium base bulbs. Good condition with appropriate wear from age, with minor scr...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Art Deco Chandelier hanging Georges Halais for Eloctra, copper, 1930s
By Eloctra, Georges Halais
Located in Saarburg, RP
ART DECO hanging lamp design Georges Halais for Eloctra copper, 1930s
The ART DECO ceiling lamp is a remarkable example of the craftsmanship and style of the early 20th century.
T...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal, Copper
MARIA SC chandelier in pink
By Pani Jurek
Located in Grojec, PL
Maria S.C. chandelier is made from laboratory test tubes, set in two metal bands. Surprising material and geometric shape makes this lamp both classic and modern. It recalls Art Deco...
Category
2010s Polish Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Steel
MARIA SC chandelier in black
By Pani Jurek
Located in Grojec, PL
Maria S.C. chandelier is made from laboratory test tubes, set in two metal bands. Surprising material and geometric shape makes this lamp both classic and modern. It recalls Art Deco...
Category
2010s Polish Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Steel
MARIA SC chandelier in white
By Pani Jurek
Located in Grojec, PL
Maria S.C. chandelier is made from laboratory test tubes, set in two metal bands. Surprising material and geometric shape makes this lamp both classic and modern. It recalls Art Deco...
Category
2010s Polish Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Steel
Largest Pair of Art Deco Style Bronze and Glass Holophane Style Pendant Lights
By Holophane
Located in Lisse, NL
Extra large size and great shape pair of identical pendants / light fixtures.
If you are looking for a pair of beautiful and truly stylish pendants for a Midcentury, for an Art Deco...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
1930s French Bronze Animalier Table Lamp
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and elegant French lamp in the purest art deco style.
Entirely made of bronze, it features a fine fabric abat - jour in shades of yellow-gold that harmonises perfectly with...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
1 of the 6 Clear Gold, Glass Messing Crystal Wall Lights, Bakalowits, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the six wall light fixtures by Bakalowits, Austria, heavy quality. The fixtures are comfortable with all decor periods and executed to a very high standard. The high quality r...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Gold
MARIA SC chandelier in green
By Pani Jurek
Located in Grojec, PL
Maria S.C. chandelier is made from laboratory test tubes, set in two metal bands. Surprising material and geometric shape makes this lamp both classic and modern. It recalls Art Deco...
Category
2010s Polish Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Chandelier France circa 1920s
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful and small 4 light chandelier, manufactured in France circa 1920 in nickel plated brass, pressed glass and crystal beads, showing stylized roses throughout its design.
The s...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Nickel
Art Deco Lamp with Dancer Danseuse a la coupe by Max Le Verrier France, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco lamp with dancer Danseuse à la coupe by Max Le Verrier.
Patinated art metal, stepped green marble base and glass. Signed and with foundry mark.
France 1930 original.
Illus...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Marble, Metal
French Art Deco chandelier by Genet & Michon
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
French Art Deco chandelier with its original glass and bronze from 1930 by Genet & Michon with 9 part of glass and geometric decoration representing flowers signed on each side of th...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Venetian Chandelier In Golden Murano Glass, 6 Arms Of Light
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian Chandelier In Golden Murano Glass,
6 Arms Of Light
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal
Art Deco French Brass & Glass Table Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French Holophane glass, brass and cast iron desk light / table lamp
2,5 meter black cotton wire, plug and switch
Available with UK / US plug
Priced per individual item. All lamps h...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass, Iron
Italian, Murano, Blue Glass 6-Light Chandelier, early 20th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Constructed of multiple blown glass pieces the canopy section with four glass tassels atop a standard of straight glass rods and balls, the lower section issuing six arms and having ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Art Deco Revival Brass and Glass Flush Mount
Located in Charleston, SC
Vintage Art Deco Revival large brass flush-mount ceiling light with 6 frosted-glass slip shades ~ 1980s Art Deco light fixture ~ 24” dia
Fantastic 1980s French Art Deco Revival flus...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
1924 René Lalique - Lamp Coquilles Shells Glass & Nickeled Bronze
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Lamp "Coquilles" (Shells) made in opalescent glass by René Lalique in 1924.
Set mounted on an Art-Deco style foot in nickel-plated bronze.
Molded signature on shade.
Perfect conditi...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
Art Deco Large Chandelier, 1920s, Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
Carefully restored Art Deco chandelier.
Brass refinished.
Glass shade without any damage.
Rewired: 5x40W, E25-E27 bulbs
US wiring compatible
Shipping quote on request
Category
1920s European Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Bronze and Alabaster Four-Light Chandelier, ca. 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Art Deco bronze and alabaster four-light chandelier from ca. 1920.
This elegant and classical Art Deco chandelier features a bronze and brass frame - a monumental central stem...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
Art deco floor lamp in rosewood and ebony 1930
Located in JASSANS-RIOTTIER, FR
Floor lamp from the 30s in France
Art deco design
Structure with base and feet in rosewood with Macassar ebony inlays
Beige paper lampshade with brown border, made to measure
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Ebony, Rosewood
1930s Art Deco Chandelier, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Restored - cleaned and rewired: two separate circuits
1+3x , E25-E27 bulbs
US wiring compatible
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal
Scandinavian Silk Brass Pendant Ceiling Light, Sweden, 1930-1940
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Rare beautiful Scandinavian design ceiling light manufactured in Sweden, 1930-1840s. Large hand-made silk shade with brass details. In good vintage condition, minor patina consistent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Vitrail chandelier with Nickel Finish Bronze
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco bronze chandelier with nickel finish and Tiffany vitrail.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco signed Boris Lacroix Opalescent Chandelier, Model Mermaid, France 1935
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Art Deco Chandelier, Model Mermaid, France 1935
by Jean Boris Lacroix.
4 Bronze sculptures mermaid. 4 opalscent glass shades. 4 opalscent g...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco lighting 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 lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Mambo Unlimited Ideas, Marius-Ernest Sabino, Atelier Jean Perzel, and David Gueron Degue. 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 lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $75 and tops out at $700,000 while the average work can sell for $2,774.
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