Art Deco Wall Decorations
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
Small Curiosity Wall Cabinet or Small Library, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small Curiosity Wall Cabinet or Small Library, 20th century.
Small library, wall unit for curiosities in blackened wood with 9 alcoves in the antique style, 20th century.
H: 88cm, W...
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20th Century French Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Wood
"Deer Season", Rare Art Deco Fabric Designed by Rockwell Kent, circa 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and striking Art Deco fabric panel, featuring a running deer in a forest expressed in rich red and maize, was designed by Rockwell Kent for Bloomcraft Inc. in 1950. The de...
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1950s American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Fabric
Ocean with a High Tide Boat Scene
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Set 2 of 3 Vintage Italian Marquetry Wood Inlay Musician Clowns Panels Stamped
Located in Beirut, LB
The set of three wood inlay panels intricately depicts a trio of musician clowns, each masterfully crafted with precision and artistry.
The first panel features a graceful violin br...
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Wood
CityScape Mixed Media Painting for a Industry on a Farm
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Oil Painting of a Beautiful Landscape
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Reiniasance Style Portrait of a of People in Colonial Times
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Naive Little Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Adolphe Petit-Monsigny Wall Plate
Located in London, GB
This is a piece of French Art Deco design by rare sculptor Adolphe Petit-Monsigny. He is well known for his work in brass and here we see some of his trademark details with incised a...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Brass, Iron
Oil Painting of a group of strangers in the desert with their horses
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Italian or Spanish City Oil Painting of a Beautiful Landscape
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
CityScape Oil Painting for a Villa on a Farm
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
CityScape Oil Painting for a House on a Farm
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Coastline Landscape Italian Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Oil painting about a Beautiful Crab and Fish
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Coastline Landscape Italian Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Beautiful Portrait of a man with his White Monkey
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Coastline Landscape Italian Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Nude Beautifully framed Oil Paining
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
1930s Art Deco copper wall hanging, Netherlands
Located in London, GB
An Art Deco hammered copper plate from an unknown Dutch art school.
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1930s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Copper
"On the Beach", Art Deco Painting of Reclining Young Man in Swimsuit
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and full of light, this gouache painting of a young man in a black swimsuit lounging on a wide beach was painted by Louise Alix in the 1950s. The man's rosy complexion, the...
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1950s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Unknown Artist Geometric and Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Beautiful Style Portrait of a Woman Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Italian or Spanish City Oil Painting in Sunset
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
CityScape Oil Painting in park
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Pair of Original Vintage Art Deco Prints After Lawson Wood. C.1930
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Delightful pair of prints after Lawson Wood
Published C. 1930
Unframed
The measurement given is for one of the prints
Free shipping
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paper
Naive Style Folk Painting of Farm Life
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Travel Poster "Bandol Le Casino Municipal" A.Bermond. France 1930. Framed.
Located in Köln, NW
Original framed travel Poster "Bandol Le Casino Municipal" by André Bermond. France 1930
Stone lithograph
Printed by Moullot, Marseille.
The lithograph is signed and dated upper ri...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
"Illinois. 1818 Centennial 1918." Vintage Poster by Willy Sesser, 1918
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a very rare and collectible 1918 Illinois Centennial poster by Willy Sesser. The poster is offered here in its largest issued size, printed in full color. The poster wa...
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1910s American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paper
Original Vintage Print After Picasso. C.1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Delightful print after Picasso
Published by Beaverbrook, 1950's
Unframed
Free shipping
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1950s British Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paper
Original Vintage Car Advertising Poster Oldsmobile Metropolis General Motors
Located in London, GB
Original vintage car advertising poster - En Helt Ny Oldsmobile General Motors Fabrikat / A Brand New Oldsmobile - featuring a colourful Art Deco design depicting two couples in an e...
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1920s Norwegian Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paper
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Barcelona International Exposition 1929 Fair
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the Exposicion Internacional Barcelona International Exposition held from 20 May 1929 to 15 January 1930 featuring an Art Deco illustration of...
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1920s Spanish Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paper
Original Vintage Print After Picasso. C.1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Delightful print after Picasso
Published by Beaverbrook, 1950's
Unframed
Free shipping
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1950s British Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paper
Art Deco Painting "Don Quixote de la Mancha" by Roland Paris
By Roland Paris
Located in Miami, FL
This piece depicts Don Quixote, in the novel by Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote, a knightly gentleman, sets out in search of adventures to the four corners of the world.
Signature:...
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20th Century French Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Naive Little Town Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Original Antique Advertising Poster Cycles Dilecta Georges Favre Art Deco Design
Located in London, GB
Original antique advertising poster for a French brand of bicycles - Cycles Dilecta - featuring a colourful dynamic Art Deco design depicting a stylised figure of a cyclist leaning f...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paper
Impressionist Oil Painting of a Girl
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Reiniasance Style Portrait of a Woman Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
9 Handrail brackets nickel plated vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
9 Handrail brackets nickel plated vienna around 1920s
Brass nickel - plated
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Brass, Nickel
Oil Painting Spanish Scene of man with Maja women
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Original Vintage Travel Poster Bulgaria Balkans Angel Tilov Art Deco Bulgariya
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Bulgaria featuring a scenic view of a steam train travelling through a tunnel on a rocky cliff above a river with a bridge linking a riverside town to the railway and trees and mountains in the distance. Artwork by the award winning Bulgarian watercolour...
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1930s Bulgarian Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paper
Cleric Boy Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Abstract Painting on wood
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Coastline Landscape Italian Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Beautiful Still Life in the Style of Gaugan
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
River Scene of a European City Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Italian 1930s Wrought Iron Wall Decoration Depicting a Bird
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1930s Wrought Iron Wall Decoration Depicting a Bird
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Wrought Iron
Foggy European Dock Scene Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Paint
Coastline Landscape Italian Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas made in Europe, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and re...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Pair Cast Bronze Art Deco Wall Panels Birds, Squirrels & Storks Floral Details
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair cast bronze Art Deco wall panels with openwork details of squirrels, birds, storks and floral designs. Stamped #P286898 9 on the back.
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20th Century Unknown Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Bronze
Dipinto Antico, Art Deco, Mazzo Di Garofani Rossi, Olio Su Tela, Natura Morta.
By Primo Dolzan
Located in Breganze, VI
I quadri con fiori Mazzo Di Garofani Rossi qui proposto è una pittura ad olio su tela del Novecento. Art Déco.
Da sottolineare che la cornice in legno intagliata e laccata è originale e coeva, anni Trenta del 1900.
Si tratta di quadri su tela, natura morta, dei primi del 900, che rappresenta deli garofani in un vaso di ceramica decorato.L'opera è firmata in basso a destra P. Dolzan (XIX-XX). Pittori italiani.
Primo Dolzan è un pittore italiano...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Canvas
The Delano Brown Wallpaper
Located in București, RO
The Delano Brown wallpaper model combines the refinement of works of art with the luxury of designer decorations. Statement. Sting. Unforgettable. This mix participates in the experi...
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2010s Romanian Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Other
Painting Of Flowers Of Roses, Art Deco, Oil On Canvas, Still Life Of The Twentieth Century.
Located in Breganze, VI
The paintings with flowers Mazzo Di Rose proposed here is an oil painting on canvas from the early twentieth century. Art Deco.
Note that the beautiful carved and lacquered wooden fr...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Canvas
Jazz Deco Wallpaper
Located in București, RO
The Jazz Deco wallpaper model combines the refinement of works of art with the luxury of designer decorations. Statement. Sting. Unforgettable. This mix participates in the experienc...
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2010s Romanian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
20th century French Painting on Glass with oval Frame, 1930s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Charming painting on glass from the 1930s in good condition representing The profil of an elegant woman with a beautiful hat.
Oval black wooden frame.
Small hook to hang on the wall.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
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Glass, Wood
Winter on Peaks Oil on Canvas by Georg Grauvogl
Located in Albignasego, IT
Snow on the Peaks - Georg Grauvogl (1896 - 1986)
70 x 80 cm without frame
74 x 84 cm with antique fir frame
oil painting on canvas
1930s
A few, vibrant brushstrokes of color perfe...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Original Vintage London Transport Poster Green Line Coach Travel Horse Art Deco
By Jean Dupas
Located in London, GB
Original vintage London Transport poster promoting travel by Green Line Coach featuring stunning artwork by the notable French Art Deco designer Jean Dupas (1882-1964) depicting men ...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Chinoiserie Hand Painted 6 Panel Floor Screen Room Divider
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Art Deco Chinoiserie Hand Painted 6 Panel Floor Screen Room Divider. Artist signed upper left. The painting is comprised of 6 panels each measuring 18” by 84”.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Art Deco wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco wall decorations 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 wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, paint and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Erté, Leonetto Cappiello, Dunbar D. Beck, and Pierre-Paul Jouve. 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 wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $30 and tops out at $275,000 while the average work can sell for $2,675.
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