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How do I identify Art Deco?
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To identify Art Deco, look for the characteristics of the period. Furniture produced at the time is generally lacquered metal with a mirror-like glossy finish. Wooden items should be an exotic wood. Most items feature symmetrical designs, and geometric forms were popular motifs during the period. In addition, Art Deco often shows the influence of Hellenistic, Egyptian and Asian designs. Shop a variety of Art Deco furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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Sideboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch Amsterdam School sideboard crafted in oak, distinguished by unique metal handles and an Art Deco frieze. This piece features three central drawers flanked by spacious cupboards...
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Sideboards
Materials
Metal
$7,500
Exotic Bird Frieze, Art Deco Decorative Painting by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In a superb example of Art Deco decorative painting influenced by Medieval motifs, this frieze painting by famous muralist Dunbar Beck is saturated with deep, gorgeous color.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Oak Art Deco dining table with carved frieze, France 1920s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1920 / Dining Table / Oak / Art Deco
A rectangular dining table in full oak with carved designs on the frieze and a top with rounded corners.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
"Utopian Motif, " Lovely Art Deco Painting with Frieze of Agrarian Labors, 1946
By John Ramsey Conner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lovely and ethereal, reminiscent of the pale, ideal compositions of Puvis de Chavannes in France and America, this utopian vista depicts a series of figures gathering fruit and grain...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
Two Art Deco Amethyst Vases by Walther 'Germany' with Classical Frieze
By Walther & Sohne
Located in Verviers, BE
Two similar vases from the Walther factory in Germany, from their midcentury production. This matched set both have faceted sides so that they catch the light when you pass by, and a...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Glass
Materials
Sheet Metal
Pair of Modern Maple Concave Bedside Tables with Single Frieze Drawer
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Modern Maple Concave Bedside Tables, with one open shelf above single frieze drawer.
24" H x 30" W x 18.75" D.
Provenance: From a Fort Lauderdale, Florida Estate.
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Night Stands
Materials
Metal
