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What is 1920s furniture called?
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What 1920s furniture is called depends on its style. However, the most prominent design style of the decade was 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. Art Deco furniture often featured bold geometric lines, floral forms, shimmering mirrored finishes, sleek metal accents, and the use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood. On 1stDibs, find a diverse assortment of Art Deco furniture.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
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A Very Beautiful French Leather Club Chair Havana Moustache Model Circa 1930’s
Located in Hastings, GB
A Very Beautiful French Leather Club Chair Havana Moustache Model Circa 1930’s
This is a wonderful example of an iconic chair, an early moustache model with Cuban cigar arms and a l...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Club Chairs
Materials
Leather
Werkstätte Hagenauer Up to 6 Soliflore Leaf Vases, Brass & Nickel, Vienna, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to six truly delightful Solifleur single-stem vases from the 1960s, sold and priced per pieces, manufactured by Workshop Hagenauer, Vienna, Austria. The design of these decorative...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Vases
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Brass, Nickel
Dutch Art Deco The Hague School solid oak accent table, 1920s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A sculptural and beautifully crafted Haagse School side table in solid oak, dating from the 1920s. This compact yet architectural piece embodies the movement’s emphasis on structural clarity, honest materials, and refined geometric form.
The circular top rests on four tapering supports that create a rhythmic verticality, grounded by round lower shelf, giving the piece a functional elegance.
Compact yet visually strong, it works beautifully as a side table, accent table, or plant stand, and stands out with its sculptural Mission-style silhouette.
Recently lightly restored, the surface is in excellent condition - the oak shows a warm even patina and woodgrain, the piece is stable and sturdy. Small in footprint, but notably weighty. A superb example of Dutch interwar modernism, where craftsmanship meets disciplined form, and the material itself becomes ornament.
''Haagse School'' furniture manufacturing was centered in the city of The Hague with its rather affluent clientele.
In the 1920s, a style of architecture and furniture design emerged in The Hague that would become known as The Hague School. More sober than the imaginative Amsterdam School and more elegant and luxurious than De Stij...
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Side Tables
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Oak
Art Deco French Brass and Etched Frosted Glass Pendant Light, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
1920 French Art Deco, frosted glass pendant lamp
chips on the edge
Brass chain and brass canopy
Weight: 3.10 kg / 6.8 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suit...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Flush Mount
Materials
Brass
Large 14" Antique Art Deco Church Opaline Glass Pendant Light, C.1920
Located in London, GB
A characterful pair of opaline glass pendant lights with brass galleries, c.1920.
Each pendant features a blown opaline glass shade in an ovaloid form, a style commonly found in c...
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Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Hunting motiv art deco brass box vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Hunting motiv art deco brass box vienna around 1920s
Brass polished and stove enameled
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
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Brass
