H. G. Murphy - Stylish art deco set of 6 sterling silver napkin rings - 1929
By Henry George Murphy
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1929 by H. G. Murphy, this stylish set of 6 Sterling Silver Napkin Rings
Sterling Silver
Paris, Decorative Art Exhibition 1925 Art Deco Sculpture, B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
Industrial Arts, held in October of that year. The image showcases a striking Art Deco sculpture situated
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
2 Art Deco brass curtain holder vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
2 Art Deco brass curtain holder vienna around 1920s Polished and stove enameled Pair price
Brass
$750Sale Price|50% Off
Two Boys (Art Deco Knickers Suit Bicycle riding Attire Fashion Illustration).
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Marc-Luc (French, active 1920s-30s). Boys Fashion Illustration, ca. 1920s. Watercolor and pencil on paper, image measures 8 x 11 inches on panel measuring 12.5 x 18 inches. Signed lo...
Watercolor, Illustration Board, Pencil
$202Sale Price|20% Off
Gill Proof Lettering Lithograph, Art Deco Style, Unframed, 1920s
By Eric Gill
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Eric Gill (1882-1944) Gill Proof Lettering Lithograph Image 25.5 x 31.5 cm Unframed Arthur Eric Rowton Gill, (22 February 1882 – 17 November 1940) was an English sculptor, lette...
Lithograph
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
Original "La 18 ch" vintage art deco automobile poster
By Rene Vincent
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage poster: La 18 ch Peugeot. Archival linen-backed art deco early antique French
Lithograph
1928 Original poster by Jean Carlu - Gastronomy - Advertising - Art deco
By Jean Carlu
Located in PARIS, FR
production. Gastronomy - Advertising - Art deco Always better - Sardines Printed by S. A. Courbet in Paris
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Portrait of a Young Woman with Book - British Art Deco 20s portrait oil painting
By James P. Barraclough
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely Art Deco portrait oil painting is by noted British artist James P Barraclough. Painted
Oil
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Portrait of a Young Blonde
By Franc Root McCreery
Located in Buffalo, NY
Buffalo School of Fine Arts (Albright Art School) and at the University of Buffalo in 1921. Her role as a
Paper, Pastel
Portrait of Mrs Guy Houlder in Green Dress - British exhib Art Deco oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Royal Academy Art Deco exhibited portrait oil painting is by artist Walter Westley
Oil
Art Deco Vintage Fabric Wood Glove Puppetry, circa 1920 Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Art deco vintage glove puppetry with 10 character puppets, circa 1920 Austria. A fabulous and very
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Art Deco Solid Silver & Guilloche Enamel Cigarette Case c.1929
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
. Hallmarked sterling silver (925 standard), year 1929 (o) and bears a London import mark. CONDITION In Great
Silver, Enamel
$379Sale Price|20% Off
Art deco hand-burned woodblock print, pyrography, circa 1920's.
Located in Praha, CZ
A woodblock print with a folk motif depicting a country homestead or village. The woodburning technique, known as pyrography, is used to create artwork using a hot tip. Original cond...
Wood
$379Sale Price|20% Off
Art deco hand-burned woodblock print, pyrography, circa 1920's.
Located in Praha, CZ
A woodblock print with a folk motif depicting a country homestead or village. The woodburning technique, known as pyrography, is used to create artwork using a hot tip. Original cond...
Wood
Tiffany & Co. Art Deco Agate Stone Desk Clock
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Tiffany & Co. STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco METAL / MATERIAL: CIRCA / YEAR
Art Deco Jug, Vase Boch La Louvière Ceramic with Floral Decor, R.Chevalier
By Raymond Chevalier, Boch La Louviere
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art deco vase with polychrome flower decor and gilding by Raymond Chevalier designer artist for
Ceramic
WEKARA art deco 20s 30s salt glaze confectionery box bowl Southern Germany
Located in Landshut, BY
Traditional salt glazed pottery box Manufactured in Germany around 1925 by WEKARA Wekara:: W ( for WE German pronounciation) for Wilhelm K for Krumeich A for aus (from) RA for Ra...
Pottery
Portrait of a Lady in Pink Dress - British 1920's Art Deco portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely British Art Deco portrait oil painting is by noted portrait artist James Penniston
Oil
Cartier Art Deco Multi Gem Flower Pot
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Cartier Art Deco Multi Gem Flower Pot A very rare object set with with gold stems, amber roses and
Jade, Gold
Art Deco Landscape : The Bridge in Brittain - Original wooodcut, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Alfred LATOUR (1888-1964) Art Deco Landscape : The Bridge in Brittain, 1928 Original woodcut
Woodcut
Bal de la fourrure - Original Poster - Art Deco - Fashion - Paris 1926
Located in PARIS, FR
The annual Furriers Ball in Paris was advertised by such Art Deco luminaries as Charles Gesmar
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Chinese Art Deco Persimmon Vase with White Cranes, circa 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
from the 1920s exhibits the sinuous lines and gilded refinement that helped to define the Art Deco
Porcelain
Chinese Art Deco Persimmon Vase with White Cranes, circa 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
from the 1920s exhibits the sinuous lines and gilded refinement that helped to define the Art Deco
Porcelain
Chinese Art Deco Persimmon Vase with White Cranes, circa 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
from the 1920s exhibits the sinuous lines and gilded refinement that helped to define the Art Deco
Porcelain
$3,560
Philippe Petit's 1927 Art Deco poster for Clotilde & Alexandre Sakharoff Ballet
By Philippe Petit
Located in PARIS, FR
Philippe Petit's 1927 Art Deco poster for Clotilde & Alexandre Sakharoff is a mesmerizing piece of
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
$524Sale Price|30% Off
Circa 1920s Art Deco Cape Hatteras North Carolina Lighthouse Cast Iron Doorstop
Located in London, England
common decorative items in U.S. households during the Art Deco period, but this example is unusually tall
Iron
A.M. Cassandre - Galeries Lafayette 1928 - Art Deco Original Poster
By Adolphe Jean-Marie (AM) Cassandre
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful poster of Cassandre in 1928 for the Exposition Générale at Galeries Lafayette. Cassandre, pseudonym of Adolphe Jean Marie Mouron, 🇺🇦 & 🇫🇷 (1901-1968) is a French graph...
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
$1,700Sale Price / set|50% Off
Giant Art Deco Brass Fountain Pen and Mechanical Pencil Display Models
By Wahl Eversharp Co
Located in Hanover, MA
the actual writing pens depicted by these giant replicas. Both have spectacular engine turned Art
Brass
Art Deco Mappin & Webb Travel Clock with Folding Case Kienzle Movement
Located in Portland, England
A lovely Art Deco red and gold travel clock retailed by Mappin & Webb, London, dating to the
Art Déco Sapphire Platinum Rivère / Tennis Bracelet
Located in Zurich, CH
Attractive platinum and sapphire rivière/tennis bracelet from the Art Déco era. Delightful
Sapphire, Platinum
$15,000Sale Price / set|25% Off
Set of 20 Art Deco Benedictus Pouchoir Plates of Portfolio Of Variations, 1924
By Edouard Benedictus
Located in North Miami, FL
These amazing colorful pouchoir plates are from the French Art Deco portfolio of Edouard Benedictus
Paper
Pair Maxfield Parrish Art Deco Air Castles and The Dinkey Bird Lithographs
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Baltimore, MD
A beautiful pair of vintage art deco framed prints /lithographs by the famous American painter and
Paper
$950
Early 20th century Red Chalk drawing of Art Deco nude women with Bob hair style
Located in Woodbury, CT
Davis Kemp Early 20th century Red Chalk drawing of Art Deco nude women with Bob hair style. Very
Paper, Chalk
$950
Early 20th century Red Chalk drawing of Art Deco nude women with Bob hair style
Located in Woodbury, CT
Davis Kemp Early 20th century Red Chalk drawing of Art Deco nude women with Bob hair style. Very
Paper, Chalk
André MARGAT (1903-1999), "Orangutan", 1929
By André Margat
Located in Paris, FR
animal art in exhibitions and honoring an artist each year. Drawing in pastel. Signed at lower right and
Paper
Portrait of Violet Ann Gilbert - British 1920s art oil painting exh Paris Salon
By James Peter Quinn
Located in Hagley, England
1929 and was exhibited at The Paris Salon of that year. A beautiful portrait of a young woman from the
Oil
Chinese Art Deco Peach Flower Arrangement in Jade, Ca. 1920
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Art Deco Peach Flower Arrangement in Jade, Ca. 1920 DIMENSIONS Height: 16 inches Width
Jade
Nicolas Platon Argyriades, "Offering", Enamelled Glass Artwork, Art Deco 1920
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful and extremely rare signed and inscribed enamelled glass plate artwork by Nicolas Platon Argyriades (1888-1968). Representation of a woman in nude carrying a bowl of offerin...
Enamel
Art Déco Pochoir Print "Les coqs". Georges MANZANA- PISSARRO. France 1920s.
By Georges Henri Manzana Pissarro
Located in Köln, NW
Art Déco Pochoir Print "Les coqs" by Georges Henri MANZANA-PISSARRO. France circa 1920. Signed
Paper
$323Sale Price|20% Off
Self Portrait Wood Engraving, Art Deco Style, Circa 1927, Unframed
By Eric Gill
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Self Portrait 1927 Original wood engraving 20.0 x 15.0 cm (Image) Arthur Eric Rowton Gill, (22 February 1882 – 17 November 1940) was an English sculptor, letter cutter, typeface d...
Engraving
Art Deco Woman Holding Monkey - Female Illustrator
By Elyse Ashe Lord
Located in Miami, FL
Meticulously rendered art deco illustration of a stylized woman ( perhaps Asian ) having a dialog
Gold Leaf
Art Deco Handsome Couple in Garden Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome couple in a bucolic setting rendered masterfully with post-impressionistic brushstrokes. Watercolor, and pencil, wash on heavy paper, Signed and dated lower left . Framed ...
Watercolor, Pencil
Art Deco Bronze Relief with nude women motiv original patina around 1920
Located in Wien, AT
Bronze Relief with nude women motiv original patina around 1920 Original Patina Original condition
Bronze
Cartier Art Deco Chrysoprase Guilloche Agate Desk Clock
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Cartier desk clock, adorned with purple guilloche enamel, on a n agate base, with
Agate
Sterling Art Deco Enameled Hat Pins
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco pair of sterling and enamel hat pins. Of opal white engine turned enamel with incised
Silver, Sterling Silver, Steel
Art Deco Berndorf ( marked ) Alpaca water boiler set vienna around 1920s
By Art.Krupp Berndorf
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco Berndorf ( marked ) Alpaca water boiler set vienna around 1920s Polished
Alpaca
Cartier Art Deco Gold and Enamel Box
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Cartier Gold and Enamel Box A black enamel box containing a mirror and two compartments. Signed: Cartier Approximate Measurements: 3" x 0.75" x 0.38" Approximately weighs 46 grams ...
Gold, Enamel
Art Deco Cartier Jade & Coral Box
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Cartier Jade & Coral Box This stunning Art Deco Cartier Jade & Coral Box
Coral, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco Vanity Fair Magazine Illustration Lesbians in 1920
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco Vanity Fair Magazine Illustration in pen and ink on paper to illustrate an article about
Ink, Paper, Pen
$3,960Sale Price|20% Off
1920 French Art Deco 3 Tier Glacier Form Opalescent Art Glass 7 Light Chandelier
By Sabino Art Glass
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Spectacular 1920's French Art Deco 3 Tier Opalescent Glacier Form Art Glass Chandelier. 7 lights
Art Glass
Art Deco Style Ships Bow Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Art Deco period ships bow lantern with red and green lenses in a polished steel case that has been
Steel
Art deco artist, Raphael Delorme, preparatory study for La Piscine
Located in PARIS, FR
figures of the so-called "Art Deco" painting. He received his initial training at the École des Beaux-Arts
Watercolor, Pencil
Large French Art Deco Three-Masted Barque Ship Model, 1920
By Anthoine Art Bois
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Deco Three-Masted Barque Ship Model by Anthoine Art Bois, France, 1920s. This
Metal
$600Sale Price|20% Off
"Cubist Goblet, Rose & Lute", Rare Art Deco Book Cover by Reinoso for Printemps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gorgeous example of Cubist-Art Deco design, this 19th century book was given a new cover and end
Paper
Pair Art Deco Period Classic Vintage Cadillac Car Advertising Prints, 1928, 1929
Located in New York, NY
prints 1928 and 1929 The first, featuring a stylish image of an elegant vintage Cadillac La Salle
Paper
"Nudes in Paradise, " Spectacular Wall Charger, High Style Art Deco by Sevres
By Jean Beaumont
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most spectacular high style Art Deco pieces we have ever offered, this large wall
Porcelain
$1,100
French Art Deco Golf Illustration Watercolor Drawing After René Vincent
By Rene Vincent
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking Art Deco watercolor created after an original design by René Vincent (1879-1936), this
Parchment Paper, Ink, Watercolor
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
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.
The main difference between Art Nouveau and Art Deco is that the former is detailed and ornate, and the latter is sharp and geometrical. When the movement started at the end of the 19th century, Art Nouveau was heavily influenced by nature and the curved lines of flowers. Art Deco, which became popular in the beginning of the 20th century, was inspired by the geometric abstraction of cubism.
The Art Deco era is 1925 to 1940.
Art Deco is characterized by geometric shapes, bold colors, visual drama and metallic finishes.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
The exquisite French jewel feels as modern today as when it was created, nearly a century ago.
After years of diligent restoration, E-1027, the designer-cum-architect’s marriage of romance and modernism, is finally complete.
The cabochon gem centerpiece and diamond-set elliptical rings makes it a marvel of Gatsby-era glamour.
Cartier created some of the most iconic jewelry designs that defined this era.
Learn about these antique jewelry styles, then choose a design that speaks to you.
Men, women and the watchmakers themselves are falling for the old-fashioned charm of retro timepieces.
Bespoke lighting is a hallmark of upscale interiors, and contemporary makers are increasingly ambitious in their materials and forms.