$1,123Sale Price|25% Off
THE CLASSIC 1930 Jumbo Desk Petrol Lighter Bridge Scoring Game Bakelite & Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Country: England Period: Art-deco, 1930. Materials: Black bakelite, chromed steel and lacquer enamel.
Enamel, Steel, Chrome
Art Deco Style 30 hr table clock By Smiths , c1930
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
In the 1960's Smiths produced a range of high end 30 hr manual clocks with a distinctly Art Deco feel to them. This handsome chap is a surviving example, in great condition. The numb...
Brass
Art Deco Sculpture Nude Disc Dancer Derenne Marcel Bouraine danse Paienne 1930.
By Max Le Verrier, Marcel-André Bouraine
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco and other figures, Brian Catley. Art Deco sculpture, Alastair Duncan.
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Machine Age Chrome Ashtray Table Stand Circa 1930’s
Located in Bernville, PA
Unique chrome and Bakelite Art Deco ashtray stand. Exceptionally cool design with a designated area for cigarettes and a circular swivel ashtray. All original condition. There was a...
Chrome
THORENS New York 1926 Art-Deco Design Portor Single Claw Marble Desk Petrol
By Thorens
Located in Miami, FL
The "Portor" desk petrol-lighter designed by Thorens. This is a very fine and exceptionally rare Thorens “Portor” desk lighter, manufactured in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland, in 1926, d...
Marble, Steel
Glo-Hill 6 Piece Bar Tool Set with Revolving Stand in Red Bakelite and Chrome
By Glo Hill
Located in Nantucket, MA
Six-piece bar tool set with revolving stand by Glo-Hill in red/black mottled faux tortoise Bakelite and chrome. A hexagonal Bakelite plate with cut-outs for the six tools is supporte...
Chrome
$1,237Sale Price|25% Off
RONSON 1935 Elephant Touch-Tip Striker Lighter Black Cast Steel & Chromed Steel
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
Desk elephant Striker Lighter designed by Ronson. The striker lighters made by Ronson are famous under collectors. This extremely rare desk Striker Lighter was created in New Jersey...
Steel, Bronze, Chrome
Pair of Art Deco Style Uplighter Floor Lamps
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Art Deco uplighter floor lamps. Black bakelite stems with chromed metal banding leading to a chromed metal shade.
Chrome
Large Art Deco Chrome Coat Rack Floor Lamp, Eight Hooks, 235 cm Tall
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
A monumental coat stand with an integrated floor lamp, dating from circa the 1930s and positioned at the transition between decorative Art Deco and emerging modernism. The tall stru...
Brass, Chrome
SEVADAC Belgian Art Deco Green Enamel Adjustable Desk Lamp, 1920s
Located in Nottingham, GB
A striking Belgian Art Deco adjustable desk lamp by SEVADAC, dating to circa 1920, combining early industrial functionality with the clean, architectural styling that would come to d...
Metal, Enamel
2/2 An ART-DECO MODERNIST BAUHAUS CUBIST Chair by TOLIX France 1930
By Marcel Breuer, René Herbst, Marianne Brandt
Located in PARIS, FR
This listing is for 1 single piece of chair : A second identical chair is available, visible in our other sales, or available here as a second piece : Tolix Modernist Armchair — Fra...
Metal
Original 1939 Automatic Electric Rotary Mono Phone AE40 Art Deco Chrome Trim
By Automatic Electric Co.
Located in Red Lion, PA
Design Patent Des. 117,876 on November 28, 1939, marking the absolute pinnacle of Art Deco telecom history. This exceptional investment piece survives in extraordinary condition, sh...
Metal, Enamel, Chrome, Wire
1940's Art Deco Adjustable Desk lamp or Reading Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
1940’s Original Adjustable German Bakelite Desk Lamp Good honest very original Bakelite desk lamp with an adjustable main arm and tilting shade head.
Metal
Max Le Verrier Danseuse à la Coupe Art Deco Figural Lamp No. 3007, 1930s
Located in Nottingham, GB
Designer: Max Le Verrier Model: Danseuse à la Coupe, No. 3007 Maker: Max Le Verrier Foundry, Paris Origin: France Period: Circa 1930 Style: Art Deco Type: Figural Table / Sculpture L...
Alabaster, Marble, Metal
Paul Frankl Eight-Drawer Desk, Mahogany & Cork, Art Deco, Circa 1940
By Johnson Furniture Co., Paul Frankl
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Paul Frankl designed eight-drawer desk for the Johnson Furniture Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Re-furbished and newly lacquered cork top, in a satin lacquer white finish. Body ...
Brass
Art Deco Small Walnut Chest Of Four Drawers, English c1930's
Located in Devon, England
It has very attractive walnut veneers with original Art Deco handles in black bakelite & chrome. Book matched veneers sync down the front of the drawers with contrasting banding maki...
Metal
$1,080Sale Price / item|20% Off
Pair of Art Deco Chrome Demilune Tables in the Style of Wolfgang Hoffman
By Wolfgang Hoffmann
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and rare pair of art deco / machine age chrome with black bakelite / formica top demilune table in the style of Wolfgang Hoffman, circa 1930's.
Chrome
Vintage Art Deco Crystal Snake Brooch 1930s
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A Vintage Art Deco Snake Brooch. Black Bakelite set with sparkling crystals for a chic adornment that carries a century of style.
Vintage English Silver-Plated Coffee Pot by Shuffleb, Art Deco-Style Teapot Home
Located in Wembley, GB
Features: Vintage silver-plated coffee or tea pot Marked “Shuffleb England” on the base Elegant Art Deco-inspired form Black Bakelite-style handle and finial Hinged lid and pedestal ...
Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Other, Silver Leaf
Christian Dell Adjustable Black Bauhaus Desk Lamp, 1933 Kaiser
By AK Kaiser, Christian Dell
Located in Antwerp, BE
Christian Dell desk lamp by Kaiser 1930s design, Germany. Bauhaus desk lamp in enameled black metal and bakelite shade. Adjustable swan neck. Lit by 1 bulb.
Metal
Early 20th Century Pair of Italian Holy Water Font for Nightstands Bedside Table
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Art Decò age pair of Italian Holy Water font for nightstands in Bakelite, images in silver-plated brass and glass font.
Brass
Rare "Oscar" the Artist Mannequin by Atsco
By Atsco Oscar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare "Oscar" the Artist Mannequin by Atsco Materials: Molded Bakelite, Brass Hardware
Brass
1930s Super Ercole by Ercole Marelli Italy Electric Fan 404
By Marelli
Located in Biella, IT
Super Ercole by Ercole Marelli Italy design years '50 electric fan 0-404 big size Measure; high 21,4 inches and is in good vintage condition working to 150-160 volt colour is...
Metal
Modernist Umbrella Stand, circa 1940, Belgium
Located in Paris, FR
This rare umbrella stand was in the entrance hall of a 1940s house, since the building of the house. It is made of chromium-plated metal and black bakelite. Made in Benelux (most pro...
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Italian Espresso Maker by Prodotti Stella, 1970s Aluminum
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage 1970s espresso maker with 2 cups. Collectible aluminum and bakelite collector espresso maker. Mid-century coffee pot machine in Italian design. Steam pressure coffee maker....
Aluminum
Binoculars Opera Glasses with Leather Case
Located in Miami, FL
Binoculars opera glasses with leather case.
Bakelite
Opera Glasses, Binoculars by G.Rodenstock
Located in Miami, FL
Opera glasses, binoculars by G. Rodenstock.
Bakelite
Eliel Saarinen for Alessi Limited Edition 925 Silver Samovar Tea Set
By Eliel Saarinen
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare limited edition samovar tea set designed by Eliel Saarinen after his original 1934 design and manufactured by Alessi under licence from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit. Th...
Silver
$2,509Sale Price|20% Off
Rare 1920s Tabletop Drinks, Cocktail Cabinet with Revolving Inner Storage
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Rare & Quirky 1920s Cylindrical Drinks Cabinet Ideal for Cocktail Making Item has a door revealing a inner revolving storage section ideal for glasses Manufactured By Id...
Aluminum
Kodak Folding Brownie Six-20 with Kodette II Shutter & Meniscus Lens Made in UK
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Kodak Folding Brownie Six-20 with Kodette II Shutter & Meniscus Lens Made in Great Britain Self-erecting folding rollfim camera, introduced to the market in 1948 and discontinue...
Metal
Machine Age Table Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
Anerican art deco table lamp with machine age styling in polished chrome, black and orange bakelite. 13 inches high to top of bulb socket.
Chrome
Metal Coffee Table, England, Circa 1930
Located in PARIS, FR
Nice Coffee table on three wrought iron curved legs with circular top, made of several patinated copper plates framed by hammered wrought iron, inlaid with bakelite trapezoidal motif...
Copper, Wrought Iron
Dorwin Teague & Giudice, Rare Polaroid Modern Desk Lamp
By Walter Dorwin Teague
Located in Paris, FR
Walter Dorwin Teague (1883-1960) & Frank Del Giudice (1917-1993) Desk Lamp, Model 114, designed in 1939 for the Polaroid Corporation Bakelite and Aluminium Labeled still present o...
Aluminum
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 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.