Viennese Bronze, Snake Dancer on Marble Base, by Franz Bergmann, Around 1910
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Young dancer in an oriental costume with a tight bustier, a long, softly falling green skirt and a diadem on her hair tied at the nape of her neck, posing with her upper body stretch...
Bronze
Untitled (Two Standing Nudes, one seated nude)
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Fairlawn, OH
He died in Los Angeles in 1973. Regarding his iconic Art Deco sculptures of Cretan Dancers: “The stylizing of the Cretan allegories, used in figures of animals such as horses and b...
Graphite
Prima Dancer Ceiling Light in Lemurian and Brass by Patrick Coard, Paris
By Patrick Coard
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Quartz, Brass
Prima Dancer Ceiling Light in Lemurian and Brass by Patrick Coard Paris
By Patrick Coard
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Quartz, Brass
Viennese Cold-Painted Bronze Orientalist Figurative Lamp of a Dancer by Zach
By Bruno Zach
Located in London, GB
Viennese cold-painted bronze Orientalist figurative lamp of a dancer by Zach Austrian, c. 1920 Height 44cm, width 21cm, depth 18cm This superb cold-painted bronze sculptural lamp wa...
Bronze
Espana Sculpture Spanish Dancer Table Lamp by Raymonde Guerbe for Max Le Verrier
Located in Beirut, LB
Accompanied by a certificate of authentication, this table lamp serves as a stunning addition to any space, illuminating both the room and the spirit of the Art Deco era with its tim...
Marble, Metal
Prima Dancer Floor Light in Onyx and Bronze-Patina Brass by Patrick Coard Paris
By Patrick Coard
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Onyx, Brass
Dancer Table Lamp Large in Bronze-Patina Brass & Shagreen by Patrick Coard Paris
By Patrick Coard
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
Art Deco Bronze Ballerina signed “La Danseuse” by Pierre Collinet Signed Bronze
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Deco Bronze Ballerina signed “La Danseuse” by Pierre Collinet Signed Bronze Art Deco Hoop Dancer after a fabulous model from the 1930s cast in bronze and set on a marble base, t...
Bronze
Max Le Verrier Danseuse à la Coupe Art Deco Figural Lamp No. 3007, 1930s
Located in Nottingham, GB
A particularly desirable example of French interwar decorative lighting and an iconic expression of the Art Deco fascination with dance, movement and the female form.
Alabaster, Marble, Metal
Isadora Duncan with Art Deco Sculptures by Chiparus, Preiss and Others (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A beautiful book for collectors of Art Deco pieces, dance figures and sculpture. Text is in English.
Paper
Preliminary Study for a Sculpture Project
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Fairlawn, OH
He died in Los Angeles in 1973. Regarding his iconic Art Deco sculptures of Cretan Dancers: “The stylizing of the Cretan allegories, used in figures of animals such as horses and b...
Charcoal
Vintage Ruby and Diamond Ring and Earring Channel Set 18K Gold Jewelry Set
Located in Miami, FL
Set in 18k and 14k solid yellow gold, respectively. This jewelry set has art deco inspirations, featuring a symmetrical dance of color and brilliance.
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920's Greta Skogster-Lehtinen Finnish Flatweave Rug with Modern Nordic Style
By Greta Skogster-Lehtinen 1
Located in Dallas, TX
A stately border of stepped architectural lines and undulating waves adds an understated exclusivity, harmonizing the rollakan’s modernist soul with its ancestral inspiration. Here, ...
Wool
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.