Art Deco Modernist 'Devil's Tail' Floor Lamp, circa 1920s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An intriguing and unique circa 1920's Art Deco Modernist floor lamp blending diverse design
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Steel
Art Deco Modernist 'Devil's Tail' Floor Lamp, circa 1920s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An intriguing and unique circa 1920's Art Deco Modernist floor lamp blending diverse design
Steel
1940 Art Deco Italian Ceramic Devil Vases_ Set of 2
Located in Brescia, IT
Pair of Vases Italy, 1930 Enamel Majolica with hold details Great Manufacture Excellent Condiction
Ceramic
Large and Heavy Devil Wall Mask in Concrete, 1930s Art Deco
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Heavy vintage devil wall mask in conrete, 1960s. Beatiful Patina, little.
Ceramic
$4,500
H 28 in W 19.5 in D 0.1 in
"Devil and Nude, " Large, Important Drawing by Harlem Renaissance Artist
By Charles Cullen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
prominent gay members of the Renaissance. Charles Cullen produced a masterful series of gorgeous Art Deco
$1,050Sale Price|40% Off
H 9.25 in W 6 in D 5 in
RARE Nude Smoking Women w/ Temptation Devil Figurative Ashtray w/ Lighter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
apple with a cigarette. Fashioned in an Art Deco form with Art Nouveau touches the set features a mix of
Metal
$4,450
H 49.61 in W 36.62 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster Demon Modern Petroleum Cooking Apparatus Advertising Art
Located in London, GB
Wirtschaftlich featuring a stunning Art Deco style design depicting two devil demons reaching up on a swirling
Paper
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H 14.96 in W 4.33 in D 6.49 in
Goldscheider Vienna Mephisto Devil by Josef Lorenzl Model 5537, circa 1930
By Josef Lorenzl
Located in Vienna, AT
Goldscheider Vienna Gorgeous Rare Figurine: Mephisto or Devil Designed by Josef Lorenzl (1892
Ceramic
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H 14.37 in W 4.13 in D 6.49 in
Goldscheider Vienna Mephisto Devil by Josef Lorenzl Model 5537 Made, circa 1930
By Josef Lorenzl
Located in Vienna, AT
Goldscheider Vienna gorgeous rare figurine: Mephisto / Devil Designed by Josef Lorenzl (1892
Ceramic
Art Deco Devil - Faun - Satyr Silvered Bronze Sculpture, 1920s
By Pierre Laurel
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very nice Satyr - Faun - Devil Art Deco figure, mounted over a marble base.
Bronze
Red Devil with Pitchfork Vintage Porcelain Sign
Located in New York, NY
Interesting vintage porcelain advertising sign depicting a red devil with pitchfork, in red on
Metal
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H 3.5 in W 5.5 in D 3.5 in
Rare Royal Doulton Devil/ Mephistopheles Sterling Mounted Matchsafe, 1926
By Royal Doulton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare Royal Doulton devil/ Mephistopheles sterling mounted match safe, 1926, The front decorated
Sterling Silver
Samuel "Devil" Yelin Floor Lamp
By Samuel Yellin
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A wrought iron floor lamp by Samuel "Devil" Yelin. Exceptional form, untouched original
Wrought Iron
$2,500
H 41 in W 56 in D 0.1 in
Two male Nudes. Painting.Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Carbon Pencil, Paper, Pastel, Ink
$1,575
H 18.5 in W 13 in D 9 in
Apollo Belvedere Grand tour Bronze "A Messina Roma" 19th Century Great Detail
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Apollo Belvedere Grand tour Bronze "A Messina Roma" 19th Century Great Detail Used, Good condition, View all photos for the most accurate details on condition and appearance. Dimen...
Bronze
"Arms Raised", Striking Portrait of Nude Male Youth by Jarl, Denmark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking combination of realism and abstraction, this portrait of a nude male youth with his arms behind his neck -- Stanley Christensen -- is beautifully expressed in tones of cha...
Paint
$28,125Sale Price|25% Off
H 37 in W 46.75 in D 2 in
"Five Josephs, " Important Art Deco Painting w/ Male Nudes, Provincetown, 1930s
By William L'Engle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary example of Art Deco painting with allegorical meaning -- like so many murals painted in the 1920s and 1930s -- this large work by William L'Engle depicts five nude m...
Paint
"Wanted This Men", Ink Drawing in Protest of War
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly drawn to protest the induction and destruction of young men in the name of war, this ink sketch depicts three inductees in the British army, surrounded by uniformed officers ...
Paper
"Study for Icarus, " Drawing by Emlen Etting, 1940s
By Emlen Etting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Emlen Etting returned again and again to the theme of Icarus Falling, in part because it gave him an opportunity to depict the nude male in motion. This large drawing served as a stu...
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 7 in W 3.07 in D 0.1 in
"Nude with Golden Hair", Striking Male Nude by du Bois, Tony Award Winner
By Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Diminutive and striking, this Mannerist male nude by Raoul Pène du Bois, the great Broadway designer, depicts a confident figure in the full bloom of youth, with golden hair and blus...
Paint
$31,525Sale Price|35% Off
H 49 in W 59 in D 1.75 in
"The Golden Hour, " Monumental Painting with Utopian Scene, Multiple Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Monumental and quite extraordinary, this utopian scene -- all cast in a lovely, warm glow -- depicts a wide range of nude figures, mostly male, in a grassy river valley between mount...
Paint
"Half Nude Man at Rest, " Important Drawing of Black Worker by De Erdelyi
By Francis De Erdely 2
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Fine and important depiction of an African American worker, one of the artist's favorite subjects, this drawing by Francis De Erdelyi gives a hint of his important influence on a g...
Charcoal, Paper
$75,000
H 88 in W 70 in D 2 in
"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental Art Deco Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most stunning and monumental depictions of male nude figures -- and male athletes -- ever accomplished in the Modern era, this large painting shows five nude rowers, relax...
Paint
$260,729
H 35.44 in W 185.04 in D 32.68 in
Fine Taxidermy 5 Meter Nile Crocodile by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
KING OF THE MUSEUM Since we started, we always wanted to make a very large crocodile. Wishful thinking, we thought it was. But now we were able to do so. We were lucky we could obta...
Animal Skin
$16,500
H 28 in W 11.5 in D 0.75 in
"Floating Man, " Important Art Deco Painting with Nude Male by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Dunbar Beck, one of America's most accomplished and successful muralists, this painting of a half-nude man floating over a succession of dancing couples below was one of a...
Paper, Paint
$15,600
H 12 in W 9.5 in D 0.1 in
"Jungle Book, " Important Painting w/ Male Nude by Barbier for Schmied, 1918
By George Barbier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant reminder of how early the Art Deco style we know today emerged in France, this vividly-painted depiction of Mowgli, the protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book,...
Paint
$8,500
H 22 in W 19 in D 1 in
"Nude Bathers at Swan Hill", Painting of Male Nudes by Ernest Smith, Australia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pale and enigmatic, this lovely modern painting of three male nude bathers -- and a fourth in the distance -- on the sandy shore of a mountainous lake was painted by Ernest Smith. S...
Paint
Jack Mitchell Nude Male 1970's
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Glenford, NY
Jack Mitchell mid-20th Century beautiful male nude photograph taken in the 1970s. Highly collectible vintage original silver gelatin print, stamped verso by the photographer "Photogr...
Silver Gelatin
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Bathers by the Water
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Bathers by the Water Signed in red, recto Oil on canvas 96.25 x 67 inches (244.5 x 170.2 cm) $15,000 + $900 framing This work is offered by Cla...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
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.
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.