$1,680
H 11.62 in W 7.88 in D 4.73 in
Art Deco, Elephant Table Lamp with Alabaster Globe, Early 20th Century, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
A beautiful Art Deco table lamp depicting an elephant carrying an alabaster globe, dating from the
Alabaster, Metal
$11,603
H 69.69 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Art Deco Marble Eagle Lamp with Alabaster Globe on Column, Italy, c.1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
This exceptional and monumental Art Deco sculptural lamp was executed in Italy circa 1930 and
Alabaster, Marble
$1,053
H 5.91 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Art Deco White and Black Alabaster Globe Sphere Night Lamp or Mood Lamp, 1930s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Art Deco White and Black Alabaster globe sphere night table lamp or mood lamp, France, circa the
Alabaster, Metal
$2,604
H 19 in Dm 8 in
Hand Carved Art Deco Era Marble Eagle & Alabaster Globe Shade Table Lamp, 1920s
Located in Lisse, NL
materials, this rare eagle table lamp is a marvelous work of art in the daytime and a stunning and spherical
Alabaster, Marble
Unavailable
H 12.01 in W 8.01 in D 8.01 in
Rare Art Deco Table Lamp Alabaster Globe Light with Sculture Bronze Eagle
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
It is a singular piece, it is not common Table lamp Art Deco marble sphere with interior light
Alabaster, Marble, Bronze
Alabaster Globe Light
Located in New York, NY
This exclusive Art Deco light suspends mid-air on electrified ropes, and holds one 100 watt bulb or
Alabaster
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H 26.78 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Impressive Art Deco Italian Alabaster Eagle Sculpture Globe Table Lamp Signed
Located in Nottingham, GB
Impressive Art Deco Italian Alabaster Eagle Sculpture Globe Lamp Signed In good condition overall
Alabaster
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H 23 in W 16.5 in D 8 in
Scandinavian Modern Art Deco Polished Brass Sconce with Alabaster Globe Shade
Located in New York, NY
Swedish Art Deco this fixture has been fully restored, newly polished and lacquered. The globe contains a
Alabaster, Brass
Swedish Alabaster Globe Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
More unusual than the bowl shaped pendants, the globe alabaster features a lower half with a crisp
Alabaster
Alabaster Globe Light Fixture with Greek Key Banding, Sweden, 1930
Located in New York, NY
Carved from a single block of alabaster stone, adorned with a Greek key band. Features a matching
Alabaster
Petite Globe
Located in New York, NY
One of a pair; more unusual than the bowl shaped pendants, the globe alabaster features a lower
Alabaster
Art Deco Alabaster Globe
Located in New York, NY
More unusual than the bowl shaped pendants, the globe alabaster features a lower half with a crisp
Alabaster
Alabaster Globe Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Fashioned from a singular block of ethereal white alabaster, this luminary masterpiece showcases an
Alabaster
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H 17.7 in W 8.25 in D 7.5 in
Hand Carved Art Deco Era Marble Eagle & Alabaster Globe Shade Table Lamp, 1920s
Located in Lisse, NL
materials, this rare eagle table lamp is a marvelous work of art in the daytime and a stunning and spherical
Alabaster, Marble
Alabaster Globe Light Fixture, Sweden, 1930
Located in New York, NY
Carved from a single block of alabaster stone, primarily white with dark black veinings running
Alabaster
Alabaster Globe Light Fixture with Greek Key Banding, Sweden, 1930
Located in New York, NY
Carved from a single block of alabaster stone, adorned with a Greek key band. Features a matching
Alabaster
Stunning Woman statue on marble holding Alabaster carved globe
Located in Oakland, CA
Here is one of your classic art deco lamps, a 1920's styled woman holding a globe. BUT, you have
Marble, Alabaster, Metal
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H 25.6 in Dm 10.24 in
Unique French Art Deco Globe Alabaster Chandelier, 1920 Chareau Ruhlmann Era
By Pierre Chareau, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Unique carved creamy white beige alabaster globe crown chandelier with beautiful charcoal mineral
Alabaster, Brass
"Lueur" Art Deco Bronze with Alabaster Globe by Max Le Vernier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Quogue, NY
"Lueur" depicts a female nude with outstretched arms holding a globe of alabaster. This French
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$5,700Sale Price|40% Off
H 16 in W 24 in D 6 in
Large Art Deco Sculpture of Five Chiparus Style Dancers with a Marble Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large Art Deco sculpture of five Chiparus style dancer with marble base. Product handcrafted in the USA with the highest quality materials and over 30 years of experience in luxur...
Marble, Bronze
$115,619
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
$29,600 / set
H 29.53 in W 99.22 in D 39.38 in
Art Deco Extending Dining Room Set, Macassar, Black Lacquer, France circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Stunning Art Deco dining room set with expandable table and eight chairs in Makassar Veneer and Black Lacquer. Extendable dining table with top and apron veneered in bright Macassar...
Fabric, Hardwood, Macassar, Lacquer
$34,336
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
$230,885Sale Price|33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Other
France Desk Art Deco, 1920, Materials, Wood and Chrome
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French desk style: Art Deco Year 1920 Material: Wood and chrome It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. ...
Wood
French Art Deco Style Bronze of Dancer After Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 20 1/2in W: 15in D: 6in This French Art Deco Style Bronze of Dancer After Chiparus is truly a work of art! If you look at the photos provided you will see the atten...
Marble, Bronze
$523,687 / set
H 114.5 in W 35.5 in D 5 in
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Wood, Pine
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...
Wood, Giltwood
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
Liceu de Artes e Ofícios. 19th Century Daybed
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This recamier/daybed was conceived and executed with utmost quality and expertise, showing a style that incorporates many influences from the eigtheenth and ninetheenth century. Made...
Wood
Pierre-Paul Montagnac Cabinet
By Pierre-Paul Montagnac
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French 1940s cabinet by Pierre-Paul Montagnac. Model exhibited at the 1945 Salon d'Automne. This cabinet is a masterpiece of French cabinet-making designed by Pierre-Paul Montagnac....
Metal
Louis Majorelle French Art Nouveau Walnut Floral Armoire
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau walnut and inlaid floral design 3 door armoire cabinet with shelf on bottom and top with spindle sides. (signed: LOUIS MAJORELLE).
Walnut
$48,000
H 21.75 in W 11 in D 11 in
Art Nouveau Vase with Fiery Dragon by Stellmacher & Dachsel for RStK Amphora
By Paul Dachsel, Eduard Stellmacher
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Paul Dachsel was the son-in-law of Alfred Stellmacher, the founder of Amphora Pottery company in Turn-Teplitz, then in Austria. Very little is known or was written about Dachsel. He ...
Porcelain
Art Deco Lamp on Column with Nickel Finish
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
2 Art Deco lamps with, 2 column, 1 Coat rack Wall light, 1 mirror nickel finish. .
Brass
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 right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Bespoke lighting is a hallmark of upscale interiors, and contemporary makers are increasingly ambitious in their materials and forms.