Art Deco Marble Elephant
Art Deco Elephant Sculpture on Black Marble
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Beautiful Art Deco elephant sculpture called elephant attack. Plated in polished nickel on black
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Vintage 1940s Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Art Deco Two Elephants Black Marble Base 1925 France
By Irénée Rochard
Located in Den Haag, NL
Patine ,original Antique Gold color . Standing on a Black Marble base , Art Deco 1925 .
Perfect modeling
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Art Deco Clock Set ~ Elephants
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful and high quality Art Deco clock set featuring two elephants standing beside the clock
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Wood Elephants Bookends, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bookends, France, 1920s. Couple of elephants. Wood, bakelite and marble. Each
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Elephant Sculpture in Regule on Black-Marble Socle, France 1930s
By Irénée Rochard
Located in Ulm, DE
gives the decorative object its historic charm.
A very known material in the Art Deco is "Régule" (a
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Tin
H 14.18 in W 22.45 in D 6.3 in
Art Deco Elephant with Its Two Baby Elephants by Ulisse Caputo
By Ulisse Caputo
Located in Paris, FR
rests on a black marble base. This bronze animal sculpture is signed: Caputo Bronze. Art Deco period
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco-Style American Cast Metal Marble Sculpture of Three Marching Elephants
Located in Queens, NY
Art Deco-style American sculpture of three marching elephants, each cast in metal with a patinated
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 6.25 in W 17.25 in D 6 in
Art Deco Elephant Paperweight. Retailed by Asprey - London 1930´s
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Pewter Elephant Paperweight. Retailed by Asprey - London 1930´s
Small statue of an
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Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Clock with Elephant and Tigers / Panthers by Irenee Rochard
By Irénée Rochard
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A magnificent Art Deco clock featuring an impressive sculpture in the Japanese Meiji style
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Bronze Elephant Sculpture with Raised Trunk Made in Italy
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Deco Bronze Elephant Sculpture Italy.
Impressive bronze Art Deco sculpture of an elephant in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Elephants, Irénée Rochard
By Irénée Rochard
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine bronze casted sculpture of a Elephant with a calf, resting on a black Belgium marble base
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
H 10.24 in W 14.18 in D 5.91 in
Art Deco Styled Accent or Television Lamp with Cast Gilt Figural Elephants
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
made in the United States in the 1950s in the Art Deco style. The lamp has a black rectangular marble
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
H 9.75 in W 13.25 in D 5.5 in
Louis-Albert Carvin Elephant Couple Sculpture 1920
By Louis-Albert Carvin
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Elephant couple sculpture by Louis-Albert CARVIN, France, ca.1920. Spelter and marble. Beautiful
Category
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
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Art Deco Elephant Sculpture on Marble Styled Base
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco elephant sculpture on marble stylized base. Spelter metal with ivoroid ( synthetic) tusks
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Chrome-Plated Elephants Bookends French Art Deco
Located in Oakland, CA
Fun pair of Happy Elephants bookends. Rather cubist shape on a nice marble base. These little ones
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal, Chrome
Art Deco Elephants Sculpture by Irinee Rochard
By Irénée Rochard
Located in Paris, FR
patina. Artist signature on the Portor marble and marble base. Elephant tusks have an ivory color patina
Category
Vintage 1930s French Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Bronze Elephant by Jean de la Fontinelle, 1930
By Jean de la Fontinelle
Located in London, GB
Jean de la Fontinelle (French, 1900-1974)
A beautifully modelled Art Deco silvered bronze
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bronze and Marble Elephant Ashtray, circa 1920
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original green Marble ashtray features a bronze metal sculpture of elephant. This is a great
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Marble
20th Century French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Elephant, C.1920
By Le Art Bronze France
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th century French Art Deco bronze of an elephant, mounted on a steeped marble base
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Period Elephant Bookends
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of Art Deco period elephant bookends made of patinated pewter on brêche marble bases. We
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Pewter
Antique Art Deco Bronze Elephant Bookend Marble Plinth Sculpture Statue 11"
Located in Dayton, OH
Art Deco bronze bookend, circa 1920s. An uncommon large size, depicting an elephant leaning forward
Category
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 9.5 in W 10.5 in D 6 in
French Art Deco Marble and Bronze Cassoulet Vases with Elephants, Ca. 1925
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of French Art Deco marble and bronze cassoulet vases with elephants. Ca. 1925. Marble and
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 13.78 in W 5.32 in D 4.73 in
Art Deco Bronze Elephant Bookends by Fontinelle
By Jean de la Fontinelle
Located in Antwerp, BE
peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs” by E. Benezit. Gründ.
“Art deco and other figures” by
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Night Light, Table Lamp, Elephant, Art Deco
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Night light, table lamp, elephant, Art Deco"
Very nice Art Deco table lamp, 1930, Art Deco
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Pair of Art Deco Elephant Bookends on Marble Base
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of Art Deco elephant bookends.
Style:
Art Deco.
Date:
circa 1925.
Material: Metal
Category
Early 20th Century French Bookends
Art Deco Table Lamp Elephant Sculpture, 1930s
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Art Deco elephant sculpture table lamp - 1930s.
This unique, original table lamp captivates with
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Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
Irénée Rochard Art Deco Bronze Elephant Sculpture, France
By Irénée Rochard
Located in Munich, DE
Impressive bronze Art Deco sculpture of elephant on black marble base. The tusks are made of horn
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Irénée Rochard Art Deco Bronze Elephant Sculpture, France, 1930
By Irénée Rochard
Located in Antwerp, BE
Description:
Impressive bronze Art Deco group of mother and baby elephant on black marble base
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Set out of 2 Art Deco Bookends with Elephants, 1930s
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Art Deco elephant bookends - 1930s
These beautiful elephant bookends are originals from the 1930s
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
c.1930 French Art Deco Elephant Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Art Deco elephant lamp cast from spelter with a marble base and glass globe. Has
Category
Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Pair of Elephant Bookends, L. Fontinelle, France, 1930
By Louis Fontinelle
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A pair of silver plated bronze elephant bookends by Louis Fontinelle on portor marble bases
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco silvered Bronze Elephant Bookends by Fontinelle 1930 France
By Jean de la Fontinelle
Located in Antwerp, BE
Description:
Art Deco silvered bronze elephant bookends.
Artist/ Maker:
Jean de la Fontinelle
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Elephant Bookends Marcel Pley France 1936
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very nice pair of silver bronze Art Deco bookends of elephants balancing on a ball. Signed by the
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Set out of 2 Bookends by R. Vramant, Art Deco Elephants, 1930s
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Art Deco elephant bookends - 1930s
These two rare bookends are a real design classic from the
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Elephant Sculpture in Indian Marble and Coloured Stones from the 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
Elephant sculpture in Indian marble and colored stones, made in the 1950s
Ø 30 cm Ø 17 cm h 57 cm
Category
Vintage 1950s Indian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble
H 22.45 in W 11.82 in D 6.7 in
Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Herd of Elephants on a Marble Base
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
. The elephants growing in size with the largest Elephant at the head of the herd. Set on a marble base
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Inkwell 1930s, Elephant Bronze Sculpture
Located in PÉZENAS, FR
pretty inkwell from the art deco years representing a bronze elephant with its trunk at the top
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Hand-Carved Elephant Marble Sculpture Bookends, Art Deco Style, 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-carved asian elephant marble sculpture bookends, 1950s
Nice vintage pair of hand crafted
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
French Art Deco Elephants Bookends, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bookends, France, ca.1930. Two elephants. Spelter and marble. Each - Height: 5.6
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Elephants Bookends, France, 1920s
By Hippolyte François Moreau
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very nice Art Deco french bookends. Elephant Sculptures mounted over Italian marble.
Silverplated
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Elephant Bookends with Raised Trunk
Located in Ulm, DE
original patina
Marble base
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
Dimensions (per object):
Width: 22.5 cm
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Jacques Cartier Art Deco Elephant Sculpture Bookends
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
bronze, cubist sculpture of an elephant.
Exceptional pair of Art Deco objects.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Sculpture Elephant by Carvin, Art Deco, France, 1930s
By Louis-Albert Carvin
Located in Ulm, DE
Bronze sculpture Elephant by Louis-Albert Carvin (1875-1951)
Original Art Deco, France, 1930s
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco bronze elephant bookends by R. Patrouilleau, 1925
By R. Patrouilleau
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze elephant bookends by R. Patrouilleau, 1925
Signature:
R. Patrouilleau editeur
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Elephant Bookends Charles Paillet France 1920
By Charles Paillet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze elephant bookends with silver patina on portor marble base.
Signed by Charles
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis-Albert Carvin French Art Deco Elephant Bookends, 1930
By Louis-Albert Carvin
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Beautiful pair of bookends by Louis-Albert Carvin, France, 1920s. Both spelter elephants wear their
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco, Streamline, Cubism Silvered Bronze Elephant Bookends, France, 1925
By Antoine Bouraine
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco - Streamline - Cubist, silvered bronze elephant bookends - designed by Antoine, France
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 5.12 in W 5.6 in D 2.88 in
French Art Deco Elephant Table Lamp / Night-Light, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco table lamp / night-light, France, 1930s. Green patinated spelter elephant on its
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Spelter
French Art Deco Elephant Table Lamp, Night Light, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco table lamp or night-light, 1930s. Spelter elephant near a big bakelite ball. Superb
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Bronze Elephant Lamp with Murano Millefiori Globe
Located in Stockton, NJ
An Art Deco bronze elephant lamp with Murano Millefiori globe. Faux tusks and mounted on a marble
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Bookends Elephant with Bird R. Patrouilleau, 1925
By R. Patrouilleau
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very nice paire of bronze Art Deco bookends, elephant with bird.
Signed R. Patrouilleau.
The
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Pair of Alabaster Bookends Elephant on a Book Spain 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Art Deco bookends,marble or alabaster bookends in the shape of an elephant.
Nice figure of
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
H 6.3 in W 3.94 in D 6.3 in
French Art Deco Elephant Table Lamp or Night-Light Sculpture, 1930
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco elephant table lamp or night-light sculpture, circa 1930. The elephant is made of
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Elephant Bookends Signed G. H. Laurent, France, 1920s
By Georges H. Laurent
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco silvered bronze elephant figure / sculpture bookends signed G. H. Laurent and stamped 27
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 7.49 in W 4.34 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Elephant Bookends Signed G. H. Laurent, France, 1920s
By Georges H. Laurent
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco silvered bronze elephant figure / sculpture bookends signed G. H. Laurent and stamped 24
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 7.49 in W 4.34 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco Style Tessellated Faux Elephant Tusks Dining Table Manner of A. Redmile
By J. Antony Redmile
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This sculptural Art Deco style glass top (diameter 48 in.) dining table in the manner of Anthony
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Dining Room Tables
Materials
Marble
French Art Deco Table Lamp Signed by Muller Frères with Bronze Elephant Motif
By Muller Frères
Located in Verviers, BE
Stunning French Art Deco table lamp signed by Muller Frères. Gorgeous glass globe shade.
With
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Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 7.48 in W 3.93 in D 9.84 in
French Art Deco Marble Photo Picture Frame with an Elephant
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
An Art Deco photo frame elephant on marble. The elephant is standing on green fossilized marble
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Picture Frames
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Marble Pen Tray with Bazin's 'Latil Elephant' Mascot, 1920
By Francois Bazin
Located in London, GB
François Bazin (French, 1897-1956)
‘The Latil Elephant’.
A very striking Art Deco marble pen
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Rochard's Art Deco Sculpture of a Trumpeting Elephant on Marble
By Irénée Rochard
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Rochard's elephant sculpture captures both the grace and power of this immense mammal.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
French Art Deco Bronze Elephant Sculptures on Marble with Clock and Garnitures
Located in Oakland, CA
A spectacular Art Deco sculpture clock by Reveipolis of France in which every aspect is rendered
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 15.5 in W 22 in D 6.5 in
Art Deco Silvered Pair of Elephant Bookends
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
Art Deco silver plate elephant book ends on Italian Potoro marble of black with “gold” and white
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Bronze Elephant Sculpture on Marble Mount, 1930s
Located in London, GB
An Art Deco bronze elephant sculpture on marble mount, 1930s
Prices include 10% VAT which is
Category
Vintage 1930s Animal Sculptures
Art Deco Sculpture of Elephants in Procession
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Two indian elephants in bronze with ivory tusks surmounted on black marble, probably made in Vienna.
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Art Deco Bronze Elephant Bookends
Located in Fairfax, VA
Elegant pair of French Art Deco bronze elephant and marble bookends.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Art Deco Mood Lamp of an Elephant on a Marble Base
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
Art Deco Mood lamp Elephant saluting with trunk in raised position and it has the original Moon
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
1930's French Art Deco Elephant Art Glass Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
A harp shape lamp with art glass shade shining light on sculpture elephant and marble base.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Elephant bookends French 1930's
Located in Oakland, CA
Elephants are good luck, with two you will have all the luck you will ever need. This pair of
Category
Vintage 1930s French Bookends
Materials
Marble, Metal
Cubist Elephant Truck Mascot by Frederick Bazin French 1920s Art Deco
Located in Oakland, CA
decorative Art Deco images and this one was used on Latril French trucks. It is a metal mascot mounted on a
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
French Art Deco Occasional Table with Elephant Sculpture signed P. Seca
By P. Seca
Located in Oakland, CA
artistic, unique, fun and could be used next to any setting for art deco delight (ful)!
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Hagenauer Nickled Bronze Elephant on Marble Base
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Highly stylized circus elephant on newer marble base. Well marked on metal base
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Decorative Objects
Art Deco Marble Ashtray with Elephant Figurine on Italian Marble Base
Located in Retie, BE
Art Deco marble ashtray on a marble base with an elephant figurine.
An Art Deco figural ashtray or
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Marble, Metal
French, Art Deco Elephant Bookends
Located in Retie, BE
Pair of French Art Deco - Art Nouveau Elephant bookends on green veined marble, circa 1930
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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Art Deco French Clock Set, Greyhound
By Michel Decoux
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning original French Art Deco clocks set, circa 1925. It features a beautifully captured figure of a greyhound, cubist in the manner of Michel Decoux (1837-1924). The case is a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Metal
Fine Art Deco Marble Mantel Clock
By Samuel Marti
Located in Norwich, GB
Fine Art Deco Marble Mantel Clock
Art Deco mantel clock housed in a fan shaped case with finely figured Rouge, Cream and Black marble inserts, standing on a stepped black marble pli...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble
1930s Modernist Art Deco Mantel Clock
Located in Marseille, FR
1930s modernist Art Deco mantel clock in onyx. Hunter and antelope on the front.
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Vintage French Art Deco Marble and Bronze Clock Set
Located in Bronx, NY
A vintage Art Deco clock set, circa 1930. The clock and matching accessories are accented with detailed bronze decorations that are mounted on triangular rouge marble shapes. This ro...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
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Art Deco Marble Elephant For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the art deco marble elephant you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of marble, stone and metal, every art deco marble elephant was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an art deco marble elephant — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An art deco marble elephant is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles are sought with frequency. Louis-Albert Carvin, Jean de la Fontinelle and R. Patrouilleau each produced at least one beautiful art deco marble elephant that is worth considering.
How Much is a Art Deco Marble Elephant?
Prices for an art deco marble elephant start at $418 and top out at $10,000 with the average selling for $2,400.
A Close Look at Art Deco Furniture
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
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
- Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
- Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
- Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory
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.
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