Chuck Dodson Wall-Mounted Bas-Relief Art Deco Plaque
By Chuck Dodson
Located in North Miami, FL
A wonderful depiction of a worker hanging from a crane at task. Art Deco buildings incorporated figural panels in their facades such as this exquisite bas reliefs sculpted by Chuck D...
Concrete, Iron
Monumental French Art Deco Luminaire Urn with Bas Relief
Located in Hanover, MA
Monumental scale French Art Deco urn with bas relief on one side made of a plaster composite c, 1930.
Composition, Brass, Nickel
Gaston Dumont, Faune , Gold patinated Plaster Bas-Relief, 1939
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gaston Dumont, Faune with Pan Flute , Gold patinated Plaster Bas-Relief, 1939.
Plaster
"Blessing the Fishing Industry, " Art Deco Bas Relief Bronze Sculpture with Nude
By Walker Kirtland Hancock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by Walker Hancock, who spent many summers in the Gloucester area north of Boston, surrounded by fishermen, fishing boats and other evidence of the industry, this rare bas re...
Bronze
"Harp and Guitar, " Fabulous Cubist-Art Deco Bas Relief Plaques, Terra Cotta
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superb in conception and execution, this pair of terra cotta plaques, depicting the pairing of a harp and guitar in the manner of Gris or Braque, is beautifully glazed in hues of tur...
Terracotta
"Capricorn", Rare, High Style Art Deco Bronze Bas Relief by Paul Manship
By Paul Manship
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly and brilliantly sculpted in high relief, this depiction of a sea-goat (half goat, half fish) -- the classic symbol of Capricorn -- was sculpted by Paul Manship, the most impor...
Bronze
"Virgo, " Rare, High Style Art Deco Bronze Bas Relief by Paul Manship
By Paul Manship
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly and brilliantly sculpted in high relief, this depiction of the classic symbol of the Zodiac sign of Virgo. A nude female figure with a sheaf of wheat -- was sculpted by Paul M...
Bronze
"Gemini", Rare, High Style Art Deco Bronze Bas Relief by Paul Manship
By Paul Manship
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of a series of bronze sculptural reliefs featuring Zodiac signs sculpted by Paul Manship in 1946, this piece presents the two Gemini twins as muscular children. Manship was Amer...
Bronze
Spanish Art Nouveau Richard Wagner Bas Relief Stucco Wall Decoration
By Esteva Figueras y Sesd Hoyos
Located in Barcelona, ES
Richard Wagner Bas Relief Wall Decoration, Stucco, Spain, 1930s-1940s. Art Nouveau bas relief depicting Richard Wagner - german composer and musician -. Sculpted portrait using molde...
Stucco, Gesso
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Madonna Ceramic Bas Relief Wall Sculpture, Deco Era, 30x27 cm
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Madonna in ceramic high or bas relief on a wooden panel base, from the Déco era. Little flowers painted on the Madonna veil. It's delicious !
Ceramic, Wood
Large Nude Painted Bas-Relief by Eric Satchwell, 1973
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful painting of nudes titled "Oreades". Oil paint on gesso relief. On board. Great colors and technique. Painted in an Art Deco style. It reminds me of the work of Er...
Gesso
Seated Nude Male Bookends with Fine Bas Relief Detail
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and very fine, this set of bronze-toned bookends feature a nude male figure in repose, his arms resting on one knee, in a Renaissance setting topped with an arched cornice and p...
Bronze
Spherical bas-relief in plaster by Geo Verbanck, Belgium, 1920s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
During the interbellum, his work gradually matured from Art Nouveau into the more linear and angular language of Art Deco.
Plaster
"Nude with Cape, " Large and Important Bas Relief Panel by Mayodon
By Jean-Leon Mayodon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This large, unique sculptural panel demonstrates, in a bold and dramatic way, Jean Mayodon's fascination with the classical nude, interpreted of course in a modern way. Mayodon was o...
Ceramic
Bas Relief 'Christ with Crown of Thorns' in Cast Bronze Early 20th Century
Located in Tilburg, NL
Bas Relief 'Christ with Crown of Thorns' in Cast Bronze Early 20th Century. This is a beautiful bas relief plaque depicting Christ with the crown of thorns, made in cast bronze. Ver...
Bronze
"Angel Battling the Hydra, " Fantastic Art Deco Sculptural Relief with Male Nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dating to 1943, at the height of Great Britain's battle, newly joined by America, against the Nazis, this rare, Art Deco bas relief sculptural panel was commissioned and presented by...
Bakelite
"Leda and the Swan, " Art Deco Bronze Repoussé Masterpiece by Milwaukee Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest repoussé bronze sculptures we have ever offered, this high style Art Deco bas relief rondel was made in 1930 by Willi Knapp.
Bronze
"All America Package Competition, " Rare Art Deco Sculptural Bronze Panel by Ries
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously cast in bronze, given a pale gold patina, and set in a walnut plaque, this quintessential Art Deco bas relief presents a delicious conceit: Its classical figure is holding...
Bronze
Winged Male Figure - Apollo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gaudens, Maurine, Emerging from the Shadows: A Survey of Women Artists Working in California, 1860-1960, Schiffer Publishing, Inc. (2015), p. 487; provenance includes Estate of Spen...
Concrete
'Italian Lillies' Valery Koroshilov
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
The Neuilly-sur-Seine Villa Project (2012–2013): A private, site-specific commission in Paris consisting of 18 custom paintings and a sculptural bas-relief integrated into an Art Dec...
Canvas
Vadim Androusov, Femmes Nues Plaster Bas-relief Sculpture of Two Women, 20th C.
By Vadim Androusov
Located in New York, NY
This plaster relief depicts a pair of entwined nudes, one holding a lyre. Signed.
Plaster
Vadim Androusov, La Chasse Plaster Bas-relief Sculpture of a Hunter on Horseback
By Vadim Androusov
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated. Our plaster is likely a study for a terracotta panel depicting a hunter riding a horse, which adorned the cabinet André Arbus showed at the Salon des artistes déco...
Plaster
Exceptional Art Deco Limestone Bas-Relief
Located in Suresnes Cedex, FR
This Art Deco Bas-Relief is attributed to Alfred Janniot.
Limestone
Art Deco Signed and Dated Bas Relief Bronze Mask
Located in Papaikou, HI
A somewhat mystical visage floating against a black background. Signed and dated "J.K.M.-'35" on the reverse side. Minor damage to the lower right corner of the black Bakelite.
Bronze
Louis Carvin, Panthère, Bas Relief In Bronze Art Deco Period
By Louis-Albert Carvin
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Louis Albert Carvin (1875 - 1951) Patinated bronze bas-relief sculpture representing a stylized panther Art Deco period around 1930 Incised signature Dimensions: 30.5 x 15.5 cm ...
Bronze
Large Danish 1940s Bas Relief Vase by Danish Ceramicist Michael Anderson
By Michael Andersen & Son
Located in Hudson, NY
A figurative bas relief vase from the Transmutation series designed by the artist Carlo Rosberg (1902-1994) for the Bornholm, Denmark ceramicist Michael Anderson & Sons, circa 1940s.
Art Deco Cabinet, Northern Italy, Late 1920s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Doors featuring allegorical bas-reliefs. Detailed interior. The Art Deco cabinet will be completely restored by our master cabinet makers and hand-polished with shellac.
Birch
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H 2.37 in W 10.83 in D 10.83 in
Michael Andersen Bas-Reliëf Art Deco Studio Pottery Centerpiece Denmark 1930s
By Michael Andersen & Son
Located in Tilburg, NL
Michael Andersen Bas-Reliëf Art Deco Pottery Centerpiece, Ronne, Denmark, 1930s.
Pottery
Italian Art Deco Wall Decoration in Bas-Relief
Located in bari, IT
Beautiful wall-mounted sculptures or technique called low relief an Italian work from the Art Deco age.
Iron
"Fish and Seaweed, " Art Deco Bas Relief Panel, Sculpted Walnut
By Mel Hayes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully carved from a fine panel of American walnut, this Art Deco bas relief panel depicts two fish swimming amongst swaying seaweed.
Wood
Large Art Deco Period, Bas Relief in Stucco, circa 1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco style. Stucco. Giltwood with geometrical pattern frame. 1940.
Stucco
Silver Plated Plaster Bas-Relief Remake of Maurice Picaud One
By Maurice Picaud
Located in IT
An emblematic symbol of French Art Deco! Please look closely at the photos, they are part of the description.
Plaster
Rare Art Deco Bas Relief Panel by Rene Chambellan
By René Paul Chambellan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the two or three most important sculptors creating bas relief panels, grills and other decorative elements for America's Art Deco buildings in the 1920s and 1930s, Rene Chambe...
Bronze
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H 8 in W 5.25 in D 1 in
"Waterpourer, " Dramatic and Beautiful Art Deco Bas Relief Plaque with Male Nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fine detailed and dramatic, this terracotta plaque shows the hand of a fine sculptor, and depicts in Classic, 1930s manner, a nude male figure pouring water from a jug, perhaps a re...
Terracotta
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H 3.75 in W 8 in D 6.75 in
Art Deco Machine Age Black Bakelite Box with a Bas Relief Pegasus Center
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Art Deco box was created in the United States, circa 1935.
Bakelite
Art Deco Machine Age Black Bakelite Box with a Bas Relief Pegasus Center
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Art Deco box was created in the United States, circa 1935.
Bakelite
Rare Art Deco Glass Panel with Hercules and Hydra in Bas Relief
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and powerful, this very fine bas relief panel in satin-finished glass, probably French, depicts a powerful nude Hercules battling a stylized Hydra monster with four heads. Herc...
Glass
Maurice PICAUD, known as PICO (1900-1977), "Danser”, bas-relief
By Maurice Picaud
Located in Paris, FR
Among his works rooted in the Art Deco movement, the most famous is the façade of the Folies Bergère in Paris (1926), depicting the Russian dancer Lila Nikolska.
Stucco, Wood, Oak
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H 11.25 in W 7.5 in L 11.25 in
"Germany Triumphing Over the Soviets, " Propaganda Bas Relief Sculpture, Meissen
By Georg Egmont Oehme
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and fascinating, this allegorical plaque depicts a nude, strong Germany triumphing over a bearded savage, representing the Soviet Union, who is holding -- of course -- a Hammer ...
Porcelain
Monumental Art Deco Concrete Planter, Garden Urn or Jardiniere, 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a perfect stand-alone decorative piece of art for the home, patio, garden, or poolside. Elegant in form, it features a large amphora shape with four Art Deco bas-reliefs all ...
Concrete
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H 11.78 in W 11.78 in D 0.5 in
"Satyr Playing Pipes, " Rare Art Deco Sculptural Panel by Chambellan for Alcoa
By René Paul Chambellan
Located in Buffalo, NY
Chambellan was one of the two or three most important sculptors creating bas relief panels, grills and other decorative elements for America's Art Deco buildings in the 1920s and 193...
Aluminum
"Jack and Queen of Hearts, " Pair of Bas Reliefs, Art Deco
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic and beautiful examples of Art Deco sculpture, signed by Waylande Gregory, one of America's leading sculptors before and after World War II, this pair of reliefs is enrobed in...
Clay
1930s Art Deco Gilded Wood Framed Italian Plaster Bas-Relief
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An Art Deco gilded wood framed Bas-Relief Plaster depicting an antique Egyptian hand-crafted in Italy in the Thirties which represents a stunning fusion of artistic influences and cr...
Plaster, Giltwood
"Merman, " Very Fine Art Deco Bas Relief Sculpture in Sandstone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This striking and dramatic depiction of a stylized merman in an underwater scene vibrating with energy, executed in low relief in very fine-grained sandstone, is a very fine example ...
Stone
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H 10.5 in W 27.5 in D 1.5 in
"Undersea Frieze, " Remarkable Set of Bronze Art Deco Bas Relief Panels
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This set of eight bronze Art Deco bas reliefs six frieze elements and two corner pieces originally served as the cornice for the ticket booth at a high-end New York theatre.
Bronze
"Eagle Owl, " Art Deco Bas Relief Sculpture by WPA Artist, 1933
By Don Griffith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully conceived and carved, this evocative and dignified bas relief sculptural panel of an Eagle Owl, looking downward toward his next prey, perhaps, was carved by Don Griffith...
Wood
Fausta Mengarini, Medusa, Art Deco Bronze Bas-Relief Medallion, circa 1926
By Fausta Vittoria Mengarini
Located in New York, NY
This impressive monumental sculptural work of art had embellished one of the Art Deco buildings in Rome that had been demolished since.
Bronze
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H 2.37 in W 11.03 in D 11.03 in
Michael Andersen Bas-Reliëf 'Galop' Art Deco Pottery Centerpiece Denmark 1930s
By Michael Andersen & Son
Located in Tilburg, NL
Michael Andersen Bas-Reliëf 'Galop' Art Deco Pottery Centerpiece, Ronne, Denmark, 1930s.
Pottery
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H 17.5 in W 11 in D 2.75 in
"Adam and Eve, " Bas Relief Marble Sculpture, Art Deco with Folk Art Influence
By Warren Dewitt Cheney
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and movingly sculpted, this remarkable bas relief marble panel depicting Adam and Eve was sculpted in 1950 by Warren Dewitt Cheney, a California artist.
Marble
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H 10.63 in W 11.82 in D 1.97 in
Art Deco Italian Bas-Relief Sculpture in Precious White Marble of Carrara
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Face of the virgin Mary. The bas-relief is embedded in a poplar wood plank. Work of the Art Deco period.
Marble
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.