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.
Art Deco Walnut Single Bed, English, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration are these superbly styled Art Deco single bed, totally original to the 1930s and made in England by the Vono bed company. Beautifully f...
Iron
$2,900Sale Price|53% Off
Perambulator / Baby Stroller by Luxe - Art Deco Machine Age Streamline Chrome
Located in Littleton, CO
Fantastic early Art Deco pram stroller. 1940s, California. Magenta enameled metal with chrome sides and bumpers. Plastic hood, interior and detachable ...
Metal, Chrome
Edison Little Folks Child's Dresser/ Armoir
Located in Highland, IN
This lovely little child's armoire in maple by Edison Little Folks has handsome deco style detailing and is highly functional with a bank of four drawers ...
Metal
Art Deco Vintage Fabric Wood Glove Puppetry, circa 1920 Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Art deco vintage glove puppetry with 10 character puppets, circa 1920 Austria. A fabulous and very rare glove puppetry including the characters: Mr. Pu...
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Fuchsia and Black Moroccan Round Upholstered Stools
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Pair of modern fuchsia and black Moroccan Art Deco Style stools. The upholstery is a damask fabric in floral taffeta with a raised velvet printed texture. Pair of modern Contemporary round Moroccan style stool in pink fabric upholstery in 1970s style. Moroccan Art Deco Style little pouf...
Fabric, Damask, Satin, Velvet
$2,760Sale Price / set|20% Off
Two Art Deco Modernist Children's Armchairs by Jan Wils for Eik en Linden, 1918
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare set of two Art Deco Modernist children's armchairs. Design by Jan Wils for Meubelfabriek Eik en Linden Alkmaar. Striking Dutch design from around 1918. ...
Oak
Betel Motor Car Art Deco Brass Box, Collectible Toy, Children's Paint Set, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Patent 75086 - This is a large tobacco box with many purposes, (Child's Paint Set). Car in multicolored golden tin in classic brass. Almost new with all the original parts. Wonderful...
Metal, Brass
Mobile in Bronze-Patina Brass and Shell by Kifu Paris
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
French Art Deco Kid's Bed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique kids bed total refurbishing, new made mattress new upholstery. Bed can be easy reassemble for easy shipping and storing.
Wood
Mobile in Rose Quartz and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
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
French Art Deco Decorative Iron Cot or Cradle with Canopy on Gentle Rockers
Located in London, GB
Good quality French Art Deco Decorative Iron child's cot or cradle with semi circular canopy above, and semi circular ends to the bed area with two handles to the upper edge, the who...
Iron
Early 20th Century French Bentwood and Cane Child Armchair Thonet Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kid's room with this antique Art Deco child armchair. Crafted in France circa 1920 in the matter of Michael Thonet, and built of bentwood, the baby chair stands on four cu...
Cane, Bentwood
Lloyd Loom Art Deco Six Piece Child's Suite of Furniture
By Lloyd Loom
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable child's six piece suite of furniture crafted in wicker in art deco high style including a settee, rocking chair, armchair, table, lamp and planter all in the orig...
Wicker
$1,123Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Period Handmade Childs Arm Chair set, 1920's Belgium
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Early 20th Century Art Deco Period Handmade hand crafted Childs Size Arm Chair set of 2. Made in Belgium, 1920's. Beech wood constructed chairs...
Beech
Early 20th Century French Bentwood and Cane Child Chair Thonet Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kid's room with this antique Art Deco child chair. Crafted in France circa 1920 in the matter of Michael Thonet, and made of bentwood, the baby chair...
Cane, Bentwood
Rare RCA Victor Childs Folding Chair, Nipper Dog and Horn
By RCA Victor
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare RCA Victor Childs folding chair, nipper dog and horn. I’ve only seen one other in 40 years, Classic 1930s childs size folding chair with original RCA V...
Wood
20th century French Pair of Decorative Art Deco Velvet Armchairs, 1930s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Pair of charming miniature club chairs in blue embossed velvet. Perfect for a child’s room or as decorative accent pieces. Overall in good condition. One of the chairs shows slightl...
Velvet, Wood
Early 20th Century French Thonet Style Bentwood and Cane Child Rocking Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kid's room with this antique Art Deco child rocking chair. Crafted in France circa 1920 in the matter of German-Austrian cabinet maker Michael Thonet, and built of bentwoo...
Cane, Bentwood
Clothes valet by Suzanne Bonnichon for Jacques Adnet (H102cm) circa 1940/1950
By Bonnichon, Jacques Adnet
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Clothes valet by Suzanne Bonnichon for Jacques Adnet (H102cm) circa 1940/1950
Beech
$20,000 / item
Pair of bigs Art Deco Horse, 1940, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
It was exhibited in the original Miami beach antique show and Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)". Horse in wood and chrome. ...
Chrome
$336Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.39 in W 5.12 in D 3.94 in
Vintage Christmas Big Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been their ho...
Wood
$280Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.85 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
Vintage Christmas Nutcracker Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Big wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been thei...
Wood
$3,041
H 46.07 in W 47.25 in D 19.69 in
1950s Mid-Century Modern Italian Baby Carriage Pram Stroller by Giordani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1950s Mid-Century Modern Italian baby carriage pram stroller by Giordani Excellent conditions Measures cm: H 86/117 W 120 D 50 The fabulous Giorda...
Steel
Shearling Footstool in Dune by Moses Nadel
By Moses Nadel
Located in Oyster Bay, NY
Functionality combined with elegance, the Ottoman X is a versatile piece of sculptural furniture. Cozy and inviting plush wool shearling has a textural hand ...
Leather, Sheepskin
20th Century Vienna Secession Single Bentwood Headboard
Located in Miami, FL
20th century midcentury Vienna Secession single bentwood bed in the style of Jacob and Josef Kohn.
Bentwood
Pair of Art Deco Cloud Shaped FiguredWalnut Single Beds
Located in Barnstaple, GB
A beautiful pair of Art Deco Single headboards of cloud shaped design. Highly figured veneers to the front of each bed. Great iconic shape and lovely honey colour. Presented in excel...
Walnut
Antique Victorian Wicker Vintage Baby Buggy Stroller Carriage Full Size
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Wicker Vintage Baby Buggy Stroller Carriage Full Size. Details: Adjustable footrest, wicker frame, wooden handle, removal parasol umbrel...
Metal
$2,100 / item
H 17 in Dm 20.5 in
Hollywood Regency Round Tiger Print Velvet Upholstered Ottoman or Foot Stool
By Scalamandre
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A stunning Hollywood Regency style hand crafted ottoman, covered in rich le Tigre velvet. Round in form, each stool is created by hand by our in house craftsman, and covered in a thi...
Fabric, Foam, Wood
$3,600 / set
H 18.5 in W 29 in D 18.5 in
Vintage Pair of Newly Upholstered Coral Parsons Benches Ottomans Stools
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage pair of 1970s parsons stools, benches, ottomans. Newly upholstered in a. fabulous coral fabric. Dimensions: 18.5 H x 29 W x 18.5 D.
Upholstery
Vintage French Toy "Les Acrobates", circa 1920
By G. Doloy
Located in Incline Village, NV
Rare 100 year old French toy in it's original box depicting two acrobats attached to a wire frame with brown barrel weights, cascading down a green metal ladder. Once assembled (loop...
Tin
Orange Baby Rabbit Chair by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (2.2) The idea of the rabbit, a gentle, lovable and shy animal, comes from the association of its silhouette with that of a seat, where the rabbit's ears become the backrest of the chair. The smaller version is conceived for children's fun: the Rabbit chair...
Plastic
Balsam Green Baby Rabbit Chair by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The idea of the rabbit, a gentle, lovable and shy animal, comes from the association of its silhouette with that of a seat, where the rabbit's ears become the backrest of the chair. ...
Plastic
Bentwood chair for children by Pancota Vienna
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bentwood chair for children by Thonet. Professionally stained and repolished.
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Sold
H 37.5 in W 18 in D 23 in
Early 20th Century French Bentwood and Cane High Baby Chair by M. Thonet
Located in Dallas, TX
Feed your child in style in the antique and sturdy Art Deco high chair. Crafted in France circa 1920 and attributed to Michael Thonet, the child chair stands on four curved legs embellished with a pierced footrest on the front; both seat and arched back features hand knotted caning, and the feeding tray table lifts up with lock mechanism to keep child safe in place. The bentwood high...
Cane, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Bentwood and Cane High Baby Chair by M. Thonet
Located in Dallas, TX
Feed your child in style in the antique and sturdy Art Deco high chair; crafted in France of bentwood circa 1920 attributed to Michael Thonet, the child chair stands on four curved l...
Cane, Bentwood
Sold
H 10.04 in W 19.69 in D 4.93 in
Lacquered Plywood Art Deco Modernist Children's Furniture Credenza, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco Modernist children's furniture credenza. Striking Dutch design from the 1930s. Original lacquered plywood base with hand-painted multi-colored handles. Thi...
Plywood
Art Deco French Mahogany Goatskin Nighstands, 1930s
Located in North Miami, FL
Behold a captivating duo of French Art Deco nightstands, crafted circa 1930, where the allure of mahogany meets the opulence of goatskin. These nightstands are distinguished by their...
Chrome
Art Deco Chest of Drawers Ttompe-L'œil French, Circa 1930
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco Chest of drawers of small proportions. Trompe-l'œil on solid pine with original bakelite handles. Trompe-l'œil macassar ebony and satin birch.
Pine
Antique Childrens School Desk, 1930s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Antique childrens school desk. Beautifully crafted cast iron legs with oak seat and desk. Even the original porcelain ink well isp r...
Iron
Art Deco Walnut Single Bed, English, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration are these superbly styled Art Deco single bed, totally original to the 1930s and made in England by the Vono bed company. Be...
Iron
Art Deco Walnut Night Stands Italian
Located in Buggiano, IT
Pair of original art decò night stands, in walnut, Italian honeycomb panels, right and left. Comes from an old country house in the Pisa area of Tuscany. As shown in the photographs ...
Walnut
Sold
H 37.5 in W 16 in D 25 in
Early 20th Century French Bentwood and Cane High Baby Chair Thonet Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Feed your child in style in the antique and sturdy Art Deco high chair; crafted in France of bentwood circa 1920, and attributed to Michael Thonet ...
Cane, Bentwood
Sold
H 31.5 in W 15.5 in D 23 in
Unusual Constructivist Childs High Chair, , Hand Crafted, , Bench Made,
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Constructivist Childs High Chair,, Great little item,, Recently purchased from prominent Buffalo Ny architect,, (noy sure if he designed )Very reminiscent of early designs by...
Wood
Sold
H 15.95 in W 15.36 in D 30.12 in
Lovely Vintage Style Childrens French Push on Metal Racing Car Lovely Patina
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely vintage French style children’s push on racing car with weathered patina A very decorative and well made piece, all folded and welded steel, ...
Metal